[LegacyUG] build 412

2014-03-03 Thread Mark Wilson
Thank you for adding back the Spouse/Children and Siblings Lists in Pedigree view! Mark Wilson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from

Re: [LegacyUG] Best way to rename pdf files used within Legacy?

2014-03-03 Thread Jane Sarles
Do either of these work with Ipad? Jane On 3/2/2014 6:35 PM, Bob Austen wrote: On 02/03/2014 17:21, Dave Naylor wrote: The basic IrfanView will open PDF files. However, I just discovered there's a bug in that IrfanView doesn't display PDFs within the Open File dialogue. It does for me,

Re: [LegacyUG] Best way to rename pdf files used within Legacy?

2014-03-03 Thread MikeFry
On 03 Mar 2014 16:59, Jane Sarles wrote: Do either of these work with Ipad? Does iPad run Windows? -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (g) Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:

Re: [LegacyUG] Best way to rename pdf files used within Legacy?

2014-03-03 Thread Brian/Support
According to the Irfanview home page http://www.irfanview.com/ it is a Windows program. No mention of any other platforms. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 03 Mar 2014 9:59 AM, Jane Sarles wrote: Do either of these work

Re: [LegacyUG] Text size on pedigree reports

2014-03-03 Thread Brian/Support
Use the reset button on the report screen in the lower right to reset the report to its defaults. Try the report to see if that fixes the problem. Because of space limitations on the page the user has no control over font size other than changing the number of generations/page. To maximize the

[LegacyUG] Name List - Build 412

2014-03-03 Thread Mike
Has the ability to type I (Ctrl-I in previous versions) in the Family View to bring up the Name List been removed by Build 412 ? Thanks, Mike Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009:

Re: [LegacyUG] Best way to rename pdf files used within Legacy?

2014-03-03 Thread grayscot2
Caution other newbies: Use Brian's URL or download from responsible site like CNET, File Forum. Don't choose advertised at the top of google list or you get dated Irfanview and bundled malware/nuisance ware from Software Watcher/Conduit.

Re: [LegacyUG] Name List - Build 412

2014-03-03 Thread MikeFry
On 03 Mar 2014 17:58, Mike wrote: Has the ability to type I (Ctrl-I in previous versions) in the Family View to bring up the Name List been removed by Build 412 ? Not according to the Help file. There are a whole slew of single-character shortcut keys that are documented to work on both the

RE: [LegacyUG] Name List - Build 412

2014-03-03 Thread Mike
Mike, Thanks for the confirmation, I have submitted a problem report. Mike -Original Message- From: MikeFry [mailto:emjay...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 3, 2014 10:31 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Name List - Build 412 On 03 Mar 2014 17:58, Mike

Re: [LegacyUG] Best way to rename pdf files used within Legacy?

2014-03-03 Thread J.M. Jay Ingalls
Wm, Thanks. Adobe reader has been frustrating me. Discovered latest and improved version of PDF-XChange Viewer isPDF-XChange Editor product/pdf-xchange-editor. I ran the installer for 64 bit from http://www.tracker-software.com/product/downloads?key=934aa91f08cd3ccf34c978f3911e5dd3 Could not

Re: [LegacyUG] build 412

2014-03-03 Thread Robert57P_gmail
Yes, yes, YES! Thank you very much for bringing this back! I do wish, however, that there was a title over each box. (7.5 only had a title over the siblings box - but there should be a title over both). For those of us that are not in the program daily, and when we get down to the branches

[LegacyUG] Fixed Fonts, Destroyed Columns?

2014-03-03 Thread J.M. Jay Ingalls
While people are discussing fonts, which fonts in Legacy are fixed, that is will show up on the screen and in printed reports, before and after saving notes and events, with the same spacing? I do my best to put census data, including names and age, in columns and the columns are destroyed after

[LegacyUG] Genealogy and Technology - State of the Union - free webinar by Barbara Renick now online for limited time

2014-03-03 Thread Geoff Rasmussen
The recording of today's webinar, Genealogy and Technology - State of the Union, by Barbara Renick is now available to view for free for a limited time at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com http://www.familytreewebinars.com/. A few comments from our viewers: - Interesting and useful survey of some of

RE: [LegacyUG] L8 charts seem bloated

2014-03-03 Thread Michele/Support
Jacob, I created two identical charts using Legacy 7.5 and Legacy 8.0 using the sample file. The Legacy 8.0 chart file is larger (272 KB vs. 140 KB). Your file seems to have grown more than mine so I would check and make sure you are using the exact same options in both files before you

[LegacyUG] Register for 2 genealogy webinars this week: Using Google Earth for Genealogy (Lisa Louise Cooke) and Sources and Citations (Geoff Rasmussen)

2014-03-03 Thread Geoff Rasmussen
Join us this Wednesday AND Friday for two exciting genealogy webinars presented by Lisa Louise Cooke and Geoff Rasmussen. On Wednesday, Lisa will present Using Google Earth for Genealogy and on Friday Geoff will present Sources and Citations Made Simple, Standard, and Powerful. *Wednesday - Using

Re: [LegacyUG] Fixed Fonts, Destroyed Columns?

2014-03-03 Thread MikeFry
On 03 Mar 2014 19:43, J.M. Jay Ingalls wrote: While people are discussing fonts, which fonts in Legacy are fixed, that is will show up on the screen and in printed reports, before and after saving notes and events, with the same spacing? I do my best to put census data, including names and

[LegacyUG] FS from within L-8?

2014-03-03 Thread singhals
What am I hitting by accident that makes the legacy screen vanish leaving me with an oddly divided blank screen with a pop-up so I can sign into FS? Is there a way to disable that tempor. while I'm working wrong-handed? And further thereto, how do I make the master-source it created itself first

[LegacyUG] Sharing Events - should it be automatically go to person highlighted

2014-03-03 Thread Ardenholme Genealogy
Hi Not sure if this is a bug but thought to check before reporting it as such. When I share an event from the person's events, after I click on Select from the Name List, is it supposed to open the Name List with the person highlighted? If so, then it is not working at the moment as my list

Re: [LegacyUG] Right click on Tag #

2014-03-03 Thread Brian/Support
The problem you reported below is now fixed and is included in the latest update to Legacy 8.0. All areas where you can right click on an individual tab number to open advanced tagging will now use that tag number as the tag to work with. That includes the husband, wife, pedigree and individual

Re: [LegacyUG] Sharing Events - should it be automatically go to person highlighted

2014-03-03 Thread Anne Picketts
Mine works perfectly...brilliant idea, especially for recording Land title documents where property had changed hands a lot. Anne On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 7:20 AM, Ardenholme Genealogy geneal...@ardenholme.co.uk wrote: Hi Not sure if this is a bug but thought to check before

RE: [LegacyUG] Right click on Tag #

2014-03-03 Thread Bob Austen
Hi Brian, Many thanks. I did see that this was fixed. Bob A -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 10:59 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Right click on Tag # The problem you reported below

Re: [LegacyUG] FS from within L-8?

2014-03-03 Thread Jenny M Benson
On 03/03/2014 18:42, singhals wrote: What am I hitting by accident that makes the legacy screen vanish leaving me with an oddly divided blank screen with a pop-up so I can sign into FS? Is there a way to disable that tempor. while I'm working wrong-handed? And further thereto, how do I make

[LegacyUG] Generating a PDF

2014-03-03 Thread Richard Falzini
Hello,            If I want to generate a PDF file of my family's descendants starting with the earliest ancestor, can I change any of my settings so the PDF will generate in another language Thanks Rich Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived

[LegacyUG] iSearch folder Replaced with 800.412

2014-03-03 Thread Bobby Johnson
I was surprised to find that my customized internet searches were missing after I updated to build 412. I found that my iSearch folder had been replace with a folder created in late Feb. 2014. Fortunately I had a copy of the folder on my backup computer and was able to replace it. Bobby

Re: [LegacyUG] Generating a PDF

2014-03-03 Thread Brian/Support
No. There is a limited ability to translate chart style reports only. If the report has translations available there will be a Report Language button on the report screen. Narrative reports will only be translated if you use Legacy in the appropriate language you need (see the international

Re: [LegacyUG] Name List - Build 412

2014-03-03 Thread Ron Taylor
Mike and Mike, Note that the Help file for Shortcut Keys does not list the single key shortcut S but it worked in prior versions.  Based on several other emails, it looks like somebody caused all of these single key shortcuts to stop functioning in the current release 8.0.0.412.  See the Help

[LegacyUG] un-set direct line

2014-03-03 Thread Ron Taylor
The function to Set Direct Line as Preferred works well in Legacy.  Somewhere I thought I read how to un-set the preferred line without simply just setting some other line as the direct line.  Does anyone know how to un-set the direct line?  If you can cite the Help file reference for it, that

Re: [LegacyUG] Mobile Apps for Legacy

2014-03-03 Thread David Cripps
Title: Re: [LegacyUG] Mobile Apps for Legacy Hello Charles, Monday, March 3, 2014, 9:35:04 AM, you wrote: Which of the two mobile applications, Pocket Genealogist or Families, is best for using Legacy on a Samsung Galaxy S4? It is my understanding that Families does not support Legacy 8

RE: [LegacyUG] Mobile Apps for Legacy

2014-03-03 Thread Charles Apple
Thanks David. The time consideration is also important to me. Charles From: David Cripps [mailto:cri...@netspace.net.au] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 7:40 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Mobile Apps for Legacy Hello Charles, Monday, March 3, 2014, 9:35:04

Re: [LegacyUG] Mobile Apps for Legacy

2014-03-03 Thread Ron Bernier
Charles, One thing to keep in mind - If you are using event sharing, a GEDCOM solution will not transfer the sharees in a shared event, only the main person will be transferred. Families will transfer shared events with all appropriate roles and sentences being transferred. Ron Bernier

RE: [LegacyUG] Mobile Apps for Legacy

2014-03-03 Thread Charles Apple
Thanks Ron, That is certainly and important piece of information relative to using Legacy 8, since that is the version of Legacy I will be using. Charles From: Ron Bernier [mailto:ronaldbern...@bernfrin.net] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 10:00 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com

RE: [LegacyUG] Name List - Build 412

2014-03-03 Thread Bob Austen
Including the “F” key to go to Search. Also missing are the ages of the couple after entering the marriage date. Now you have to click in the “Status Date” box, then back in the “Marr Date” box or “in” box. It will also show after putting in the marriage date and exiting/re-entering the

Re: [LegacyUG] un-set direct line

2014-03-03 Thread Cathy Pinner
Hi Ron, You can't unset a direct line - what it is doing is changing who the preferred child is in the particular families and each family has to have a preferred child whether or not you choose to show who it is. If you haven't set the preferred child either individually or by setting a direct

Re: [LegacyUG] Mobile Apps for Legacy

2014-03-03 Thread David Cripps
Title: Re: [LegacyUG] Mobile Apps for Legacy Hello Ron, Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 1:59:36 PM, you wrote: Charles, One thing to keep in mind - If you are using event sharing, a GEDCOM solution will not transfer the sharees in a shared event, only the main person will be transferred. Families

Re: [LegacyUG] Name List - Build 412

2014-03-03 Thread Boyd Miller
And what has happened to the G for Go To a RIN# ? That is (was) an essential function. Boyd On 4/03/2014 4:16 p.m., Bob Austen wrote: Including the “F” key to go to Search. Also missing are the ages of the couple after entering the marriage date. Now you have to click in the “Status

RE: [LegacyUG] un-set direct line

2014-03-03 Thread Bob Austen
Ron, if you set the direct line using any person with no ancestors then there will be no direct line showing. Of course you can change the direct line anytime to anyone, helpful if you are following/working with a particular line. Bob A From: Ron Taylor [mailto:doit4...@yahoo.com] Sent:

Re: [LegacyUG] un-set direct line

2014-03-03 Thread Ron Taylor
Thanks Cathy and Bob.  I am very familiar with the Set Direct Line.  Bob's idea to set it based on someone with no ancestors will satisfy my need.  Good idea Bob.  I am tracking a particular combination of things that happen when the direct line has not been explicitly set.  Once it has been

Re: [LegacyUG] Text size on pedigree reports

2014-03-03 Thread Boyd Miller
The Pedigree Charts in Build 412 are still a problem area. In the six generation if you don't put boxes around names names, some of the lines don't connect between generation, many are displaced from their central position on the previous generation. Font sizes change between generation. Gens 5

[LegacyUG] Adding a new Source

2014-03-03 Thread Bob Austen
In build 387 when I added a new source (using Basic Source Writer) I could select/save that source as I exited. In build 412 I can add the source, then I have to do a search to find it before I can continue. The source has been entered, but this is going backwards in the programming. Another

[LegacyUG] Erratic Picture Center?

2014-03-03 Thread Dave Keeney
I'm just wondering if anyone else is experiencing erratic picture center renames? I haven't been able to recreate or tell what I'm doing different between the times it works and the times it doesn't so I just thought I'd see if anyone else is experiencing this. Sometimes (most times) it works

RE: [LegacyUG] Name List - Build 412

2014-03-03 Thread CE WOOD
They always do! Why? CE From: rgaus...@telus.net To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Name List - Build 412 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 19:16:49 -0800 Including the “F” key to go to Search. Also missing are the ages of the couple after entering the marriage date. Now you

Re: [LegacyUG] un-set direct line

2014-03-03 Thread Cathy Pinner
Hi Ron, I don't think that will do it. The line will still be set as the new one doesn't override it anywhere. You can have more than one line set if they don't overlap. I think you'll have to deliberately change the preferred child where you are seeing the errors. Good testing. Cathy At 01:13