Re: [LegacyUG] Please unsubsidized me to this list

2016-06-26 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Legacy does not subsidize any of their users. If they do, then I want to sign up. On the other hand, if you wish to "unsubscribe", then merely click one of the links at the bottom of this message. -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com]

Re: [LegacyUG] Mail addresses compromised?

2016-06-22 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Does this mean that I didn't win the Nigerian National Lottery prize of $10,000,000? -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian/Support Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 6:14 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG]

Re: [LegacyUG] Mail addresses compromised?

2016-06-21 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
There probably is nothing that Legacy can do about it. The problem is not on their mail list server but rather it’s the bad person that is spoofing the “From” address in the mail header and most likely has found a server somewhere that is set up as an open-relay. This is how they can dump 10

Re: [LegacyUG] Date on Family Sheet

2016-06-20 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I'm confused. If you've entered a date then you are already in the Family View...no need to return to it. Unless you are saying that you seemingly entered a date elsewhere in the program but then checked on the Family View where it doesn't show up. Or else you might be say that when you "returned"

Re: [LegacyUG] (no subject)

2016-06-19 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I'm just wondering if the OP forgot to type a letter of two in the post or perhaps he/she may have customized a label to read as CS. Otherwise, it may be possible that it was changed to Death Cause and the Legacy short name for that is "DCs". Close??? Brian in CA -Original Message-

Re: [LegacyUG] what a mess

2016-06-14 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
In my opinion you’re in for a manual editing procedure to change the spelling to whatever a particular family used during their lifetimes. And please note that siblings and parents often used different spellings. For example, I have some parents with the spelling of HANSEN but the children are

Re: [LegacyUG] UNSCRIBE

2016-06-06 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Funny thing. We’ve learned how to reply to a message. And we’ve learned how to make the font size larger. But we have not learned to read a message especially the bottom part that the list server puts on every message where it says: To manage your subscription and unsubscribe

Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestor Book Report Issue

2016-06-04 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-peterson/warning-your-computer-may_b_10099208.html From: Ronald Howell [mailto:basketballman0...@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2016 11:23 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Ancestor Book Report Issue While I will agree to the

Re: [LegacyUG] Ancestor Book Report Issue

2016-06-04 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Unlike Win7, Windows10 includes a built-in PDF reader using the Edge browser which it sets as the default PDF viewer. If your Win7 system was automatically upgraded to Win10 in the dark of the night by Microsoft, usually such applications such as other PDF viewers are still available for your

Re: [LegacyUG] File Locations, Win 10

2016-05-29 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I’m very happy with my Win10 install as opposed to my upgrade fiasco several months ago. Legacy also seems happy with it. As I mentioned before the only difference to Legacy was the OneDrive in the Documents path but that makes no difference to Legacy. If you wish, you needn’t do an upgrade

Re: [LegacyUG] Quick Access Toolbar

2016-05-29 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
that trouble anal-retentive people like me. J Brian in CA From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Cathy Pinner Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2016 9:36 PM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Quick Access Toolbar Yes Brian L. Lightfoot wrote

[LegacyUG] Quick Access Toolbar

2016-05-28 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I recently had to rebuild my Quick Access Toolbar (for reason which will be discussed in a future post) but I think there is a small innocuous bug/mistake in its use. So if anybody else

Re: [LegacyUG] File locations on new installs

2016-05-27 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
nt: Friday, May 27, 2016 2:13 PM To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] File locations on new installs On 27 May 2016 10:23 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > If any user has installed other software with the OneDrive app > pointing its AutoSave location to OneDrive i

Re: [LegacyUG] File locations on new installs

2016-05-27 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
it CREATES, or whether it's just what they designate as the "default" Documents folder? Paul Gray -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian L. Lightfoot Sent: May 27, 2016 10:12 AM To: 'Legacy User Gro

Re: [LegacyUG] File locations on new installs

2016-05-27 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
That's all good information to know and pretty much what I've been trying to say. Legacy users can continue to save their family file and media file to wherever they want. Even with the change that Microsoft has made to brand new clean installs (not Upgrades) of Windows 10, the addition of the

Re: [LegacyUG] File locations on new installs

2016-05-25 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
folder was installed on the desktop. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 11:18 AM, Brian L. Lightfoot <br...@the-lightfoots.com> wrote: Yes, thankfully Legacy is smart enough to create its files in wherever Windows has estab

Re: [LegacyUG] File locations on new installs

2016-05-25 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
the OneDrive folder.​ Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Brian L. Lightfoot <br...@the-lightfoots.com <mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com%20%3cmailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com> <mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com>> wrote: Ju

[LegacyUG] File locations on new installs

2016-05-23 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Just built myself a new computer system and decided to give Windows 10 a second chance with a clean install. So far, I'm happy with the revised Windows 10 but when I re-installed Legacy something strange happened. I had saved my complete custom data and media location folder from my previous

Re: [LegacyUG] add font to Legacy?

2016-05-18 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
] On Behalf Of Brian L. Lightfoot Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 9:24 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] add font to Legacy? Upon further review, the ruling on the field is reversed. The Sylfaen font can indeed be used with Legacy. It all depends upon the language setting within Windows

Re: [LegacyUG] add font to Legacy?

2016-05-18 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Upon further review, the ruling on the field is reversed. The Sylfaen font can indeed be used with Legacy. It all depends upon the language setting within Windows (not everybody in the world uses English as their primary language). There are one or two minor things that the user needs to have set

Re: [LegacyUG] 1885 Iowa State Census

2016-05-15 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian L. Lightfoot Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2016 4:52 PM To: 'Legacy User Group' <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] 1885 Iowa State Census OK, answering my own post (I'm used to talking to myself.) I found the answer and the 1885 Iowa State

Re: [LegacyUG] 1885 Iowa State Census

2016-05-14 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian L. Lightfoot Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2016 4:37 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] 1885 Iowa State Census I have some events in my family file that reference the 1885 Iowa State Cens

[LegacyUG] 1885 Iowa State Census

2016-05-14 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I have some events in my family file that reference the 1885 Iowa State Census but I'm trying to determine the official effective date of this particular census. Was it January 1st, April 1st, or June 1st? I've gone through so many different web sites in order to make a determination yet

Re: [LegacyUG] Program hang up

2016-04-30 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Mouse memory? Huh? -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Carl Cox Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 7:25 PM To: LegacyUG Subject: [LegacyUG] Program hang up I have the pop-up reminder to tell me when I have entered a new

Re: [LegacyUG] Unsuscribe

2016-04-25 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Maybe he didn't want to unsubscribe but only wanted to know if it were POSSIBLE. :-) Brian in CA Maybe the government won't raise out taxes. -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian/Support Sent: Monday, April 25,

Re: [LegacyUG] Thanks Ward

2016-04-19 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
> Does this method of users group not impact Internet Provider traffic? This is a good question but the answer is absolutely not. These LUG messages are text only and when compared to the amount of audio and video streaming on the Internet, the text messages probably comprise less than .001%

Re: [LegacyUG] Autocapitalizing location?

2016-04-19 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Prior to a user submitting a problem report to support, I would think it a good idea for the user to post the problem on the LUG to verify if other users can replicate the problem and to avoid the cause being isolated to just one user. Once verified by others, then it's a good idea for the

Re: [LegacyUG] How do I enter English locations in Legacy

2016-04-12 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Ummmin regards to your Rule 1: Never User(sic) Abbreviations! Is not "RD" you cite in several examples an abbreviation? Gotcha! :-) Besides, people on this side of the pond have no idea what RD or even Registration District mean in any type of address (excepting most genealogists). Brian

[LegacyUG] Master Source Setting - Unpublished or Published?

2016-04-03 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
While going over my customized settings, I noticed the following item under 7.2 Master Source Defaults, Unpublished or Published. I couldn't find any specific info in the help files about this particular setting. Can anyone tell me what the implications are especially for census records, vital

Re: [LegacyUG] Slow Down???

2016-03-29 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
e just now noticed it? Brian in CA -Original Message- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Sebastian Masch Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:44 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Slow Down??? Brian L. Lightfoot schrieb am 28.03.201

Re: [LegacyUG] Slow Down???

2016-03-29 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
sergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Brian L. Lightfoot Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:25 AM To: 'Legacy User Group' Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Slow Down??? One of the most noticeable aspects of this alleged slow-down is Legacy's response to a user's mouse click. For example, while in the Family v

Re: [LegacyUG] Slow Down???

2016-03-29 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
One of the most noticeable aspects of this alleged slow-down is Legacy's response to a user's mouse click. For example, while in the Family view, clicking on the name of one of the children results in a full second delay before anything happens. Makes one tend to click again thinking the first

[LegacyUG] Slow Down???

2016-03-28 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I know that I am an impatient person.I hate to wait. But ever since the last update to Legacy, things seems to be in slow motion while adding info within Legacy, clicking on different persons, report generation, etc. It's not the computer or other programs that seem to be slow but only Legacy.

Re: [LegacyUG] Colors for Children - posted as attachment

2016-03-14 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Brian - I'm with you in that the DMARC policies are new (and confusing ) to me. But can you state if the following boiler plate language is being added by your list server or somewhere else during the hops: >> The original message to the list is in the attachment. >> >> This action is required

Re: [LegacyUG] Which report?

2016-03-09 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I think the reason that some users find that Report generation to be overwhelming is that over the years Legacy has added more and more options with a multitude of report types and appearances, all due to user demand. Perhaps some users would find a simple one-button Report with no options the

Re: [LegacyUG] Which report?

2016-03-07 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Answered off line. From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of Linda Yocum Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 8:22 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Which report? HELP!!! I created a web page as per Mike Bigley's instructions. It

Re: [LegacyUG] We are very sorry. Please forgive us.

2016-02-26 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
In my mind you didn’t do anything wrong to be sorry for. Perhaps maybe the idea that your message should have gone out on day one and that may have alleviated a lot of the panic attacks. But a big Thanks for the “technical” / background info about what happened. In the meanwhile, I’m

Re: [LegacyUG] Storm In A Teacup

2016-02-23 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Yes, I sort of enjoy watching everyone run around claiming the sky is falling. Every airplane hits a little turbulence now and then. Relax. There is smooth sailing ahead. Brian in Ca -Original Message- From: Legacyusergroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On Behalf Of

[LegacyUG] Question about when this snafu first started

2016-02-22 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I'm just curious about one thing. Thinking back to a week or so ago, I remember one or two messages were posted from somebody claiming there was an email sent that asked him to verify his email address (or something like that). I sort of remember support people answering back that it should be

Re: [LegacyUG] New Mailing List Software and Servers

2016-02-22 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Just make sure you give everybody 2 or 3 days notice ahead of time as to what will be happening otherwise the list will be flooded with messages from users wanting to know why they're being signed up on a new mailing list. Brian in CA -Original Message- From: Brian/Support

RE: [LegacyUG] sneaky <>

2016-01-23 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Or she could just permanently remove them from the Notes sections where the text was entered by clicking on the “Strip HTML” button on that Note. Copying and pasting directly from Ancestry and FamilySearch will often include these invisible tabs even at the end of lines making them difficult to

RE: [LegacyUG] sneaky <>

2016-01-23 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
<< and >> as well, it looks like it is seeing the outer < and > and removing everything between. Brian Customer Support Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 23/01/2016 16:26, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > Before posting my message,

RE: [LegacyUG] sneaky <>

2016-01-23 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
ot Today and Not without a Fight (Anon) For all that has been, thanks. For all that will be, yes. (Dag Hammarskjold) On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 12:28 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot <br...@the-lightfoots.com> wrote: > Or she could just permanently remove them from the Notes sections > wh

[LegacyUG] Sample Data in Event Definition Sentences

2015-12-04 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Here is something that I’ve never noticed before nor have I seen it mentioned in this forum. It appears to be what I’d call some small “Easter Eggs” put in the program code by programmers usually as hidden things that can happen or some humor that is usually seen or known only by them. It involves

RE: [LegacyUG] Sample Data in Event Definition Sentences

2015-12-04 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
upport Millennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 04/12/2015 2:12 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > Here is something that I’ve never noticed before nor have I seen it > mentioned in this forum. It appears to be what I’d call some small “Easter > E

RE: [LegacyUG] Viewing entry dates in Fields

2015-12-02 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
For those that live in Tasmania or any other countries that are across the pond from the US, Cathy’s statement, “in the very bottom left corner”, should be translated as “in the very bottom right corner”. J Brian in California From: Cathy Pinner [mailto:genea...@gmail.com] Sent:

RE: [LegacyUG] Entering multiple title suffixes

2015-11-29 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I should think that when a “Sr.” dies, the “Jr.” merely drops the use of the name “Jr.”. Besides, in most cases, the use of the Jr. and Sr. suffixes are merely nicknames. In many cases of the use of II and III, those are real legal names. Now for a mind-blowing consideration…..there are many

RE: [LegacyUG] Entering multiple title suffixes

2015-11-28 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
, November 27, 2015 9:40 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Entering multiple title suffixes Just remember that Sr and the First did not come with birth of the person but with the birth of the son. Sent from my Kindle Fire In God We Trust _ From: "Br

RE: [LegacyUG] Entering multiple title suffixes

2015-11-27 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
While I agree certain suffixes are honorary titles bestowed later in life, others named as a “Junior” or II, III, etc certainly didn’t get those suffixes later. They came with the birth. Brian From: Cathy Pinner [mailto:genea...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 27, 2015 5:40 PM To:

RE: [LegacyUG] Search Replace

2015-11-15 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I would suggest that users never include their personal phone numbers on any message posted to the Internet. Postings of home addresses are also something that should be left out. Just my suggestion. Brian in California -Original Message- From: Don Quigley [mailto:dwquig...@cox.net]

RE: [LegacyUG] Help with complex SQL

2015-11-13 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
http://www.babynameguide.com/categoryunisex.asp?strCat=Unisex From: Colin Charman [mailto:co...@charman.force9.co.uk] Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 6:03 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help with complex SQL Ok, you're right - I should have said

RE: [LegacyUG] Help with complex SQL

2015-11-12 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Don’t give up…there are always alternative solutions. The easiest for you (and others that want to share a graphic image relating to Legacy issues) would be to post your message in this forum but provide a link to where you have uploaded the image to any of a number of free spaces on the

RE: [LegacyUG] Generation Heading Spacing

2015-11-08 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I haven’t tried it just now but I suspect the Find & Replace function would work just fine. Find "Second Generation (Children)" and Replace with "Second Generation (Children)" plus a paragraph character. Within the Find & Replace function, you need to click on the More button at bottom, then

RE: [LegacyUG] And a US Census Area be considered a county?

2015-11-04 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I'm a glutton for punishment and this topic of a county name for Gustavus was bothering me. So, I picked up the phone and called Gustavus City Hall. The wonderful clerk there reminded me that Alaska does not have counties but rather "boroughs" similar to Louisiana's "parishes". However, Alaska

RE: [LegacyUG] And a US Census Area be considered a county?

2015-11-04 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
You could still enter that geographic description in the county area. Even if you decided to leave the county area blank, you should then add a note providing the specific information. You didn't state when your son was married in Alaska but I would assume that it was post Alaskan statehood.

RE: [LegacyUG] Customer number help

2015-11-01 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
And if you can’t start the program for some reason, just look in “C:\Users\UserName\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData” for a text file named “Legacy8.Lic”. You can open it with Notepad or any word processor. Brian in California I gave away bottles of water for Halloween. You should

RE: [LegacyUG] cfg to Legacy

2015-10-28 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
And Brian is the winner of this month's "Sharp Eyed Man" award. The other Brian in California (Wow, for me that cfg/cgf thing went in one eye and out the other.) -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 11:33 AM To:

RE: [LegacyUG] cgf to Legacy

2015-10-24 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
. Oh well. If anyone has any other suggestions Thank you Elizabeth On 10/24/2015 1:28 AM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > > The OP can most likely open the .CFG file using Notepad which > generally will display everything in a text-like fashion. Yes, you can > even open .JPG files usi

RE: [LegacyUG] cgf to Legacy

2015-10-24 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
ily tree software that was long ago discontinued. Oh well. > If anyone has any other suggestions > Thank you > Elizabeth > > > On 10/24/2015 1:28 AM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: >> The OP can most likely open the .CFG file using Notepad which >> generally will disp

RE: [LegacyUG] cgf to Legacy

2015-10-24 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
The OP can most likely open the .CFG file using Notepad which generally will display everything in a text-like fashion. Yes, you can even open .JPG files using Notepad but instead of seeing a graphic, you’ll be greeted with a bunch of mumbo-jumbo text. If you look closely at the .JPG in

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Census event vs source

2015-10-23 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
not born yet who was reported on the census. Keeps us on our toes! -Original Message- From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 7:36 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Census event vs source You are confusing

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Census event vs source

2015-10-23 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
You are confusing the date of the census with the date the enumerator finally made it to that household. For example, the 1930 and 1940 US Census each contain the statement at the top of the form, "Name of each person whose usual place of residence on April 1, 1940 (or 1930), was in this

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Census event vs source

2015-10-20 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
So a Marriage must also not be an event. The marriage certificate or license merely is a source for residences, ages, possible parental names, etc. I tried telling my wife that our marriage was not an event. The doctor said my scar should heal nicely. Brian in California -Original

RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Seeking suggestions for sorting through a database mess

2015-10-16 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Allow me to make one final suggestion to everything that Cathy has already mentioned. BEFORE you install Legacy v8 on your computer, make a backup of your v7.5 family file. You might even want to become paranoid and save that backup to a flash drive or some other place off of your computer. In

RE: [LegacyUG] Uploading webpages

2015-10-13 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
While these are excellent help files about creating web pages within Legacy, the OP’s question was about publishing his already created web pages or using Dropbox. And as much as I like these help files, there is very little info about how to get web space in order to publish the files. For

RE: [LegacyUG] adding death cause in notes

2015-10-08 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Makes perfect logical sense. Birth notes are entered on the Birth tab. Marriage notes are entered on the Marriage tab. And death notes are entered on the Medical Notes tab. So if someone were to have been killed in an automobile accident, hit by a freight train, or kicked by a wild horse,

RE: [LegacyUG] Descendant Report and Error 380

2015-10-08 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Have you checked the online Troubleshooting Help for Error Numbers? http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00239/11/Error-Messages-Problems/Error-380-Invalid-Property-Value.html Brian in CA From: Diane Murach [mailto:dia...@wavecable.com] Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 1:06

RE: [LegacyUG] adding death cause in notes

2015-10-08 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Burgbracht but christened in Hitzkirchen. It is likely they lived in Burgbracht so that is where I have set his death location. His death place was recorded in the Hitzkirchen church book. Michele Technical Support Millennia Corporation mich...@legacyfamilytree.com www.legacyfamilytree.com Fro

RE: [LegacyUG] Allowing family members to update tree

2015-10-07 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Yeah, allowing family members to update your tree. What could go wrong? -Original Message- On 07 Oct 2015 3:28 PM, David Davis wrote: > I heard that you can allow family members access to update the tree, > how do you do this Legacy User Group guidelines:

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Photos

2015-09-23 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
:46 AM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > I’m not quite sure of some of the terminology that Leon used but I believe > what he is saying is correct. What is missing is the fact that any picture > added to a Vital Event (Birth, Death, Marriage) in Legacy is normally never > included i

RE: [LegacyUG] Family Photos

2015-09-22 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I’m not quite sure of some of the terminology that Leon used but I believe what he is saying is correct. What is missing is the fact that any picture added to a Vital Event (Birth, Death, Marriage) in Legacy is normally never included in any report generated by Legacy. So anytime you add a

RE: [LegacyUG] Families app and iOS9

2015-09-18 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Wow. A software group that recommends people to delay the upgrade until they fix the problem. Microsoft take heed. Brian in CA USA From: Malcolm Green [mailto:malc...@telgen.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 11:50 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Families

RE: [LegacyUG] Report options to include source pictures

2015-09-13 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
to re-install Legacy along with all my saved settings. I’m not sure if this option is normally saved but it is in my brain now.) Brian in CA From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2015 11:21 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject

[LegacyUG] Report options to include source pictures

2015-09-13 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Did I miss something or what? I notice that the option to include either master source or detail source pictures on any type of report is now greyed out. Certainly makes for a dull report. Brian in CA Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp

RE: [LegacyUG] Report options to include source pictures

2015-09-13 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I’m in Central CA. J Actually I started used that designation a year or two ago when there were 3 or more Brians on this list and I wanted to make sure I distinguished myself from the Brian in Support. Brian in CA From: David Abernathy [mailto:da...@schmeckabernathy.com] Sent:

RE: [LegacyUG] Report options to include source pictures

2015-09-13 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I don’t speak Canadian and I don’t speak Australian. J Brian in CA From: David Abernathy [mailto:da...@schmeckabernathy.com] Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2015 1:56 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Report options to include source pictures So that must be

RE: [LegacyUG] Report options to include source pictures

2015-09-13 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
ennia Corporation br...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 13/09/2015 3:01 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > I’m in Central CA. J > > Actually I started used that designation a year or two ago when there > were 3 or more Brians on this list and I wanted to make sure I >

RE: [LegacyUG] What is the current version?

2015-09-08 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I think the body of your message answered your question in the subject. Brian in CA From: STEPHEN [mailto:stephen.gra...@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 4:12 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] What is the current version? The 09/07/15 Legacy News

RE: [LegacyUG] What is the current version?

2015-09-08 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
want to know if that is your current version, my current version, or one in between. And it doesn't help when I click on information for 516 which takes me to information referencing 515 (which I not assume doesn't exist). _ From: "Brian L. Lightfoot" <br...@the-l

RE: [LegacyUG] unsupported file format

2015-09-04 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
that’s just useful for viewing in the actual Legacy software? If you concert the Legacy file to a gedcom or you upload Legacy pages to the web, it doesn’t take the Media files with it, right? So does it make a difference if you upload a jpeg or a pdf? Thanks, Barton From: Brian L. Lightfoot

RE: [LegacyUG] unsupported file format

2015-09-01 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I somewhat support this question about using PDFs when the real image might be better/easier especially in this instance when I’m assuming that the PDF is nothing other than a JPEG image or two. Yes, it is entirely possible for PDFs to be added to Legacy but are they supported in all reports

RE: [LegacyUG] unsupported file format

2015-09-01 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
to rename the file as a jpg -- I assume I can do this easily (not at my home computer now). For my edification, can someone explain why one should use a jpg as opposed to pdf if (as here) one would not want to edit or manipulate the image? Thank you. Barton On Tue, Sep 01, 2015 at 12:42 P

RE: [LegacyUG] unsupported file format

2015-09-01 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
t it's a personal choice. I like the > idea of the jpeg being 'visible' as well - just easier to view. > > Bob > > *From:*Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 01, 2015 9:42 AM > *To:* legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* R

RE: [LegacyUG] Help please Bookmark individual

2015-09-01 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Or you can just use the Help system for what its designed for. Click on the SEARCH tab, type in "bookmarks". Instant results; no waiting. Brian in CA -Original Message- From: Brian/Support [mailto:br...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 5:20 PM To:

RE: [LegacyUG] Possible Bug - Cancel does't cancel

2015-08-31 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
y & didn't do a back-check on all I had just recorded OR meant not to record, as the case maybe. I guess time will tell. Thanks Brian. On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 8:11 AM, Jenny M Benson <ge...@cedarbank.me.uk> wrote: On 28/08/2015 21:40, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > 10. There is no

RE: [LegacyUG] Possible Bug - Cancel does't cancel

2015-08-29 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 28/08/2015 4:40 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: I can't remember if this has been discussed but I noticed this problem several weeks ago and today I took the time to reproduce it and document it. First of all, don't try this on your family database file. You will lose

RE: [LegacyUG] Bug items List

2015-08-28 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
You first have to realize that a “bug” could be anything from something so mundane as a missing punctuation character in a written report to a critical error that results in a BSOD. Through the process of doing nothing other than entering names and source citations, you’ve probably come across

RE: [LegacyUG] Possible Bug - Cancel does't cancel

2015-08-28 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
, August 28, 2015 2:31 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Possible Bug - Cancel does't cancel On 28 Aug 2015 10:40 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: Here are the steps. 1.Open any event from any individual. 2. Click on the left icon towards the bottom right which signifies

[LegacyUG] Possible Bug - Cancel does't cancel

2015-08-28 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I can't remember if this has been discussed but I noticed this problem several weeks ago and today I took the time to reproduce it and document it. First of all, don't try this on your family database file. You will lose data! Use only a test copy of your file or the sample.fdb files. It

RE: [LegacyUG] Bug items List (used to be Same sex Marriages)

2015-08-27 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
A few months back I asked on this forum if Legacy has available a list of outstanding bugs. The reply was to the effect that they would never consider making public such a list because it was considered proprietary information and might give competitors an edge. I wanted to reply that it was a

RE: [LegacyUG] Bug items List (used to be Same sex Marriages)

2015-08-27 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
where I can find them, I honestly would like to see them. I probably missed something. Thanks in advance. Jim Technical Support Legacy Family Tree Original Message From: Brian L. Lightfoot br...@the-lightfoots.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:00 AM To: legacyusergroup

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't Launch Legacy 8

2015-08-26 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I had this same error when I had Win10 up and running for a few days. Legacy ran perfectly for a day or two and then I got the error you mentioned: “Error Opening Message File. Could not lock file”. I’m not sure if Legacy support may have another answer for you but I found that it has to do

RE: [LegacyUG] Customize wording?

2015-08-25 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com On 25/08/2015 7:34 AM, Ron Ferguson wrote: Brian, With respect. the English version is the preferred, as with all words ending in “sed”. LOL Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Brian L. Lightfoot Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 4

RE: [LegacyUG] Customize wording?

2015-08-25 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
. Brian in CA On 25/08/2015 7:34 AM, Ron Ferguson wrote: Brian, With respect. the English version is the preferred, as with all words ending in “sed”. LOL Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ From: Brian L. Lightfoot Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 4:06 PM To: legacyusergroup

RE: [LegacyUG] magazine vs journal vs periodical vs newsletter

2015-08-24 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I don't think it's up to Legacy to make that decision. That would be the user's responsibility. The UM's definition of a periodical is pretty broad. It would mean that the Census is a periodical, something that most librarians might take umbrage to. My thesaurus gives the following synonyms for

RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 7.5 and Windows 10

2015-08-24 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I also can confirm that Legacy works fine under Windows 10. But I did have some problems with networking under Win10, especially with establishing shared resources and establishing HomeGroups. These were all the fault of Win 10, Microsoft is aware of the problem and working on a solution but

RE: [LegacyUG] Customize wording?

2015-08-21 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
But then I’d want an option to avoid the British spelling of “legalised” to the preferred American spelling as “legalized”. Maybe Brian in Support was correct: You cannot please everyone ! Brian in CA From: a...@wavp.co.uk [mailto:a...@wavp.co.uk] Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 7:22 AM

RE: [LegacyUG] Customize wording?

2015-08-19 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
Version 10??? Wait a minute…did Millennia pull a Microsoft trick and jump from version 8 to version 10? Was I sleeping and missed this? Will Donald Trump really be the Republican nominee? Brian in CA From: Gene Wheeler [mailto:bridge...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 2:35 PM

RE: [LegacyUG] Images attached to Legacy

2015-08-19 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
-evaluate genealogy software. Again, thank you for your post. Denise -Original Message- From: Brian L. Lightfoot [mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 11:48 PM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Images attached to Legacy I think she

RE: [LegacyUG] Images attached to Legacy

2015-08-19 Thread Brian L. Lightfoot
I think she answered your question in the first paragraph by saying With the same number of pictures in a smaller size (lower resolution), the Media Gallery opened a lot quicker. While that may not be a recommendation that is written in any Legacy documentation, it none the less is a

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