On Mon, 9 Jul 2012 23:32:10 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: >In message <000301cd5de7$23ed3870$6bc7a950$@net.au>, billeah ><billeah@iinet.net.au> writes: >>If there are no known children I record it as such in notes. Where I don't >>know the maiden name I use the married name in brackets. >>So my entry for your example below would be Jane (BROWN). If I know there >>are children and don't know her first name or maiden >>I would enter her as UnknownF (BROWN). >> >>Fid it handy to locate them this way for when I'm doing some trawling >>through place such as cncestry.com > >What I actually wanted was where I don't know the maiden _or_ forename >of first wife, but wanted to show that the mother of child X was a >second wife because I know that fact. Without making a dummy person for >the first one (including using up a number). > You have a child. Add parents Select either father or mother When you are asked for the other partner, do a bread. The second partner is unknown Then select a partner to the known partner and you are asked if you are adding a new or naming the unknown Name the unknown -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON

In message <ldnmv7t7f20j5r4ogt9c8fckfvnokre549@4ax.com>, Otto Jørgensen <otjoerge@online.no> writes: >On Mon, 9 Jul 2012 23:32:10 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" ><G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: [] >>What I actually wanted was where I don't know the maiden _or_ forename >>of first wife, but wanted to show that the mother of child X was a >>second wife because I know that fact. Without making a dummy person for >>the first one (including using up a number). >> > >You have a child. No, I have (say) a man; I want to add (in either order, it doesn't matter) a second wife and their child. I want BK to show that she _is_ a second wife, but I don't want to enter the first wife, even as UNKNOWN or dummy or anything. But John has told me how to do this. >Add parents >Select either father or mother >When you are asked for the other partner, do a bread. I _think_ that has got lost in the translation from Norwegian: "do a bread" doesn't, I think, have a meaning in English. (Not within English BK, anyway: I have seen mention of b-read somewhere.) >The second partner is unknown >Then select a partner to the known partner and you are asked if you >are adding a new or naming the unknown >Name the unknown -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Look out for #1. Don't step in #2 either.

On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:41:24 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: >In message <ldnmv7t7f20j5r4ogt9c8fckfvnokre549@4ax.com>, Otto Jørgensen ><otjoerge@online.no> writes: >>On Mon, 9 Jul 2012 23:32:10 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" >><G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote: >[] >>>What I actually wanted was where I don't know the maiden _or_ forename >>>of first wife, but wanted to show that the mother of child X was a >>>second wife because I know that fact. Without making a dummy person for >>>the first one (including using up a number). >>> >> >>You have a child. > >No, I have (say) a man; I want to add (in either order, it doesn't >matter) a second wife and their child. I want BK to show that she _is_ a >second wife, but I don't want to enter the first wife, even as UNKNOWN >or dummy or anything. > >But John has told me how to do this. There are many ways to do some about the data you enter in BK Many of the ways are put into the manual and many things are told in BK-helpfile. And by using all information and combine them and try many facilities are available. As not all of my users do read English wel (nor I) we have to make Helpfile and other way to inform about the facilites that are not normaly listed >>Add parents >>Select either father or mother >>When you are asked for the other partner, do a bread. > >I _think_ that has got lost in the translation from Norwegian: "do a >bread" doesn't, I think, have a meaning in English. (Not within English >BK, anyway: I have seen mention of b-read somewhere.) > >>The second partner is unknown >>Then select a partner to the known partner and you are asked if you >>are adding a new or naming the unknown >>Name the unknown As to help the users in scandinavian we have made separate Helpfiles for Norwegian and Danish. Take a installation and try to use <F1> to see hwo we are presenting our way of solving problems (in our language for all scandinavian)(many users of BK) -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON