NEVER MARRIED/NO CHILDREN: I don't want to have to use custom facts -- I want it to appear in the spaces where the Spouse's name and list of children would otherwise appear. AND to show in reports where marriage facts/children would otherwise appear. I don't want to have to go searching for it. Some of my people's reports have pages upon pages of facts. TITLE: It's ridiculous to have a separate TITLE fact when it does not appear WITH the name, as it does with Legacy. Why bury this in with all the other facts?? Display it with the name. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Donaldson <johndd@iinet.net.au> To: 'Debbie' <growingatree@hotmail.com>; ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Cc: Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 5:33 PM Subject: RE: [FTM-TECH] The Great Debate -----Original Message----- From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Debbie via Sent: Monday, 23 February 2015 9:15 AM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] The Great Debate I have a few requests, mostly based upon my experience using Legacy software: 1. In Family Tree Maker, have a check-box for: A. Relationship: This couple did not marry. B. Relationship: This couple did not have any children. C. Individual: This individual never married and had no children. FTM does this now via custom facts for the things that you want ---------------- 3. Split the NAME field into FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST, PREFIX and SUFFIX. I like to be able to see titles (Captain) and it helps with reports, especially when some people do not have all parts of their names identified. FTM does this now. Click in the name field and a pencil icon is revealed. Click on the pencil icon to show the detail name editing field. You can also add diacritcal symbols and umlauts Titles are not entered her but in the Title Fact

Debbie, Can't help you with that one. In fact, I respectfully disagree with you. I already gave you an example of why. The Title is NOT part of the Name. BUT You have the OPTION to include the title in reports. Russ ___________________________ Mailto:rworthington@att.net ________________________________ From: Debbie via <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> To: John Donaldson <johndd@iinet.net.au>; "ftm-tech@rootsweb.com" <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] The Great Debate NEVER MARRIED/NO CHILDREN: I don't want to have to use custom facts -- I want it to appear in the spaces where the Spouse's name and list of children would otherwise appear. AND to show in reports where marriage facts/children would otherwise appear. I don't want to have to go searching for it. Some of my people's reports have pages upon pages of facts. TITLE: It's ridiculous to have a separate TITLE fact when it does not appear WITH the name, as it does with Legacy. Why bury this in with all the other facts?? Display it with the name.

The title fact can be displayed with the name, but the checkbox is in an unlikely place. Go to Tools > Options > Names/Dates/Places. Check the box "Use titles if available." Judy in Ocala On Feb 22, 2015, at 6:23 PM, Debbie via <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> wrote: NEVER MARRIED/NO CHILDREN: I don't want to have to use custom facts -- I want it to appear in the spaces where the Spouse's name and list of children would otherwise appear. AND to show in reports where marriage facts/children would otherwise appear. I don't want to have to go searching for it. Some of my people's reports have pages upon pages of facts. TITLE: It's ridiculous to have a separate TITLE fact when it does not appear WITH the name, as it does with Legacy. Why bury this in with all the other facts?? Display it with the name. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Donaldson <johndd@iinet.net.au> To: 'Debbie' <growingatree@hotmail.com>; ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Cc: Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 5:33 PM Subject: RE: [FTM-TECH] The Great Debate -----Original Message----- From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Debbie via Sent: Monday, 23 February 2015 9:15 AM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] The Great Debate I have a few requests, mostly based upon my experience using Legacy software: 1. In Family Tree Maker, have a check-box for: A. Relationship: This couple did not marry. B. Relationship: This couple did not have any children. C. Individual: This individual never married and had no children. FTM does this now via custom facts for the things that you want ---------------- 3. Split the NAME field into FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST, PREFIX and SUFFIX. I like to be able to see titles (Captain) and it helps with reports, especially when some people do not have all parts of their names identified. FTM does this now. Click in the name field and a pencil icon is revealed. Click on the pencil icon to show the detail name editing field. You can also add diacritcal symbols and umlauts Titles are not entered her but in the Title Fact ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think part of the problem with titles, is how to use them and where are they placed. I think most Americans tend to think the title always proceeds the give name but I don't think that is necessarily accurate. For example we use "Queen Elizabeth" but it could also be "Elizabeth Queen of England". There is also the title of Esquire which I don't think ever proceeds the given name. Many people place military rank in the title field but they don't necessarily want to see that rank automatically associated with their given name and for that reason, I chose not to include the title in the name besides as I've pointed out, the title is only included with the Index. BJ On 2/22/2015 5:21 PM, Judy in Ocala via wrote: > The title fact can be displayed with the name, but the checkbox is in an unlikely place. Go to Tools > Options > Names/Dates/Places. Check the box "Use titles if available." > > Judy in Ocala > > On Feb 22, 2015, at 6:23 PM, Debbie via <ftm-tech@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > NEVER MARRIED/NO CHILDREN: I don't want to have to use custom facts -- I want it to appear in the spaces where the Spouse's name and list of children would otherwise appear. AND to show in reports where marriage facts/children would otherwise appear. I don't want to have to go searching for it. Some of my people's reports have pages upon pages of facts. > > TITLE: It's ridiculous to have a separate TITLE fact when it does not appear WITH the name, as it does with Legacy. Why bury this in with all the other facts?? Display it with the name. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: John Donaldson <johndd@iinet.net.au> > To: 'Debbie' <growingatree@hotmail.com>; ftm-tech@rootsweb.com > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 5:33 PM > Subject: RE: [FTM-TECH] The Great Debate > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Debbie via > Sent: Monday, 23 February 2015 9:15 AM > To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] The Great Debate > > I have a few requests, mostly based upon my experience using Legacy > software: > > 1. In Family Tree Maker, have a check-box for: > A. Relationship: This couple did not marry. > B. Relationship: This couple did not have any children. > C. Individual: This individual never married and had no children. > > > FTM does this now via custom facts for the things that you want > > ---------------- > 3. Split the NAME field into FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST, PREFIX and SUFFIX. I like > to be able to see titles (Captain) and it helps with reports, especially > when some people do not have all parts of their names identified. > > FTM does this now. Click in the name field and a pencil icon is revealed. > Click on the pencil icon to show the detail name editing field. You can also > add diacritcal symbols and umlauts > > Titles are not entered her but in the Title Fact > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >