
#1
Posted 20 August 2012 - 11:55 AM
My original Master Source Name is (pseudonym) John Jones and carries the date of the First Message
I don’t want to have a new master source for every email, so how do I move the date from the Master Source to the Citation, which doesn't have a date field?
I kind of think that instead of using Jeff LaMarca's source templates as is, I should have copied and somehow revised the copy. But Jeff's template already had a preceding asterisk (*), which confused me.
Any assistance to lift the confusion will be greatly appreciated.
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Glenn
#2
Posted 20 August 2012 - 08:48 PM
Alternatively, you could add a second date field (with a different field name), this one to the Detail area and preserve the Master date field and values. Then when you edit the citations you will have the master date value on screen, available to be copied to the new Details date field. Once satisfied that you have edited all citations of that source, then it's safe to delete the master date.
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#3
Posted 21 August 2012 - 11:13 AM
Good real estate may be based on location, location, location;
but
good sources are based on citation, citation, citation!
Glenn
#4
Posted 21 August 2012 - 12:04 PM
Many years ago I created one of my very few Custom Facts “EMAIL” with the Description field enabled. This allowed me to enter the date of the Email, what it mainly pertained to and paste the email into Notes. This idea was never ideal as an email could refer to various people but splitting out the pertinent sections to the individuals referred to was the best fix for me that I could find.
I wonder should the Correspondence List have a link or multiple links to individuals where the Edit Person screen shows the existence correspondence pertaining to an individual.
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#5
Posted 21 August 2012 - 01:00 PM

Notice that EE Source Citations for letters also have a date, maybe in the wrong section, then copy the template and make it your own by putting it where you want it.
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#6
Posted 21 August 2012 - 01:40 PM
On the other hand, the Free Form template and the extended !MyFreeForm3 template have the fewest possible fields needed to support Footnotes, Short Footnotes, Bibliography and the most acceptable GEDCOM, with no typecasting. Unlike having to modify a source template to correct a split, with all its complications, the user merely has to edit the citations of a source and its master source to revise the split.
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#7
Posted 21 August 2012 - 02:18 PM
I have to apologise up front but this touches on another subject which maybe needs improvement and further discussion, the Correspondence List.
Many years ago I created one of my very few Custom Facts “EMAIL” with the Description field enabled. This allowed me to enter the date of the Email, what it mainly pertained to and paste the email into Notes. This idea was never ideal as an email could refer to various people but splitting out the pertinent sections to the individuals referred to was the best fix for me that I could find.
I wonder should the Correspondence List have a link or multiple links to individuals where the Edit Person screen shows the existence correspondence pertaining to an individual.
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#8
Posted 22 August 2012 - 09:06 PM
The Correspondence List is something I have never used -- guess it's something else to look over.I have to apologise up front but this touches on another subject which maybe needs improvement and further discussion, the Correspondence List.
I wonder should the Correspondence List have a link or multiple links to individuals where the Edit Person screen shows the existence correspondence pertaining to an individual.

Good real estate may be based on location, location, location;
but
good sources are based on citation, citation, citation!
Glenn