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From: "Jack Barron" <>
Subject: Re: Wish list and Re: [TMG] crashes on opening
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:12:24 -0500
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I very much agree with Maggie on the PAF Notes program. They are so much
easier and convenient to use than the program in TMG. In addition if you
wish the notes can be printed automatically following the FGS which is very
desirable at times
Jack Barron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maggie Schwichtenberg" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 6:42 AM
Subject: Wish list and Re: [TMG] crashes on opening


> Thanks to all for the tips and comments. I haven't figured this out yet.
> I have tried closing netscape before opening TMG and that hasn't worked.
> I really hate to have to close my DSL connection everytime I want to
> open TMG so I'm hoping for a different solution. Is there anyone who
> uses Start > Programs > TMG instead of the desktop shortcut? Do the
> crashes occur under that process as well?
>
> While I'm at it I have a Wish for a future rendition of TMG <gr>: In
> PAF, there are drop-down windows you can use for entering data. This is
> so incredibly nice, especially when entering locations. I have a ton of
> places that have VERY long names such as Minneapolis, Hennepin county,
> Minnesota or Grafinghagen, Bielefeld, Westphalia, Prussia (wish my
> ancestors all lived somplace like Ohio). Typing in those long place
> names over and over again is a pain. PAF remembers the last 25 or so
> places that I've entered and lets me select them from these drop-down
> lists.
>
> Another feature I would really like to see is the ability to use the
> right click mouse button, especially for cut/copy/paste.
>
> Last, in PAF there is the "notes" button in the individual window and I
> can keep all my memos and notes for any event there so I can read it or
> search it quickly. I liked not having to create a report just to check
> what I have on a specific individual.
>
> Maggie
>

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