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From: Terry Reigel <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Does TMG speak Dutch?
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2001 10:28:11 -0400
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Frank wrote:

> This may not be the proper place to ask, but I am an impatient software
> shopper, looking for a home for my family tree.

It's the perfect place to ask. Welcome aboard!

> I have been dabbling with other software, but TMG appears to be what I need,
> except: 99.9% of my data is Dutch, 95% of my living relatives are Dutch,
> ergo I need the capacity to publish in Dutch. (But, heaven forbid, my kids
> probably want this thing in English!)
>
> So, my questions:
> Does TMG speak Dutch? Or does it have the capacity for me to teach it
> Dutch?

Harry knows this far better than most, and he and others have already responded.
Yes, you can work in Dutch, and, with a bit of effort, you can work in more than
one language. There is an article on alternate languages on my TMG tips website
that might give you some insight on how TMG works with languages - the address
of the site is http://reigelridge.com/tmg

> e.g. my current software may have a sentence for baptism such as:
> %N was christened %D p{in} %P.
> I might want to change 'christened' to 'baptized' for example, or move, add
> or delete any other part of the sentence.
> I suspect that TMG will do this, but can someone confirm this for me?

Yes, in several different ways. Again, the article on my website may help you
see how.

Terry Reigel

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