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From: "John Cardinal" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Web page creation
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 08:22:54 -0500
In-Reply-To: <LDENIDGJNKMFGDHNGHKPKEEHCEAA.dbwing@sasktel.net>


Don Wingfield wrote:
> Okay folks what is the next best web creator for TMG other than second site?
> Second site doesn't cut it. Lots of missing features and it does not read
> the dates from my data set as they were entered. I can't use the graphics I
> want to use. I can't hide data of living persons unless you hid the person
> entirely. I have used web page creation in other programs that you could do
> most of what you want. I wish I had kept my money or does anyone have some
> solutions?

Don,

Dick Eastman and other reviewers have praised Second Site, and there are many
satisfied users, so I disagree with your statements "Lots of missing features"
and "Second site doesn't cut it." It is clear, however, that Second Site does
not meet your expectations, so please contact me off list if you would like to
request a refund.

I don't know what you mean by "it does not read the dates from my data set as
they were entered." Second Site has complete support for TMG dates including
before, after, circa, say, from/to, irregular dates, etc. The output format is
fixed at "dd mmm yyyy", where "mmm" can be either full month names (the
default), or any string defined by the user including abbreviations. Do you want
to use another output format where the sequence is "mmm dd, yyyy" or some other
variation?

TMG does not store the dates as you entered them (except for irregular dates)
but I don't think that is the crux of the issue.

With regards to living people, Second Site has an option where you can show only
the names of people excluded from the site, including living people, so I also
disagree with your statement that you can't "hide the data of living persons
unless you hid the person entirely." Many users have asked for an expansion of
that feature, however, and I plan to do just that. The biggest difficulty has
been getting users to agree about what should be shown and what should be hid.
It's simple until you ask more than one person.

John

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