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From: Tim Powys-Lybbe <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Spouses even though no marriage shown?
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 14:22:40 +0100
References: <30273817.1089062030877.JavaMail.root@wamui09.slb.atl.earthlink.net> <6.1.0.6.2.20040705223242.0441c4c0@popd.ix.netcom.com> <002101c46330$29068650$6401a8c0@charliexv>
In-Reply-To: <002101c46330$29068650$6401a8c0@charliexv>


In message of 6 Jul, "Jim Byram" <> wrote:

> Dennis wrote:
>
> > >no other data. The Marriage flag is unset. If you open and save the Edit
> > >Family screen, the Marriage flag will be set to Married. You can also set
> >
> > And this behavior, changing a flag without the user making an
> > explicit change, is considered acceptable?
>
> The user can negate the change by exiting the Generations Edit Family screen
> with [Cancel]. From a design standpoint, the bigger issue is that the
> change, if saved, can't be undone. The flag has no unknown (?) setting.

Sorry to repeat myself. I do no think this flag of "saved" or "not
saved" is anywhere used or recognised by the Generations programs. So
it simply does not matter what its setting is.

But the Marriage Status information is used by Generations and is very
important. (Though is unfortunately not exported in a GEDCOM.)

--
Tim Powys-Lybbe
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