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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] "Permanent" Sort Date
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 11:45:18 -0400
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Laurie Williams wrote:
>There are several tags I want sorted in a particular order at the bottom of
>the tag box on person view. I do not want a "real" date. These "events" are
>mainly the different reference numbers I use for the various family lines
>within my one data set project, but also include some Name-Var tags. They
>will only be printed when I have a specific need for them, not in a general
>Individual Narrative or Journal report, probably just "List of Events"
>reports. The particular order is so I can see at a glance which tags I have.
>I have a devised a sort date sequence for these tags and have been adding
>the sort date when I add the tag. I realize I can set the order of undated
>tags via TMG Utuility after the fact, but I would rather have a default sort
>date for the tag when I add it. I can't see a way to do that, other than
>copying the tag from another person and changing the ID and data for the new
>person, in which case, I may as well add a new tag and enter the sort date.
>
>Any ideas?

Yep, add a new Tag and enter the Sort Date. In other words, there is
no provision to sequence Tags except by (1) the Sort Date field, the
order in which Tags are added, and (3) top or bottom of the Tag Box
for undated Tags as selected in Preferences.

Hope this helps -

Lee Hoffman/KY
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