[Ldsoss] PAF and the Cyrillic alphabet

[Tom Welch]

I've forwarded this to people in the Family History dept. who handles PAF.

Tom

Jesse Stay wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> Joel Dehlin is the CIO of the Church and he maintains a blog at
> http://www.ldscio.org.  You could always try there.  Otherwise, Tom
> Welch from the church frequents this list and I'm sure he can forward
> your suggestion on to the appropriate people.  There are also several
> others, including those working on the next PAF replacement on this
> list that I'm sure all have read this.  If no one responds remind me
> again and I'll forward this on tot he appropriate people.
>
> Jesse
>
> On 12/12/06, Frank Reid <freid00 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi.  Here is an interesting message I found on the PAF Insight group at
>> Yahoo, which I visit often.  This man brings up a good point but I don't
>> know how to get his message to the right people in the PAF
>> organization.  Maybe you do.
>> Frank Reid
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>> Re: Removing redundant citations
>> Posted by: "edward potereiko" epotereiko9 at yahoo.com   epotereiko9
>> Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:32 am (PST)
>>
>> Dear Mr. Lerman:
>> I read with interest this response.
>> Since you have some connection with the church, perhaps you can be of
>> assistance.
>> My problem has to do with the cyrillic (Russian, Ukrainian) and Polish
>> alphabets.
>> I have been a PAF user since PAF 3 in 1997. The alphabets I cited have
>> more letters
>> than the Latin alphabet we are using. When one wishes to search foreign
>> boards or
>> records or leave messages with a surname, it is completely 
>> UNACCEPTABLE to
>> use the Latin alphabet, which only approximates the sound/name.
>>
>> PAF finally in their version 5, enhanced their software to include a
>> form of unicode
>> which permits me to place the cyrillic or Polish names either in the
>> name field in
>> parenthesis, or in my NOTES. I hate the descendency charts and ancestral
>> charts
>> that PAF is able to produce, and so have purchased PAF Companion, 
>> back when
>> I was using PAF 4.
>>
>> When PAF Companion upgraded to PAF Companion 5, at the same time that 
>> PAF
>> updated, I presumed they would use the unicode also and life would be
>> good. But alas,
>> they did not, so when I print my Descendency Box Charts, when the 
>> Companion
>> program encounters cyrillic or Polish letters, it prints upside down and
>> reverse
>> question marks.
>>
>> I was told, at the time of the upgrade, by the Companion people, that at
>> the next
>> upgrade they would take care of the problem. But they have gone through
>> at least
>> two upgrades since, and think that making color charts are a more
>> important feature
>> than making the upgrade which permits accurate data to be entered,
>> reflected and
>> printed.  I was told there are no plans in the works for the change.
>>
>> Is there any possibility that PAF might add a feature of box charts
>> similar to PAF
>> Companion, or any possibility of anyone at the PAF organization, at a
>> higher up
>> level, of convincing the higher ups at Companion to make this a priority
>> ? If not,
>> do you know of any other programs, either supplemental to PAF, or if
>> need be,
>> genealogical programs in lieu of PAF, which would have the capabilities
>> of PAF
>> and also be able to produce Box charts and produce them correctly
>> (cyrillic and
>> Polish)?
>> Sincerely,
>> Edward Potereiko
>> 719-576-0752
>> (a long time frustrated PAF user)
>>
>> I do have and use PAF Companion, though not the color version and 
>> also PAF
>> Insight. My preference would be to stick with PAF.
>>
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