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From: Terry Reigel <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Setting up own sources
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 09:58:59 -0500
References: <003201c0981e$2419b800$197667cf@pete-s-computer>


Pete Hill wrote:

> The "most similar to" was put in so that the user could decide how to
> intepret the new source in terms of standard source types for GEDCOM
> purposes. In other words, it allows TMG to transform this new source type
> into one of the "standard" source types, so that it could be exported via
> GEDCOM with minimum loss or distortion of information.

I don't believe this is correct. When exporting to GEDCOM, TMG simply creates
the citation in text, using whatever template you have selected/created. My
understanding is that the "most similar to" is only used if you change from
custom back to a standard Mills or Lackey style. In that case, your custom
template is replaced with the standard type you specified (not likely to work
very well, I'd think).

Terry Reigel

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