Sort Source Citations List?

[ljirwin42]

Many of my Person Fields (Name, Birth Date, Residence, etc.) have several source citations - - up to 20 or more in some cases. It is very useful to sort these numerically to quickly compare citations for different facts/events or for different people. In Reunion 10, I could do this in the Edit Person Page by clicking on the heading "Source Citation:xxx" at the top of the list of citations for any given field.
Is this feature unavailable in Reunion 11, or am I missing a Preference or Setting to turn it on?

Lee James Irwin
FamilyMatters Research
Falls Church, VA

[kmgenealogy]

Re: Sort Source Citations List?

Many of my Person Fields (Name, Birth Date, Residence, etc.) have several source citations - - up to 20 or more in some cases. It is very useful to sort these numerically to quickly compare citations for different facts/events or for different people. In Reunion 10, I could do this in the Edit Person Page by clicking on the heading "Source Citation:xxx" at the top of the list of citations for any given field.
Is this feature unavailable in Reunion 11, or am I missing a Preference or Setting to turn it on?

Lee James Irwin
FamilyMatters Research
Falls Church, VA

Hi Lee,
The only way that I've found to sort source citation numbers for an individual (other than by hand with drag/drop) is to -
1) Have the person's edit page open
2) Click on "Sources" in the bottom left sidebar.
3) In the right sidebar that opens up, click on "Family". It should show all the sources for that person, plus for his/her spouse and their marriage/divorce. You can then -
4) Click on the # character to toggle sorting of numbers from lowest to highest or highest to lowest. The list should stay the way you last toggled it.

Then, using the blue printer button at the bottom of the right sidebar, you can print out the list if you need the info.

I can't find any way to do this right in the person's edit page(s).

Hope this helps,
Kaye

PS-say "hello" to my Jaeger cousins in Falls Church! ��

[ljirwin42]

Re: Sort Source Citations List?

Kaye,
Thanks for your reply. It is an ingenious work-around It helps with some of the situations I encounter. I just hope that Reunion will re-instate the function that is lost from Reunion 10.

If your Jaegers share your genealogy enthusiasm, they're most welcome to our Fairfax Genealogical Society at <www.fxgs.org>!

Best regards,
Lee James Irwin

[jbastin]

Re: Sort Source Citations List?

Hi Lee,
The only way that I've found to sort source citation numbers for an individual (other than by hand with drag/drop) is to -
1) Have the person's edit page open
2) Click on "Sources" in the bottom left sidebar.
3) In the right sidebar that opens up, click on "Family". It should show all the sources for that person, plus for his/her spouse and their marriage/divorce. You can then -
4) Click on the # character to toggle sorting of numbers from lowest to highest or highest to lowest. The list should stay the way you last toggled it.

Then, using the blue printer button at the bottom of the right sidebar, you can print out the list if you need the info.

I can't find any way to do this right in the person's edit page(s).

And therein lies the rub...:-( I can sort the sources in the source list, but I want to be able to sort the list of sources specific to an event or a fact, for instance. I'm looking at an individual's birth event. I used to be able to click on the "Source Citations" title bar above that source list to sort the sources related to that event, in that one list on the edit page.

THAT'S the function that's lacking, and I would be very happy to see it fixed.