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Focus window "birth" text v Sentence template?

Posted: 14 Nov 2017 15:07
by wellera
Hi

Small puzzle.

On my focus window the sentence for my birth is:
"Born: 10 December 1954 in 11 Norfolk Road, Mitcham, Surrey SW19 2EH"

In narrative reports:
"He was born on 10 December 1954 at 11 Norfolk Road, Mitcham, Surrey SW19 2EH"

My sentence template is:
{individual} was born {date} {=CombineText( TextIf( TextPart(%FACT.PLAC%,1,3,TIDY) = "", "in ", "at "), %FACT.PLAC:TIDY%, , )} <({age})>

BTW I don't use the ADDRESS field. I put everything in the PLACE field (so that I can map each address correctly)

Where is the focus window sentence configured? (I'd like to replace "in" with "at" in that sentence).

Thanks

Andrew

Re: Focus window "birth" text v Sentence template?

Posted: 14 Nov 2017 15:26
by tatewise
The simple answer is the Focus Window text cannot be customised.
Actually very little can be customised. See Customize View... link.
I suspect it is effectively using {date} {place} internally, but that cannot be changed.

Re: Focus window "birth" text v Sentence template?

Posted: 14 Nov 2017 22:02
by wellera
Thanks Mike - I thought that might be the case.

Andrew