Hi Mike ( sorry Mike got my sides mixed up ) A faster way is to click on the first person you want to delete and then drag the scroll bar, on the RIGHT side of the screen, with the mouse till you, come to the last person you want to delete. Now while holding the shift key click on this last person. All items between the two names are highlighted. Delete, cut etc. Jerry Port Coquitlam B.C. Canada http://members.home.net/dimsdale1 DIMSDALE, GEDDES, ECKHOLDT, DOWNER, SINCLAIR, ETHERINGTON, MACK, LAMB

Hi Mike A faster way is to click on the first person you want to delete and then drag the scroll bar, on the left side of the screen, with the mouse till you come to the last person you want to delete. Now while holding the shift key click on this last person. All items between the two names are highlighted. Delete, cut etc. Jerry Port Coquitlam B.C. Canada http://members.home.net/dimsdale1 DIMSDALE, GEDDES, ECKHOLDT, DOWNER, SINCLAIR, ETHERINGTON, MACK, LAMB ----- Original Message ----- From: "MJ" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 10:22 PM Subject: Re: [CFTW] Can anyone help? > Oh for sure, that works, if you don't mind holding a mouse key down for ~5 > minutes while it scrolls thru. I just thought someone knew how to mark two > points in the file and delete everything in between, instead of a tedious > scroll and cut. >

>1. I am doing research with a family member who lives in Australia and we >wish to merge files so we can keep a 'master' file. When we merge 2 files >however, we find that the merge report lists every IPN name - some many >hundreds. This means that the report is so very long and really all we wish >to know are those IPNs where there is a difference between the 2 files so we >can decide which is the correct entry and edit it accordingly. >Ira has responded that he intended it that way so he could check every IPN >entry. However I wonder if anyone has found a way around this. It might be >useful to have that function switchable so that either a full report is >produced or a report with only the file differences listed. When you merge there is an option to include or exclude the name from second database being added to the note field of that individual. I think this is what you refer to. Just make sure you have not checked that option. (I believe it is the first option listed and normally unchecked - which is what it sounds like you want to do.) The log listing created does show the two names next to each other so you can edit and correct only those you wish. >2. I intend to produce the 'Book' report complete with photos of people etc >in the appropriate places. Is there a suggested size for the photos so they >fit nicely and all look hte same on the book pages? I suggest that when you scan them in you keep the file size between about 50K and 150K. Don't get much more than about 200K otherwise the memory use on photo album report could cause a crash. Otherwise the option to adjust the size of photos allows for a wide variation and experimentation with the Photo Album report is likely to help you decide on the best size for output. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

Greetings, I am a relatively new user of CFT and find it a very good program to use. There are 2 issues I am seeking assistance on: 1. I am doing research with a family member who lives in Australia and we wish to merge files so we can keep a 'master' file. When we merge 2 files however, we find that the merge report lists every IPN name - some many hundreds. This means that the report is so very long and really all we wish to know are those IPNs where there is a difference between the 2 files so we can decide which is the correct entry and edit it accordingly. Ira has responded that he intended it that way so he could check every IPN entry. However I wonder if anyone has found a way around this. It might be useful to have that function switchable so that either a full report is produced or a report with only the file differences listed. 2. I intend to produce the 'Book' report complete with photos of people etc in the appropriate places. Is there a suggested size for the photos so they fit nicely and all look hte same on the book pages? Many thanks for your help, Ron Parry Christchurch New Zealand

(Courtesy of Robert BROYLES, who forwarded it to me.) BURY ME WITH SOLDIERS: I've played a lot of roles in life; I've met a lot of men. I've done a lot of things I'd like to think I wouldn't do again. And though I'm young, I'm old enough To know someday I'll die. To think about what lies beyond, And beside whom I would lie. Perhaps it doesn't matter much; Still, if I had my choice, I'd want a grave amongst Soldiers when At last death quells my voice. I'm sick of the hypocrisy Of lectures of the wise. I'll take the man, with all the flaws, Who goes, though scared, and dies. The troops I knew were commonplace, They didn't want the war; They fought because their fathers and Their fathers had before. They cursed and killed and wept... God knows they're easy to deride. But bury me with men like these; They faced the guns and died. It's funny when you think of it, The way we got along. We'd come from different worlds to live In one where no one belongs, I didn't even like them all; I'm sure they'd all agree. Yet, I would give my life for them; I know some did for me. So bury me with soldiers, please, Though much maligned they be. Yes, bury me with soldiers, For I miss their company. We'll not soon see their likes again; If we've had our fill of war. So bury me with men like them, I cannot ask for more. Author unknown

HOW TO USE THE ARCHIVES: There are two ways to access the Archives: SEARCH or BROWSE (NOTICE: The URLs for the search engines are "case sensitive", that is, you must follow instructions given below, and type in the List's name as shown. For "Searches", the List name must be in ALL CAPS; for "Browsing", the List name must be in all "non caps".) 1) SEARCH the Archives for specific messages by searching for names, words, phrases, etc. Use this URL and substitute the name of the List for XXXXX: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=XXXXX (In other words, you would replace XXXXX with SMITH to search the SMITH Mailing List for something. In this SEARCH you MUST type the name in ALL CAPS. Another example would be to replace XXXXX with EUDORA-MAIL, VIRUS-DISCUSSION, or WINDOWS- FOR DUMMIES, etc.) Once at the appropriate page, you would type in the word or words, and select the year to search. Some Lists have been in existence since 1996, while others are relatively new, starting in 2000 or 2001. (See the end of this message for tips on how to type in the proper format for searches of more than on word.) 2) BROWSE the Archives to go from message to message, month by month, year by year: Use this URL and substitute the name of the List for xxxxx: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/xxxxx (Replace xxxxx with the appropriate surname, e.g. smith. In this search, you MUST type the name in non-caps. Again, for non- surname Lists, examples would be eudora-mail, virus-discussion, or windows-for-dummies, etc.) On the first page, you will see a list of Months and Years, starting with the first Month/Year the List became active, up to the present Month/Year. You will also see the total number of List messages for each Month/Year. Let's say that you want to look at all the posts for April 2001. Scroll down the list until you find that Month/Year. Click on it and you will be taken to a new page which shows all the posts for April 2001, initially arranged by "Thread". That means that, starting at the top, you will see the earliest posts, arranged chronologically for "original" posts. If someone has "replied" to any "original" post, the "replies" will be under the "original", which will make some email dates out of chronological order. You can click the "Display in" box and choose "Chronological" instead of "Threaded", which will put ALL posts in date order and NOT arranged by "Thread". I would suggest you put check marks in "With Names" and "With Dates" so that you can see who sent the emails and on what dates they were sent. EXTREMELY IMPORTANT !!!!! If you do a BROWSE, you cannot search for a word or words; what you will see will be all the emails for a specific month/year, either arranged by date, or by "thread". Initially, senders' names and dates of posting will not be shown. You need to put check marks in the two boxes and click "Redisplay" to see the names and dates. This is why it is VERY, VERY IMPORTANT that when you post an email to a List, or reply to an email, you MAKE SURE your subject line is descriptive of what you are sending. These BROWSE pages give lists of emails by SUBJECT LINES !!!!! Thus, if you are subscribed to the -D (Digest mode) List, and you reply to an email contained within the Digest, and DON'T change the subject line, it will look something like this: Re: GERMANNA_COLONIES-D Digest V01 #104 So, your reply gets Archived with THAT subject line. What does that tell searchers when they are using the BROWSE utility? Absolutely NOTHING!!!!! In short, if you're a -D (Digest mode) subscriber, CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE to match that of the email within the Digest before replying. Please!!!!! A word about using the SEARCH feature. You will have to experiment to find out how to best word your queries. It seems that Rootsweb has improved the search engine so that you can do a search for phrases, BUT you have to know how to do so. Example: If you search for "john broyles", you will get all the pages that have BOTH of those words in emails, but not necessarily both together. If you search for "john and broyles", the "finds" or "hits" will be the same as above for "john broyles". If you search for "john+broyles", you will get only emails that have "John Broyles" in them. About phrases: Let's say you are looking for the phrase "only evidence was a misreading" in an email. Typing it exactly that way won't work. You have to put a "+" between each word in order to search for that phrase, e.g., "only+evidence+was+a+misreading" THAT works! But, with experimentation, that is about as long a phrase I have been able to use and have the search engine find it. Anything longer seems to mess up the mind of the engine. Regards, SgtGeorge George W. Durman Knoxville, TN Listowner

>It is the color of the icon background that is giving me the trouble--not the >icons themselves. Is there anyway I can change the color of that background?. >Right now it is a very light, almost white, color. This makes it nearly impossible >for me to see the icons themselves. I've tried everything I can think of in >PROPERTIES>APPEARANCES and nothing I do seems to have any effect on the color of >that background area. If it is possible to change the background color, could you >give me the directions? The background color of all icons is supposedly "transparent" - meaning that for most of it we see the gray of the bar behind - so we really don't see a background color at all. I suspect that the white you see may be caused by the magnifier program you use? Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

At 06:49 PM 5/19/01 +0000, you wrote: >I am exporting a gedcom file and the progress went to 115% >Is this an indication of something wrong? It's an indication of the program not knowing how many names and marriages are going to be exported in advance. It's harmless to the export. When an export starts I just do not know where the 100% marker is without wasting time trying to count all the possible marriage records, source notes, etc are going to get exported ahead of time. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

At 05:56 PM 5/19/01 +0000, you wrote: >In the Save Report to ASCII Text File window, the option to save a range of >pages exists but is not operational. It saves all the pages regardless of >the page range inserted. Will have to take a look into this. Ira ------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ira J. Lund E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.cf-software.com Cumberland Family Software, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville TN 37043

The program "Microangelo" from Impact Software - (http://www.impactsoft.com) will enable you to find a programs icons (even those "hidden" in *.exe files and alter them to whatever colour or shape you want. It is a shareware program and I think it costs around $US60.00 for the registered version. You can download a 30-day "evaluation" version from Impact's site although I do not know what restrictions/limitations are built in to this version. It is also a regular appearer on magazine cover CDs - it runs to about 2Meg in size so installing it from a CD is much quicker than downloading it, helps keep down the caffiene intake too!! Not exactly a cheap way out but I hope the information is of some help to those with a problem in this area. Regards to all Alan Plato

I did in fact have Walt and Mike's names mixed up. As for getting the black background Walt. The procedure I gave you using the high contrast does in fact work with Cumberland Family Tree Maker. I did it again with my own program to make sure I had given you correct information. It gave me black where the white background was and bright yellow fonts. Another of the high contrasts gave me bright green fonts. I don't mean to beat a dead horse but this does in fact work. As this might be getting old for the list, if you would like to e-mail me personally, I'd be glad to walk through it with you. Dawn Conner-Jeppesen http://www.geocities.com/frwhlngrl/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "walterboswell1" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [CFTW]changing icon colors > Hi, Mike, et al-- > > This is true. Mike and I obviously have different concerns. I am legally > blind and can only read white fonts against dark backgrounds. The size and > color of the icons in 3.07 don't bother me because I use a screen > magnifying program. It's the color of the icon background that bothers me. > So far, I have been unable to do anything about the very light color behind > the icons. The same problem exists in the database and configuration areas. > Since the background is very light there too, and I have to use white > fonts, I cannot see the white lettering against the light background. > Apparently, there is no way to change the color of this background. I have > tried everything possible in > properties>appearance and, even if I use the scheme setting in appearances, > the background to the icons and the configuration areas still remains > white. So: unless somebody has another idea, I guess I'll just have to stay > with v2.51. Ira is right, of course. 3.07 does have a lot of improvements > in terms of accessibility. As he pointed out previously, I can now change > the font size and color in "notes", I couldn't do that in 2.51 but, at the > same time, there were no white background areas in 2.51 either. > > At any rate, thanks for the help. > > walt boswell > [email protected] > > > > At 05:19 PM 05/20/2001 +0000, MJ wrote: > >My thanks to all those who gave suggestions for changing the appearance of > >program windows. > >I'm quite happy with the program window apparance it's the day-glo pink > >color of the CFT source icon that I wanted to change. > >I beleive my request was confused with the gentleman who wanted bigger type > >against a different backgrond in this windows programs, the suggestions > >offered will do that but not change icon colors. > > > >Mike > > > > > >==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > >To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > > [email protected] (for individual messages) > > [email protected] (for Digest mode) > >Subject: unsubscribe > >In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > >(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > > >============================== > >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] (for individual messages) > [email protected] (for Digest mode) > Subject: unsubscribe > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Dear Ira ... You may remember the trouble I was having with the Places edit boxes registering an error ... I have now discovered it is something to do with the Font size, which now indicates it may be a bug. If I try to use Arial 11 .. the boxes register an error at the end of the first line. I switch to size 10 and lower all is well again .. back to 11 and it re-appears .... Hope this is some help Hugo [email protected]

My thanks to all those who gave suggestions for changing the appearance of program windows. I'm quite happy with the program window apparance it's the day-glo pink color of the CFT source icon that I wanted to change. I beleive my request was confused with the gentleman who wanted bigger type against a different backgrond in this windows programs, the suggestions offered will do that but not change icon colors. Mike

Ok Mike, I have one more suggestion. You go to the exact same place as I told you before. This is under appearance. There are several things you change with your color schemes. Really you have to play with it until you have it how you like it. Some things are easier seen if you apply them. I would suggest though, you write down what you currently have to remember, if you don't find what you are looking for. The top drop down tap is scheme. I believe you said you wanted a dark background with light letters. If you select high contrast, this will give you that very effect. There are several high contrasts with normal size lettering, large fonts, etc. I tried it myself to make sure I am correct. This will give you a black or dark background with light colored letters including every program you use. The second drop down will be item. I had selected application background for this tab. I hope this helps you. Like I said, you may have to play with a bit to see what you prefer but it can give you the effect that you were looking for. Let me know how it turns out. Dawn ----- Original Message ----- From: "MJ" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [CFTW] icon colours > Dawn, > In win95 I followed your directions to the appaerance tab. And while I see > how the borders and text of a window can be changed I did not see how I can > cange the color of program icons in CFT. > What did I miss? > Mike > > At 12:58 18/05/01 +0200, you wrote: > >You can change the color settings by going to control panel. Click on > >display. This should give you a panal for display properties with 6 tabs. > >This is where you change your backgrounds, screen savers and such. Click on > >the third tab. This is the appearance tab. From here you should be able to > >change the colors. This is not only for the windows programs as my > >Cumberland program is what I have changed my color scheme to. Hope this > >helps you. > >Dawn Conner-Jeppesen > >http://www.geocities.com/frwhlngrl/ > > > ==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== > You can contact the List Manager at: > [email protected] > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

Hi, Mike, et al-- This is true. Mike and I obviously have different concerns. I am legally blind and can only read white fonts against dark backgrounds. The size and color of the icons in 3.07 don't bother me because I use a screen magnifying program. It's the color of the icon background that bothers me. So far, I have been unable to do anything about the very light color behind the icons. The same problem exists in the database and configuration areas. Since the background is very light there too, and I have to use white fonts, I cannot see the white lettering against the light background. Apparently, there is no way to change the color of this background. I have tried everything possible in properties>appearance and, even if I use the scheme setting in appearances, the background to the icons and the configuration areas still remains white. So: unless somebody has another idea, I guess I'll just have to stay with v2.51. Ira is right, of course. 3.07 does have a lot of improvements in terms of accessibility. As he pointed out previously, I can now change the font size and color in "notes", I couldn't do that in 2.51 but, at the same time, there were no white background areas in 2.51 either. At any rate, thanks for the help. walt boswell [email protected] At 05:19 PM 05/20/2001 +0000, MJ wrote: >My thanks to all those who gave suggestions for changing the appearance of >program windows. >I'm quite happy with the program window apparance it's the day-glo pink >color of the CFT source icon that I wanted to change. >I beleive my request was confused with the gentleman who wanted bigger type >against a different backgrond in this windows programs, the suggestions >offered will do that but not change icon colors. > >Mike > > >==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from CFT-WIN, send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] (for individual messages) > [email protected] (for Digest mode) >Subject: unsubscribe >In the body include only one word: unsubscribe >(Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

I am exporting a gedcom file and the progress went to 115% Is this an indication of something wrong? Mike

In the Save Report to ASCII Text File window, the option to save a range of pages exists but is not operational. It saves all the pages regardless of the page range inserted. Mike

Hi, Ira, et al-- It is the color of the icon background that is giving me the trouble--not the icons themselves. Is there anyway I can change the color of that background?. Right now it is a very light, almost white, color. This makes it nearly impossible for me to see the icons themselves. I've tried everything I can think of in PROPERTIES>APPEARANCES and nothing I do seems to have any effect on the color of that background area. If it is possible to change the background color, could you give me the directions? Thanks a lot, walt boswell [email protected]

Yes that is my understanding too. Only Ira can change them. Mike At 22:19 18/05/01 +0100, you wrote: >Mike, > >As far as I am aware, colours as used in programs are frequently under the >control of Windows, but sometimes a program will not allow Windows to >dictate the colours, and controls them itself. > >Icons, however, are small bitmaps and are specified by the programmer. If >you can't get at the icon the program uses because it is embedded, then you >can't change it. If you can get at the icon, then perhaps a photo (bitmap) >editing program can change the colours. > >Tim Churchill >Lancaster > >http://www.lsso.org.uk >http://www.sound-recording.co.uk >http://www.tim-churchill.co.uk > > >==== CFT-WIN Mailing List ==== >You can contact the List Manager at: >[email protected] > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >

Here in Lancaster, PA President Bush visited Safe Harbor Hydroelectric Plant. His motorcade drove passed our house to the county airport a 1/2 mile away. So we saw his chopper fly back to D.C. The three of us saw it and I took pictures. My older daughter was in school and missed it. Another event to enter into the database and some photo's to link also. I wonder down the road, what my future grand kids will think of this? Craig "Genealogy is not fatal, but it is a grave disease." Author - unknown