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    1. Re: Repository for Scanned Certificates?
    2. Henry Griffiths
    3. Hi Geoff Sorry, link should read http://ukbdm.corpex.com/ Henry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Griffiths" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 8:34 AM Subject: Re: Repository for Scanned Certificates? > Hi Geoff > > You could try the following link > > www.ukbdm.corpex.com > > This is an BMD certificate exchange site. > There is a small fee to pay I believe. > > Henry > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Geoff Carvosso" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 6:28 PM > Subject: Repository for Scanned Certificates? > > >>I have traced Birth, Marriage and Death certificates for a number of my >> ancestors, and I'm very grateful to FreeBMD and it's volunteers for the >> huge >> amount of help this database has been to me. >> >> >> >> I have a number of certificates for ancestors and for "false leads" which >> I >> would be happy to scan and upload to the internet (if the person is >> deceased >> and the event is before, say 1909) for the use of other descendents or >> researchers. >> >> >> >> Is there a project or repository in existence to accommodate this? >> >> >> >> Thanks & Regards, >> >> >> >> Sarah Smith. >> >> >> >> FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins >> FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1926 - Release Date: 01/30/09 > 17:31:00 > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1926 - Release Date: 01/30/09 17:31:00

    02/01/2009 01:44:30
    1. Re: Repository for Scanned Certificates?
    2. Henry Griffiths
    3. Hi Geoff You could try the following link www.ukbdm.corpex.com This is an BMD certificate exchange site. There is a small fee to pay I believe. Henry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Carvosso" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 6:28 PM Subject: Repository for Scanned Certificates? >I have traced Birth, Marriage and Death certificates for a number of my > ancestors, and I'm very grateful to FreeBMD and it's volunteers for the > huge > amount of help this database has been to me. > > > > I have a number of certificates for ancestors and for "false leads" which > I > would be happy to scan and upload to the internet (if the person is > deceased > and the event is before, say 1909) for the use of other descendents or > researchers. > > > > Is there a project or repository in existence to accommodate this? > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > > > Sarah Smith. > > > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1926 - Release Date: 01/30/09 17:31:00

    02/01/2009 01:34:56
    1. Re: missing page
    2. Carrie Mitchell
    3. Apologies, that was meant for Adrienne, not Sarah. The link is the correct one though. I think it's high time for bed. Carrie :) http://images.freebmd.org.uk/GUS/1929/Marriages/September/ANC-04/A-F/1929M3-C-0290.jpg ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 31 January, 2009 20:54:28 Subject: missing page As far as I can tell, page 290 from the marriages September 1929 is completely missing. The last entry is Martha Culling on 289 and the next is Ruth Cummins on 291. Adrienne Kiellor-Edwards FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    01/31/2009 10:08:42
    1. Re: missing page
    2. Carrie Mitchell
    3. Hi Sarah, I had a quick look and I did manage to find it. I've put the link here for you. Hope it helps. http://images.freebmd.org.uk/GUS/1929/Marriages/September/ANC-04/A-F/1929M3-C-0290.jpg Carrie :) ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, 31 January, 2009 20:54:28 Subject: missing page As far as I can tell, page 290 from the marriages September 1929 is completely missing. The last entry is Martha Culling on 289 and the next is Ruth Cummins on 291. Adrienne Kiellor-Edwards FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    01/31/2009 10:06:52
    1. Repository for Scanned Certificates?
    2. Geoff Carvosso
    3. I have traced Birth, Marriage and Death certificates for a number of my ancestors, and I'm very grateful to FreeBMD and it's volunteers for the huge amount of help this database has been to me. I have a number of certificates for ancestors and for "false leads" which I would be happy to scan and upload to the internet (if the person is deceased and the event is before, say 1909) for the use of other descendents or researchers. Is there a project or repository in existence to accommodate this? Thanks & Regards, Sarah Smith.

    01/31/2009 11:28:23
    1. missing page
    2. As far as I can tell, page 290 from the marriages September 1929 is completely missing. The last entry is Martha Culling on 289 and the next is Ruth Cummins on 291. Adrienne Kiellor-Edwards

    01/31/2009 08:54:28
    1. Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
    2. david mayall
    3. 2009/1/28 Staff By Mail <[email protected]> > I went to my local graveyard looking for my grandmother's grave. the chap > in charge went to his PC, tapped a couple of keys and, voila! there was the > information of every grave, who was buried in it, who owns the plot, how > mush of the 75-year lease remained. The works, basically and definitely > not > 450 quid's worth. Someone is trying to pull a fast on on the OP. > Whilst there is much in this topic that I (personally) find interesting, it really must be a discussion that takes place on general lists, rather than on a very specialised list. It is important that people feel able to sign up to FreeBMD lists without the worry that they are going to be inundated by e-mails on other subjects. People who want to participate in more generalised discussion will be members of general lists. Can we please draw an immediate halt to postings on this subject here. Those who wish to argue against this decision should e-mail *me* rather than the list. -- Dave Mayall

    01/28/2009 09:36:26
    1. Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
    2. Staff By Mail
    3. I went to my local graveyard looking for my grandmother's grave. the chap in charge went to his PC, tapped a couple of keys and, voila! there was the information of every grave, who was buried in it, who owns the plot, how mush of the 75-year lease remained. The works, basically and definitely not 450 quid's worth. Someone is trying to pull a fast on on the OP. Cheers Darren ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 3:34 PM Subject: Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 > Dear all > Think they have to give you an estimation of how long it would take and > why > it would take so long - surely there is a list of who is buried in the > graveyard at least. Looks to me like a classic - its too hard issue. > Perhaps a > letter to the local paper or your MP? > > Emma > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

    01/28/2009 09:16:34
    1. Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
    2. Dear all Think they have to give you an estimation of how long it would take and why it would take so long - surely there is a list of who is buried in the graveyard at least. Looks to me like a classic - its too hard issue. Perhaps a letter to the local paper or your MP? Emma

    01/28/2009 03:34:28
    1. Re: 1881 June Quarter Marriages
    2. Allan Raymond
    3. Nancy Are you certain it is 1881 June Quarter Marriages? I can't see any missing block of scans. There are 272 scan pages in this quarter and they have all been transcribed. Besides the check I've just carried please check out: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/progressM.shtml . There are a missing block of scans in 1887 June Quarter Marriages which we are aware of and should be providing within a month or so. Allan Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Frey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 12:28 AM Subject: 1881 June Quarter Marriages While doing some research today, it came to my attention that the above-noted quarter only goes up to the letter "D". The rest are available at Ancestry. Is there some particular reason why the rest of the alphabet doesn't appear in the scans and hasn't been transcribed? Regards, Nancy Frey Scan 2 Syndicate #3771 FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    01/27/2009 05:54:37
    1. Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
    2. Brad Rogers
    3. On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:37:41 -0000 "Pete Barrett" <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Pete, > At £450 for 2.5 days work, my only query is: > I wonder if they have any vacancies going ? That's total costs, not staff pay. More's the pity. :-( -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" You destroyed my confidence, you broke my nerve Nervous Wreck - Radio Stars

    01/27/2009 03:06:09
    1. Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
    2. Pete Barrett
    3. Hi At £450 for 2.5 days work, my only query is: I wonder if they have any vacancies going ? Pete ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "Rootsweb" <[email protected]>; "Dyfed Mailing List" <[email protected]>; "glamorgan" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 2:06 AM Subject: Freedom of Information Act 2000 Hi everyone just to update you all on the posting I did back in November regarding the removal of the gravestones and the reusing of the graves in Croydon Cemeteries nr London UK. I asked if I could have a list of the names instead of just grave numbers so as to see if any of my family were among the graves to be reused. They refered it to the Councils Legal department to see if it violated the Freedom of Information Act 2000. My email asking for this list and other concerns was sent on the 10 December 2008. They replied initially and stated that they would reply to me within 20 days. This is their reply. I will not comment as I do not want to influence anyones replies but I would welcome any comments. If anyone wants to reply either on list or off I would appreciate it. Colin Parker ----- Original Message ----- From: Derby, James To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 6:32 AM Subject: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION F2008-575 Dear Mr. Parker Thank you for your email dated 10 December 2008 requesting amongst other things the list of names of the graves that is being removed in the cemeteries. We have considered your request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and apologise for the delay in replying. We have conducted a search into our records and can confirm that the Council holds the information you have requested. However the Council is unable to disclose this information to you for the reasons set out below. To find the relevant information that you request Council officers would have to sift through copious amounts of data and spend a substantial amount of time putting this in a form that answers your request. The resultant information that Council officers uncover would then need to be examined individually to ensure compliance with the FOIA before disclosure to you. Therefore the cumulative time it would take for Council officers to provide the information you have requested would exceed the "appropriate limit". The appropriate limit has been specified in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004 and for local authorities it is set at £450. This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 2½ working days in locating, retrieving and extracting the information from where it is stored. Under Section 12 of the FOIA the Council is not obliged to comply with your request and we will not be processing your request further. If you are unhappy with the way the department has handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act, you may ask for an internal review. You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint and either: a.. e-mailing us at [email protected] b.. faxing us on 0208 760 5679 c.. writing to FOI Complaints, London Borough of Croydon, Democratic and Legal Services, Croydon, CR9 3JS If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: a.. Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF Yours sincerely James Derby Corporate Solicitor Legal & Democratic Services London Borough of Croydon Taberner House Park Lane CR9 3JS Tel: 020 8760 5768 Ext. 61359 Fax: 020 8760 5679 FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    01/27/2009 01:37:41
    1. 1881 June Quarter Marriages
    2. Nancy Frey
    3. While doing some research today, it came to my attention that the above-noted quarter only goes up to the letter "D". The rest are available at Ancestry. Is there some particular reason why the rest of the alphabet doesn't appear in the scans and hasn't been transcribed? Regards, Nancy Frey Scan 2 Syndicate #3771

    01/27/2009 12:28:17
    1. Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
    2. Mark Prior
    3. Colin wrote: > Hi everyone just to update you all on the posting I did back in > November regarding the removal of the gravestones and the reusing of > the graves in Croydon Cemeteries nr London UK. I asked if I could > have a list of the names instead of just grave numbers so as to see > if any of my family were among the graves to be reused. They refered > it to the Councils Legal department to see if it violated the Freedom > of Information Act 2000. My email asking for this list and other > concerns was sent on the 10 December 2008. They replied initially and > stated that they would reply to me within 20 days. This is their > reply. I will not comment as I do not want to influence anyones > replies but I would welcome any comments. If anyone wants to reply > either on list or off I would appreciate it. A curious response. I would have expected them to already know the identity of the graves (assuming they can be identified) before considering reusing them and that this information would already be stored on a per grave basis and so could easily be transformed into a suitable response. Their response would imply that the relatives paying for maintenance would themselves need to keep the mapping between grave number and their deceased relative as any correspondence would only provide the number. Of course I know nothing about the management of cemeteries and am just looking at it from an information management perspective. Regards, Mark.

    01/27/2009 06:13:47
    1. Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 - from list admin
    2. Jeff Coleman
    3. Whereas this may be a subject of interest to some, it has no place on this mailing list, which is devoted solely to the transcription of Birth, Marriage and Death records as part of the FreeBMD project. There are to be no further postings on this list on this subject. If those who have posted to the list contact me off-list I will advise how they may remove their postings from the list archive. There are plenty of Rootsweb mailing lists covering local areas and other subjects where discussion might perhaps be appropriate. See http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Jeff assistant list admin, FreeBMD-admins mailing list

    01/27/2009 02:05:48
    1. Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 - from list admin
    2. Jeff, Throw me off the transcribers list if you wish, but I thought that was a most insensitive way to deal with this subject. Roy Davies

    01/26/2009 09:57:53
    1. Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
    2. Colin
    3. Hi Mark Yes I would certainly love to earn even half that amount for that amount of time. The point here is they are reusing between 50 - 75 graves from over 75 years ago. They put the grave numbers at the entrance and at various places within the cemetery about 6 months ago. I asked for the names as numbers do not mean anything to people. this was their reply to my request. To me they do not want graves to be claimed and that is why they make it hard to claim a family grave. As for looking they have transcribed their record books onto computer. I made a comment that they might need to cross check with paper record books before any action is taken as we can never be 100% in transcribing. My own Grandmother can not be traced to a grave and she died with in 1/2 a mile of the cemetery but has no grave not even with her husband who has a grave in the cemetery. They do not check record books now only the computer. I have tried all other cemeteries around this area but I have still not found her. My grandmother could be in one of these graves being reused bearing in mind the time frame. As for any further action I might have luck as the manger promised to look for my family surnames but knowing how they have been in the past I will just pray they do but to fight this they will just laugh at me if I try. I started this in 2005 when on a trip to England I went to my sons grave and while walking to other family graves I found a huge pile of smashed up gravestones. I photographed them and sent it to a local paper who ran a front page story about it. One of the gravestones in the pile was from 1991 and their excuse for this gravestone being in the pile was that it had been put on the wrong grave in the wrong cemetery. Somehow this sounded strange because if I had paid out around 2000 pounds for a gravestone and it never made its way onto my grave I would not wait 14 years to find out where it went too. Also the grave where it was put on the owner would have soon shouted about it. Also they have changed in-perpetuity as well so they can reuse graves quicker. Colin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Prior" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 6:43 PM Subject: Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 > Colin wrote: > >> Hi everyone just to update you all on the posting I did back in >> November regarding the removal of the gravestones and the reusing of >> the graves in Croydon Cemeteries nr London UK. I asked if I could >> have a list of the names instead of just grave numbers so as to see >> if any of my family were among the graves to be reused. They refered >> it to the Councils Legal department to see if it violated the Freedom >> of Information Act 2000. My email asking for this list and other >> concerns was sent on the 10 December 2008. They replied initially and >> stated that they would reply to me within 20 days. This is their >> reply. I will not comment as I do not want to influence anyones >> replies but I would welcome any comments. If anyone wants to reply >> either on list or off I would appreciate it. > > A curious response. I would have expected them to already know the > identity of the graves (assuming they can be identified) before > considering reusing them and that this information would already be > stored on a per grave basis and so could easily be transformed into a > suitable response. Their response would imply that the relatives paying > for maintenance would themselves need to keep the mapping between grave > number and their deceased relative as any correspondence would only > provide the number. Of course I know nothing about the management of > cemeteries and am just looking at it from an information management > perspective. > > Regards, > Mark. > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    01/26/2009 12:45:03
    1. Freedom of Information Act 2000
    2. Colin
    3. Hi everyone just to update you all on the posting I did back in November regarding the removal of the gravestones and the reusing of the graves in Croydon Cemeteries nr London UK. I asked if I could have a list of the names instead of just grave numbers so as to see if any of my family were among the graves to be reused. They refered it to the Councils Legal department to see if it violated the Freedom of Information Act 2000. My email asking for this list and other concerns was sent on the 10 December 2008. They replied initially and stated that they would reply to me within 20 days. This is their reply. I will not comment as I do not want to influence anyones replies but I would welcome any comments. If anyone wants to reply either on list or off I would appreciate it. Colin Parker ----- Original Message ----- From: Derby, James To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 6:32 AM Subject: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION F2008-575 Dear Mr. Parker Thank you for your email dated 10 December 2008 requesting amongst other things the list of names of the graves that is being removed in the cemeteries. We have considered your request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and apologise for the delay in replying. We have conducted a search into our records and can confirm that the Council holds the information you have requested. However the Council is unable to disclose this information to you for the reasons set out below. To find the relevant information that you request Council officers would have to sift through copious amounts of data and spend a substantial amount of time putting this in a form that answers your request. The resultant information that Council officers uncover would then need to be examined individually to ensure compliance with the FOIA before disclosure to you. Therefore the cumulative time it would take for Council officers to provide the information you have requested would exceed the "appropriate limit". The appropriate limit has been specified in the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004 and for local authorities it is set at £450. This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 2½ working days in locating, retrieving and extracting the information from where it is stored. Under Section 12 of the FOIA the Council is not obliged to comply with your request and we will not be processing your request further. If you are unhappy with the way the department has handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act, you may ask for an internal review. You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint and either: a.. e-mailing us at [email protected] b.. faxing us on 0208 760 5679 c.. writing to FOI Complaints, London Borough of Croydon, Democratic and Legal Services, Croydon, CR9 3JS If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: a.. Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF Yours sincerely James Derby Corporate Solicitor Legal & Democratic Services London Borough of Croydon Taberner House Park Lane CR9 3JS Tel: 020 8760 5768 Ext. 61359 Fax: 020 8760 5679

    01/26/2009 11:06:51
    1. Re: Illegal Spaces in Initials
    2. Jeff Coleman
    3. This issue of spaces between initials was noted soon after WinBMD version 5 was released. Ironically I understand that the automatic space after a full stop had been inserted to make it easier to get multiple initials right for printed pages up to 1910, where there was always a space. One approach is to transcribe a whole file without bothering with these spaces between initials, then run down the forenames column using the down-arrow key, taking out spaces where required, in much the same way as we used to deal with full stops after forenames in pre-1910 deaths pages. Any you miss should be picked up when you check your transcription using BMDVerify. The comments have been noted, and I anticipate that when the next WinBMD version is made available this issue will have been addressed. May I suggest that further suggestions for alterations or improvements are made on the FreeBMD-Discuss list. This list is primarily for 'How do I? ' questions about transcribing. Jeff assistant list admin, FreeBMD-admins list

    01/23/2009 05:11:22
    1. Re: Illegal Spaces in Initials
    2. Sue Barnard
    3. Sorry folks - that should have read "WinBMD does not save the full stop after the final initial." Maybe I need the equivalent of BMDVerify to check my emails... It's been a LONG week! Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Barnard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 7:01 PM Subject: Re: Illegal Spaces in Initials > I've noticed that too. I've found that in general it's easier to add the > multiple initial "name" to the picklist, simply to prevent being alerted > again if the same combination of initials crops up on a future page. But > you're quite right, Keith - WinBMD does not save the final initial. > > Is there any way this could be corrected? > > Sue > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Partridge" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 5:02 PM > Subject: RE: Illegal Spaces in Initials > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > A sort of linked problem, but if WinBMD is going to be looked at perhaps > this could be too. But this is going to get very confusing so I apologise > in > advance... > > > > Taking the example Chris has used, if you choose to save the "C.J." as > a new name to use again, when you > select the saved item in future the final full stop is dropped. So if > you had saved the "C.J." and later on came across the entry > > Smith, Margaret C.J. > > you would enter in the forename field "Margaret " then the key sequence is > c/./backspace/[numeric key relating to C.J.] > > IMHO that should work, but WinBMD replaces the final full stop with a > space > so you need to hit backspace and re-enter the full stop. > > > If we had the option Nick > mentions to toggle the automatic insertion of a space after > a full stop then the need for the backspace(s) would be removed > > > Told you it would get confusing, but hopefully you can understand the > problem. > > > Keith > >> Subject: Re: Illegal Spaces in Initials >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:11:53 +0100 >> >> I'm sure there are good reasons for this behaviour in WinBMD but I too >> find it annoying. >> >> My suggestions: >> >> 1. An option to suppress the automatic insertion of a space after a full >> stop in the name field. Automatic capitalisation of the first letter >> after a full stop. >> >> 2. Detection of a full stop in a name to prevent the programme asking >> whether it should be added as a new name, either as normal behaviour or >> as an option. >> >> Is WinBMD being actively maintained? Or can I obtain the source and >> attempt to change it myself? >> >> Nick >> >> >> On Fri, 2009-01-23 at 10:09 +0000, C&D Hughes wrote: >> > We are aware of the way 20thC typed scans have no spaces where there >> > are >> > 2 or more initials. My question as a mainly self taught, non-touch >> > typist is whether there is a better way of typing , using WinBMD >> > version >> > 5.0.0, than this example: >> > >> > Smith, John C.J. >> > the keys sequence is: c/stop/back-space/shift+J/stop/tab/enter (to tell >> > WinBMD you don't want to add "C.J." as a new forename) >> > >> > Note that WinBMD automatically inserts a space after the first full >> > stop >> > and then cannot recognise the space-free set of initials as other than >> > a >> > full name. >> > >> > I find the procedure unnatural, having been instructed always to hit >> > space after a full stop, and it destroys the transcription rhythm. >> > >> > Chris >> > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive >> > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins >> > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins >> FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Love Hotmail? 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    01/23/2009 01:08:43