Hello Tony, I have watched with interest the responses to your very odd query, when I first installed WinBMD on my computer (HP Laptop running Windows 7 64bit), I backed up the WinBMD.ini file. These following lines form part of the WinBMD.ini file, I believe these lines control how the ruler behaves, Note the entry, "AutoMoveRuler=Y", if this entry has changed, (or been accidentally changed) to "AutoMoveRuler=N", it will no longer move the ruler down as you complete each entry. This is part of my back up ini file. (using Notepad to view the contents), [Ruler] RuleColour=16744576 RuleWidth=3 RuleJump=0 ScrollX1=0 ScrollY1=0 SeeThru=Y AutoMoveRuler=Y This is part of my current ini file, note that the various numeric values have changed but the Automove value is still "Y". [Ruler] RuleColour=16744576 RuleWidth=3 RuleJump=19.7777777777778 ScrollX1=260 ScrollY1=509 SeeThru=Y AutoMoveRuler=Y I think that your idea of re-installing WinBMD is the safest way of getting around this problem as I am sure that the folks at FreeBMD would not recommend that we get too involved in the software which we use to transcode our scans. However, it would be quite "interesting" to know whether this entry had anything to do with your problem. If you are using Windows 7, remember that Windows 7 can appear to hide the actual files in a "Virtual Directory system", making things difficult to understand when things go wrong. Hoping this is of some help, Kindest Regards, Alan On 15/07/2011 08:35, tony mansell wrote: > No that didn't work! > tonym > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barrie [mailto:freebmd@myarcher.net] > Sent: 14 July 2011 08:57 > To: freebmd-admins@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: free bmd data entry - ruler problem > > I suggest that you recalibrate the ruler even though it appears to be > correctly calibrated ("goes down to the tenth record"). > > When the scan is displayed, switch off the ruler if it is displayed > (View/Hide Ruler). Then switch on the ruler (View/Show Ruler). OK to the > next message. When the message comes up to move the ruler to line one, > use the scroll bar controls to move the image up and down so that ruler > is under line one - do this even if it is already in the correct place. > Click OK and do the same for the tenth line - again move the image even > if it is the correct place. > > Please report if this works, or anything else you do that works, so that > we can add it to the Transcribers' Knowledge Base. > > Barrie > > On 19:59, tony mansell wrote: >> Greetings! >> >> >> >> Can you help me? For some unknown reason the ruler on my scan viewer > display >> no longer moves; I have tried on a number of occasions to get it moving; > the >> instructions remain clear and it goes down to the tenth record, etc, but > it >> has to be scrolled down manually which is a pain. >> >> >> >> This first occurred at about 13.00 hrs GMT on Mon 11th July. >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> tonym >> >> >> > --Certified Virus Free by 4SecureMail.com ICSA-Certified Scanner-- > > > 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 FREEBMD-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That does raise a very interesting, and (now) obvious, question - Tony, if you go to Show Image Tools in the scan window, is "AutoMove Ruler" ticked? Barrie On 19:59, Alan Duckett wrote: > <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed"> > > > Hello Tony, > > I have watched with interest the responses to your very odd query, > when I first installed WinBMD on my computer (HP Laptop running > Windows 7 64bit), > I backed up the WinBMD.ini file. > These following lines form part of the WinBMD.ini file, I believe > these lines control how the ruler behaves, Note the entry, > "AutoMoveRuler=Y", > if this entry has changed, (or been accidentally changed) to > "AutoMoveRuler=N", it will no longer move the ruler down as you > complete each entry. > > This is part of my back up ini file. (using Notepad to view the > contents), > > [Ruler] > RuleColour=16744576 > RuleWidth=3 > RuleJump=0 > ScrollX1=0 > ScrollY1=0 > SeeThru=Y > AutoMoveRuler=Y > > This is part of my current ini file, note that the various numeric > values have changed but the Automove value is still "Y". > > [Ruler] > RuleColour=16744576 > RuleWidth=3 > RuleJump=19.7777777777778 > ScrollX1=260 > ScrollY1=509 > SeeThru=Y > AutoMoveRuler=Y > > I think that your idea of re-installing WinBMD is the safest way of > getting around this problem as I am sure that the folks at FreeBMD > would not recommend that we get too involved in the software which we > use to transcode our scans. However, it would be quite > "interesting" to know whether this entry had anything to do with your > problem. > > If you are using Windows 7, remember that Windows 7 can appear to > hide the actual files in a "Virtual Directory system", making things > difficult to understand when things go wrong. > > Hoping this is of some help, > > Kindest Regards, > > Alan > > > > > > > > > > > On 15/07/2011 08:35, tony mansell wrote: >> No that didn't work! >> tonym >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Barrie [mailto:freebmd@myarcher.net] >> Sent: 14 July 2011 08:57 >> To: freebmd-admins@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: free bmd data entry - ruler problem >> >> I suggest that you recalibrate the ruler even though it appears to be >> correctly calibrated ("goes down to the tenth record"). >> >> When the scan is displayed, switch off the ruler if it is displayed >> (View/Hide Ruler). Then switch on the ruler (View/Show Ruler). OK to the >> next message. When the message comes up to move the ruler to line one, >> use the scroll bar controls to move the image up and down so that ruler >> is under line one - do this even if it is already in the correct place. >> Click OK and do the same for the tenth line - again move the image even >> if it is the correct place. >> >> Please report if this works, or anything else you do that works, so that >> we can add it to the Transcribers' Knowledge Base. >> >> Barrie >> >> On 19:59, tony mansell wrote: >>> Greetings! >>> >>> >>> >>> Can you help me? For some unknown reason the ruler on my scan viewer >> display >>> no longer moves; I have tried on a number of occasions to get it >>> moving; >> the >>> instructions remain clear and it goes down to the tenth record, etc, >>> but >> it >>> has to be scrolled down manually which is a pain. >>> >>> >>> >>> This first occurred at about 13.00 hrs GMT on Mon 11th July. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> tonym >>> >>> >>> >> --Certified Virus Free by 4SecureMail.com ICSA-Certified Scanner-- >> >> >> 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 >> FREEBMD-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > </div> --Certified Virus Free by 4SecureMail.com ICSA-Certified Scanner--