Replied off-list. Ian -------------------------------------------------- From: "C&D Hughes" <hughes.11@btinternet.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 6:52 AM To: <freebmd-admins@rootsweb.com>; <Nick.Lord@t-online.de> Subject: RE: District Pick List > Sorry if I caused offence, but I don't accept all the comments. Between > 6th > May (and I can't find a copy of Ian's message in my files but I'll accept > that I may have received one) and 16th when I was affronted by the new > List, > I'd uploaded 20 files without getting the replacement. So I might be > excused > for having forgotten the forewarning. And I'd also remind everyone that I > asked for the download to be optional. > > Since transcribing with the latest version, I have already had to add one > District (in 1933), though for the life of me I cannot remember what it > was! > The biggest problem for me is caused by the dreaded space or not after a > full stop. With the new list, if I type 'W.', I get a list of 10 of which > the first 4 have the space and the last 6 no space. Only 2 districts are > duplicated...W.Derby & W.Ashford. I expect there's a good reason for > having > to include those with the space after the stop. Can someone enlighten me? > > Finally, as regards "messing about" with the official list, we are all > volunteers and we all find ways of working which suit us best. In some > cases > this may involve adding to or deleting from the list, bearing in mind that > a > lot of entries in the official version are non-deletable. > > Ian's reminder about volume number changes is timely and very relevant but > surely TWYS rules OK! > > Chris Hughes > > -----Original Message----- > From: freebmd-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:freebmd-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Coleman > Sent: 17 May 2011 18:12 > To: freebmd-admins@rootsweb.com; Nick.Lord@t-online.de > Subject: Re: District Pick List > > It is a standard feature of WinBMD Version 6 that the District File is > replaced (if a new version has been deployed) whenever you send a file to > FreeBMD. This means that all active transcribers should have the same > accurate version of the 'default' district list, and fewer erroneous > districts should creep into transcriptions. > > You will recall that Ian Brooke sent a message to this mailing list on 6th > May headed 'District File' advising that a new district file was about to > be deployed. > > Please bear in mind that ordinary users of WinBMD are NOT expected to mess > about with (or 'customise' ) the WinBMD_Districts file. > > If while using WinBMD you add any extra abbreviated districts ( or > deviant > spellings) which then show up in your picklist, the place where they are > stored is WinBMD_Supp_Districts. That is the way WinBMD is designed to be > used, and for the great majority of users there is no need to know 'how it > works' or where particular data is stored, it is simply a delight that it > does work so well and makes transcribing so straightforward. > > [However, for the benefit of Chris and Nick and anyone else who has > 'customised' their WinBMD_Districts file here is what you need to know: > To find your saved copy of your old district list ( with any special > features some of you may have built in or deleted) you go to C:\Program > Files\WinBMD\Files and then in Vista or Windows 7 you need to select > 'compatibility files'. > This will then direct you to a location which will be along the lines of > .......Local\VirtualStore\WinBMD\Files. > It depends the date or time when your Districts list was replaced exactly > what the name of your saved copy will be. Mine is called > CopyofDistrictFile160511222357 and is a txt file. ] > > A quick comparison of the old and the new District Files suggests that the > new one is rather more user-friendly, with districts like Anglesey E. and > Barrow S. instead of Anglesey East and Barrow upon Soar. As these are the > abbreviations we commonly find when transcribing typed pages from 1911 and > later, it is very helpful to find them appearing by default. > > Well done, Ian. > > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C&D Hughes" <hughes.11@btinternet.com> > To: <Nick.Lord@t-online.de>; <freebmd-admins@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 2:39 PM > Subject: RE: District Pick List > > >> Yes, I customise my list too which adds to the annoyance potential. >> >> I don't know how to delete the new list though or to find the copy of the >> old one. Please can you enlighten me? I'm running WinBMD version 6.1 on >> Windows 7. >> >> Chris Hughes >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: freebmd-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:freebmd-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nick Lord >> Sent: 17 May 2011 14:12 >> To: freebmd-admins@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: District Pick List >> >> I'll second this. The download does, however, make a copy beforehand, so >> you can just delete the new one and rename the old one. But it is a tad >> annoying. I've customised my list to take out all the redundant district >> names that appear in "full" form, and which only appear in scans in the >> abbreviated form. I know this isn't approved, but it keeps the list >> manageable in its length and reduces key-strokes. >> >> Best regards, >> Nick Lord >> >> On Tue, 2011-05-17 at 09:59 +0100, C&D Hughes wrote: >>> Uploading my day's work yesterday, I noticed I also downloaded, without >>> so >>> much as a by your leave, a new District Pick List. Transcribing today I >> find >>> a significant number of changes in the "speed dial" numbers, e.g. >>> W.Derby >>> gone from 5 to 2 and much worse W.Ham from 7 to 10 (2 key-strokes). >>> There >>> are many others. >>> >>> >>> >>> Without starting a debate on the advisability of making these changes, >>> is >> it >>> not possible to make a new list an optional download? My work will be >> slower >>> now and I bet I'm not the only one. >>> >>> >>> >>> And PLEASE do not change the Forename List again!!! 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