See my earlier post regarding moving the Output folder. The actual name of "My Documents" is not important (nor is the version of Windows) - there is a routine available that works on all versions of Windows that returns the paths to vaious 'system' folders, including My Documents. This will tell WinBMD the correct pathname no matter where it is or what it is called. The possibilty of My Documents having different names is one reason I didn't want to try checking where the files are currently stored. There may be a confusion factor though by always creating this new folder, especially if people already have their files in a folder under My Documents when they will end up with two folders under My Documents containing output files. I can't think of a simple solution to this though. Ian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Coleman" <Jeff.Coleman@ntlworld.com> To: <freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 4:49 AM Subject: Re: Wish list for WinBMD > In Vista it is called 'Documents' while in XP it is 'My Documents', which > I > think is also used in Windows 95 and 98. > > There might need to be a question asked about operating system before > establishing where the default save location is, unless the software can > determine automatically what operating system is in use. > Alternatively, less tidily, and less easy to support, there might need to > be > alternative versions to download, depending on operating system. > > http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#3b could do with amendment now to > advise people to re-set the Define Save Path as soon as WinBMD is > installed > on Vista. > I would also suggest that, after installing WinBMD on Vista, users restart > their computers before using WinBMD. This seems to reduce problems, based > on > experience, but I don't know why. > > There should also be a link to http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#3b > on > http://www.freebmd.org.uk/addons/winbmd/, along the lines of 'If you have > Windows Vista, see ____ , or else the text of > http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#3b could be incorporated on the > WinBMD download page, I suggest. > > There was a query about WinBMD installation at 20 January 2009 13:02 on > the > FreeBMD-admins list from Janet Harding, for which I have not seen a reply > on > the list. It is at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/FreeBMD-Admins/2009-01/1232456574 . > Can anyone help, or has this been sorted by the syndicate co-ordinator > concerned? > > Jeff > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Archer Barrie" <Barrie.Archer@uk.fujitsu.com> > To: <freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:14 AM > Subject: RE: Wish list for WinBMD > > >> That is almost as bad because it only works on single user machines. The >> default should be My Documents or a sub-folder of My Documents. >> >> That might not be the way many people choose to work but it is the only >> safe default that caters for those who barely know what a folder is. >> >> C:\WinBMD also assumes that the data partition is c: which is often not >> the case. >> >> Barrie >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com >>> [mailto:freebmd-syndicates-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of >>> Bob Phillips >>> Sent: 27 January 2009 19:58 >>> To: freebmd-syndicates@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: Wish list for WinBMD >>> >>> How about making the default installation folder >>> C:\WinBMD >>> instead of the standard >>> C:\Program Files\WinBMD >>> which should stop Windows Vista from changing the Save location. >>> >>> cheers >>> Bob Phillips >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Nowl" <owl.news@zen.co.uk> >>> To: <FreeBMD-Syndicates@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:43 PM >>> Subject: Re: Wish list for WinBMD >>> >>> >>> > Christopher Richards wrote on Tue, 27 Jan 2009: >>> > >>> >>I'm wondering if there is a simpler solution. An option to "prepare >>> >>file for emailing". This would save a copy on the desktop. >>> From there >>> >>it is easy to find it and attach it to an email whatever >>> system one is >>> >>using. >>> > >>> > Oh no, *please* don't let's encourage people to copy files to the >>> > desktop! This is exactly what leads to the multiple-version >>> nightmare I >>> > posted about last week (see thread "Save As headaches". >>> > >>> > I agree with Barrie and think the core problem is the Save Path. I'd >>> > like to see WinBMD, when first run, ask the user to choose >>> or create a >>> > folder in which to store their work, perhaps offering to create a >>> > subfolder of My Documents by default. >>> > -- >>> > Nowl >>> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FREEBMD-SYNDICATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >