Hi! As I understand it (from mails, I add, not from usage) if a transcriber edits their output file in Notepad (to add characters or formations WinBMD doesn't like) they have to manually upload it to FreeBMD. I may (not unusually) be wrong! If an output file is manually uploaded, will the latest District file still be automatically downloaded? If not, then how would a transcriber be sure they have the latest Districts File? Hence - does there need to be a "manual download" option available? (Just a question...) -- Anne ---- Archer Barrie <Barrie.Archer@uk.fujitsu.com> wrote: > Anne, > > I think that giving the warning when the user next starts transcribing > is a very good idea. It had been suggested we give the warning when the > file is downloaded but I think your suggestion is better. > > I don't understand your reference to manual download. We do not believe > that users have ever been advised to edit the districts file. Even if > they had I am not sure why they would need to manually download it. In > fact, with the way the system will probably work, the file would be > available for download but do we need to advertise this? > > Barrie > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: anne.cruise1@ntlworld.com [mailto:anne.cruise1@ntlworld.com] > > Subject: Re: Revised district lists for WinBMD > > > > Hi! > > > > a couple of thoughts: > > > > Does the file need to exist somewhere with instructions for > > manual download as (after reading mails on editing files) I > > believe that transcribers who have edited their file in > > Notepad need to upload manually? And a notice on the manual > > upload page to say that such a new file exists? And perhaps a > > "Click here" to automatically download / install it? > > > > First access to the revised list should trigger a warning > > notice / audible signal to avoid typists who don't always > > look at the screen using out-of-date keystrokes and then > > having to make lots of changes when Verifying, even if a > > notice appears after the download to say that it has taken place. > > > > -- > > Anne > > > > > > ---- Archer Barrie <Barrie.Archer@uk.fujitsu.com> wrote: > > > I am discussing with Ian Brooke how the next version of > > WinBMD can be > > > enhanced to address the problem of the district list getting out of > > > date. > > > > > > The issue is that the District Aliasing Team are > > continually revising > > > the district information on the system but transcribers > > using WinBMD are > > > working with an out of date version of this information. The current > > > proposal is that when WinBMD uploads a file to the system > > it will also > > > download a new version of the district file if one exists. > > This means > > > that subsequently the transcriber will be working with the > > new districts > > > list. > > > > > > The transcriber's locally added districts will not be affected by > > > downloading the new districts list. > > > > > > If anyone can see any issues with this, or would like > > clarification of > > > the proposal, please let me know. > > > > > > Barrie