Hi Brian, It was one of my transcribers that wrote LinBMD. It can be downloaded from http://higgs.co.za I have not been able to test it, but Andrew has used it himself very successfully. Kevin. KSH Double. -----Original Message----- From: Brian Smart [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 2005 January 26 18:43 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Newbie calling in Hello Dave, Could I have the link please. I would like to check out LinBMD before any of my crew start to use it. Regards Brian Smart > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Mayall [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 26 January 2005 07:42 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Newbie calling in > > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:36:18 +0100, you wrote: > > >I am sure that there are two letters in a word, but I can't read them. > >What shall I put as UCF? I've only found what to put if I'm unsure of > >the number of letters... The example given on BMD is 2 or 3. Should I > >write _{2,2} to indicate that the minimum and maximum is two? Or is > >there an other way? > > __ > > >Secondly, I'm using Linux, and have not been able to install WinBMD or > >SpeedBMD on my computer (for those who understand, I get an error > >message when I use "wine". It won't open the program) As I had nothing > >to do all day, I transcribed my page into an Excel type spreadsheet, > >waiting to copy the info into one of these programs or something else. > >Could anybody tell how I could submit my work without having used these > >programs? Or help me to use them under Linux. > > One of our other Linux transcribers has *just* this last week written > "linBMD". We need to get you fixed up with a copy of that. > > -- > Dave Mayall > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > FreeBMD - http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== FreeBMD - http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429