Sorry Ian, but like several other helpful people on this list who have been praising Irfanview, you've got hold of the wrong end of the stick. The new route available to the general public which uses page http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl does *not* provide any way of downloading the image. This does *not* affect the existing mechanism for transcribers, just the mechanism for the general public to view the scans using the new button on the home page. The reason for the problem is a bug in Internet Explorer and it affects a number of version of OS, including XP. The fixes are different per OS, but for XP it requires an upgrade of XP itself (or change to using another browser!) And since I was only trying it to test out the new software before it went live, I do not need to fix the problem on my PC, so please, no more offers to help solve my 'problem' :o) Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Brooke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:02 PM Subject: Re: How to View TIF/TIFF files in XP > Hi Ted, > I also have problems using XP Pro and I can't open the scans in the manner you describe either. You can however definitely download the scans to disc by right-clicking on the page link and selecting "Save Target As". It is also possible to open them 'on screen' but only by using a different scan viewer - there's one called "Alternatiff" which can add it's own toolbar to IE and when you click on a tiff in IE the new viewer opens and displays it - it's not as good as Irfan though (it only has 90 degree rotates and 1 level of zoom) but it works fine for me. > Ian > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ted Southcombe > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 12:41 PM > Subject: Re: How to View TIF/TIFF files in XP > > > Sorry Garry, but there is a deeper problem. I have always had all graphics > files including TIF and TIFF associated with Irfanview in File Types. > Downloads from the existing Scan Source site have always opened opened with > no problems. It's just the new procedure which sends the downloaded file > directly to Internet Explorer > that causes problems as there is no step to save the downloading file to a > folder. I gather from correspondance here and on Soc.genealogy.britain that > I'm not the only one experiancing this diffilulty. > > I'm happy to wait until Dave and his team resolve the situation in their > own time. Maybe XP SP2 will resolve these problems when it eventually > arrives ? > > Ted > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kiwiz" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 1:31 AM > Subject: How to View TIF/TIFF files in XP > > > > > > Hello Ted > > I have XP-PRO SP1 and you can make XP open tifs with Irfranview; > > Open Explorer - RIGHT-click on START > > On Menu select Tools - Folder Options > > Click on File Types tab > > Scroll down to TIF under Extensions > > Select Change (TIFF will change too) > > You should have Irfranview as a choice - select it > > If it's not there go Browse and find Irfranview > > Click on Ok > > Open a tif file from FreeBMD and it should open in Irfranview > > > > also applies to Win98,Mil,2000 with slight variations in options > > > > Garry > > Kiwiz Syndicate Co-ordinator > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ted Southcombe > > To: Kiwiz ; [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 1:17 AM > > Subject: Re: Viewing Tif/tiff files > > Yes, Irfanview is great and I use it. But it's not the answer here - > the > > downloads won't open in my Internet Explorer running under XP Home SP1. > I > > have no problems with TIF, TIFF files in any other respect including > > downloads using the existing procedure. > > Ted Southcombe > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kiwiz" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:36 AM > > Subject: Viewing Tif/tiff files > > > > > For those having trouble with tiff files. > > > This Viewer is my favorite for viewing scans, it's easy to use and one > can > > flick backwards and forwards to other scans quickly. It views most file > > types and downloads in 2 mins @ 56k. > > > http://www.irfanview.com/ > > > > > > Garry > > > Kiwiz Syndicate Co-ordinator > > > > > > ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== > > For those in -L mode, to unsubscribe from this mailing list please send > the command UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message to - > > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== > Want to help FreeBMD? > Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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Hi Mary, What you say here is not entirely correct. It *is* possible to open a scan in IE 6 under XP Pro via the general public link IF you have the "Alternatiff" scan viewer that I mentioned in my previous email. Having opened it on screen it is also then possible to save it to disc. Ian ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Trevan To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 2:26 PM Subject: Re: How to View TIF/TIFF files in XP Sorry Ian, but like several other helpful people on this list who have been praising Irfanview, you've got hold of the wrong end of the stick. The new route available to the general public which uses page http://images.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/choose.pl does *not* provide any way of downloading the image. This does *not* affect the existing mechanism for transcribers, just the mechanism for the general public to view the scans using the new button on the home page. The reason for the problem is a bug in Internet Explorer and it affects a number of version of OS, including XP. The fixes are different per OS, but for XP it requires an upgrade of XP itself (or change to using another browser!) And since I was only trying it to test out the new software before it went live, I do not need to fix the problem on my PC, so please, no more offers to help solve my 'problem' :o) Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Brooke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:02 PM Subject: Re: How to View TIF/TIFF files in XP > Hi Ted, > I also have problems using XP Pro and I can't open the scans in the manner you describe either. You can however definitely download the scans to disc by right-clicking on the page link and selecting "Save Target As". It is also possible to open them 'on screen' but only by using a different scan viewer - there's one called "Alternatiff" which can add it's own toolbar to IE and when you click on a tiff in IE the new viewer opens and displays it - it's not as good as Irfan though (it only has 90 degree rotates and 1 level of zoom) but it works fine for me. > Ian > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ted Southcombe > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 12:41 PM > Subject: Re: How to View TIF/TIFF files in XP > > > Sorry Garry, but there is a deeper problem. I have always had all graphics > files including TIF and TIFF associated with Irfanview in File Types. > Downloads from the existing Scan Source site have always opened opened with > no problems. It's just the new procedure which sends the downloaded file > directly to Internet Explorer > that causes problems as there is no step to save the downloading file to a > folder. I gather from correspondance here and on Soc.genealogy.britain that > I'm not the only one experiancing this diffilulty. > > I'm happy to wait until Dave and his team resolve the situation in their > own time. Maybe XP SP2 will resolve these problems when it eventually > arrives ? > > Ted > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kiwiz" <[email protected]> > To: <FREEBMD-SYND[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 1:31 AM > Subject: How to View TIF/TIFF files in XP > > > > > > Hello Ted > > I have XP-PRO SP1 and you can make XP open tifs with Irfranview; > > Open Explorer - RIGHT-click on START > > On Menu select Tools - Folder Options > > Click on File Types tab > > Scroll down to TIF under Extensions > > Select Change (TIFF will change too) > > You should have Irfranview as a choice - select it > > If it's not there go Browse and find Irfranview > > Click on Ok > > Open a tif file from FreeBMD and it should open in Irfranview > > > > also applies to Win98,Mil,2000 with slight variations in options > > > > Garry > > Kiwiz Syndicate Co-ordinator > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ted Southcombe > > To: Kiwiz ; [email protected] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 1:17 AM > > Subject: Re: Viewing Tif/tiff files > > Yes, Irfanview is great and I use it. But it's not the answer here - > the > > downloads won't open in my Internet Explorer running under XP Home SP1. > I > > have no problems with TIF, TIFF files in any other respect including > > downloads using the existing procedure. > > Ted Southcombe > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kiwiz" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:36 AM > > Subject: Viewing Tif/tiff files > > > > > For those having trouble with tiff files. > > > This Viewer is my favorite for viewing scans, it's easy to use and one > can > > flick backwards and forwards to other scans quickly. It views most file > > types and downloads in 2 mins @ 56k. > > > http://www.irfanview.com/ > > > > > > Garry > > > Kiwiz Syndicate Co-ordinator > > > > > > ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== > > For those in -L mode, to unsubscribe from this mailing list please send > the command UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message to - > > [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== > Want to help FreeBMD? > Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== > Want to help FreeBMD? > Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== For those in -L mode, to unsubscribe from this mailing list please send the command UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message to - [email protected] ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237