Well done James. --------------------------------------------- Robert Sterry 9 Baileys Lane, Kurrajong Hills NSW AUSTRALIA > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of James Loveluck > Sent: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 7:49 PM > To: Lovelock mailing list > Subject: [LOVELOCK] Web site reorganisation > > Hello all, > > The discussion of my proposal to split up the Wiltshire Lovelocks > database was not very conclusive, and it would have been helpful to have > a few more opinions. Many thanks to Jeremy, Robert and Graham for their > useful comments. > > The solution I've adopted is somewhat of a compromise: I've split the > Wiltshire database into three, as follows: > > - "Wiltshire Trees 1", which contains the Lieflock Line, the Wootton > Rivers Tree and the Tangley Tree. There are indirect links (by > marriages) between these trees, so it was natural to group them together. > > - "Wiltshire Trees 2", which contains the other established Wiltshire > trees, namely: > - The Lyneham Line > - The Wroughton/Tidcombe Tree > - The Ramsbury Tree > - The Shrewton Tree > - The Warminster Tree > - The Wootton Rivers Tree 2 > - The Lyneham Tree 2 > > - "Wiltshire Extras", which contains any remaining fragments and > isolated families. > > The gedcom files have been redefined accordingly, and the three new > gedcom files are available on the gedcom files page: > http://perso.numericable.fr/~lovjames/family-history/lovelock/gedcom.htm > > These files will be updated when one of the corresponding databases is > changed. So, for example, any new material affecting the Lyneham Line > will be added to the "Wiltshire Trees 2" database, and the corresponding > gedcom file will be updated. I don't envisage updating the "Wiltshire > Extras" database, but this is not excluded if there are good reasons for > doing so. If one of the fragments in this database is developed, it may > be best to remove it and either add it to one of the other databases > (and corresponding gedcom file) or start a new database (and gedcom file). > > I have preserved the old "Wiltshire and beyond" gedcom file, and it is > accessible from the gedcom files database. However, this file will no > longer be updated. > > It's not clear to me how many list subscribers actually download these > gedcom files, or whether everyone is aware of the interest of them. So > I've added some notes to the gedcom files page explaining briefly what a > gedcom file is and how it can be used. > > Finally, I decided to discontinue support for the Ahn applet, which > allowed one to browse the gedcom files. This tool performs a similar job > to the PhpGedView tool, and I think that the latter is clearly superior > in terms of visual presentation, structuring of information, etc. > Furthermore, it is open source software which enjoys a considerable > measure of support, so it continues to evolve and improve. Up to now > only the Lieflock Line and the Wallingford Berks Tree could be browsed > with the PhpGedView tool. However, I have now extended this to cover all > the trees in the new databases, "Wiltshire Trees 1" and "Wiltshire Trees > 2" (but not the fragments in the "Wiltshire Extras" database) as well as > the Wallingford Berks Tree. At some time in the future I shall probably > add further trees (e.g. other Berks and Hants trees). In order to > facilitate use of the PhpGedView tool, I've added links for each > established tree on the "Wiltshire Trees" page which take one to the > individual at the head of the tree on the corresponding PhpGedView > database (a new browser window is opened for this, so that you can > continue to navigate the Lovelock Web site). > > I would be very grateful for any feedback on these changes (positive or > negative) and any ideas which could improve the Web site. > > James > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Lovelock family history Web pages: > http://perso.numericable.fr/~lovjames/family-history/lovelock/ > Browse Lovelock trees on the PhpGedView portal: > http://james.loveluck.free.fr/PGV-3.3.8/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOVELOCK- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message