Martin, Thanks for the tip about Firefox ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Briscoe" <mbriscoe@zetnet.co.uk> To: <powys@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [POWYS] British History Online website - a useful resource >I seem to remember this came up soon after the change at the site and users > of older versions of Internet Explorer were able to save but not current > versions. > > With Firefox you can save most "protected" images quite easily (these are > used on may site and have a Javascript? generated text that appears when > you right click). > > Quite simple > > Display the page with the image > Click Tools, Page Info > Select Media tab > Scroll down the addresses until the image appears in the Media preview > area > Right click and select copy > Go to a new window or tab and paste the address > The image should appear now and you just use normal right click to save > it. > > > > Martin Briscoe > Fort William > M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: powys-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:powys-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Hilary or >> Owen Williams >> Sent: 03 October 2007 10:04 >> To: powys@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [POWYS] British History Online website - a >> useful resource >> >> Hi John and Dave, >> >> I agree with John, I haven't been able to save an image >> either, and I am on XP. I find the whole site much less user >> friendly, than the old site!! >> >> Hilary >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: powys-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:powys-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Ball >> Sent: 03 October 2007 09:59 >> To: powys@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [POWYS] British History Online website - a >> useful resource >> >> Dave Matthews <matt42@pacific.net.au> wrote: >> I don't understand your comment about not being able to save >> maps from the Old Maps website, though. The 1/10,560th series >> maps still save as they always did for me - they even provide >> a 'save' icon when you hover the mouse around the top left >> hand corner of the enlarged map. >> Could it be because I'm a stick in the mud with my XP and IE6? > > > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: > www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message