John, The British History online site is terrific, thanks for that steer. 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? Dave Matthews Corlette, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Ball" <john@jlb2005.plus.com> To: "Powys List" <powys@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:03 AM Subject: [POWYS] British History Online website - a useful resource > Dear Listers, > > I strongly urge you explore the resources available on the British History > Online website at: > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > > Of immediate interest to me were: > - Complete set of 1:10,560-scale (6 inches to 1 mile) Ordnance Survey maps > of the UK, published in the second half of the 19th century. > - 1:2500-scale (25 inches to 1 mile) Ordnance Survey maps of selected > British towns and cities, including Cardiff. > Using the right-click menu, the map images can be printed directly from > the > website or saved to your computer > > Bearing in mind that the Old-Maps website (www.old-maps.co.uk/) now > prevents > users copying, printing, or saving its images, the British History Online > website looks to be a most valuable alternative resource for family > historians. > > The British History Online website also offers a complete transcription of > the 560 pages of Samuel Lewis's 'A Topographical Dictionary of Wales' > published in 1849. This work contains detailed topographical accounts of > places, parishes and counties in Wales, arranged alphabetically. > > Registration with the website seems to be optional, and is free. > > Happy browsing! > > Regards, > > John > -------------------- > John Ball, Godre'r Graig, near Swansea, Wales, UK > E-mail: john@jlb2005.plus.com > John's Homepage: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/ > Images of Wales: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/walespic/ > Welsh Family History Archive: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/wales/ > > GENUKI Breconshire Maintainer: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/ > Joint Administrator - Powys (& BRE/MGY/RAD) RootsWeb mailing lists > > > =================== > 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 >

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? ================ Dear Dave, You must have a magic touch! Over the past few days I've tried various methods of saving Old-Maps images and almost all of them have been thwarted. I'm using Windows XP and have tried both Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and Internet Explorer 7.0, neither of which overcomes the Old-Maps defence mechanisms. Any attempt to use my 'right-click' menu to save the image triggers a copyright warning, both in IE7 and in Firefox, telling me the right click function has been disabled (I've sent you a screen image attachment, off list). Any attempt to print a map directly from IE7 or Firefox's drop-down File menu produces a print of the watermark, but not the overlying map. Using the 'Prt Scr' (print screen) key on the keyboard should place an image of the entire current screen display into Windows' clipboard, which can then be pasted into a graphics program. On the Old-Maps website, this appears to work with Firefox but not with IE7. If any Lister can explain an effective (and legitimate!) way of overcoming Old-Maps' defences perhaps they would let me know. Kind regards, John -------------------- John Ball, Godre'r Graig, near Swansea, Wales, UK E-mail: john@jlb2005.plus.com John's Homepage: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/ Images of Wales: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/walespic/ Welsh Family History Archive: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/wales/ GENUKI Breconshire Maintainer: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/ Joint Administrator - Powys (& BRE/MGY/RAD) RootsWeb mailing lists

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? ================ Dear Dave, You must have a magic touch! Over the past few days I've tried various methods of saving Old-Maps images and almost all of them have been thwarted. I'm using Windows XP and have tried both Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and Internet Explorer 7.0, neither of which overcomes the Old-Maps defence mechanisms. Any attempt to use my 'right-click' menu to save the image triggers a copyright warning, both in IE7 and in Firefox, telling me the right click function has been disabled (I've sent you a screen image attachment, off list). Any attempt to print a map directly from IE7 or Firefox's drop-down File menu produces a print of the watermark, but not the overlying map. Using the 'Prt Scr' (print screen) key on the keyboard should place an image of the entire current screen display into Windows' clipboard, which can then be pasted into a graphics program. On the Old-Maps website, this appears to work with Firefox but not with IE7. If any Lister can explain an effective (and legitimate!) way of overcoming Old-Maps' defences perhaps they would let me know. Kind regards, John -------------------- John Ball, Godre'r Graig, near Swansea, Wales, UK E-mail: john@jlb2005.plus.com John's Homepage: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/ Images of Wales: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/walespic/ Welsh Family History Archive: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/wales/ GENUKI Breconshire Maintainer: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/ Joint Administrator - Powys (& BRE/MGY/RAD) RootsWeb mailing lists =================== 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.39/1045 - Release Date: 02/10/2007 18:43 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.39/1045 - Release Date: 02/10/2007 18:43

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?