For organizing my family archives, here's what I do: Serialize - using a serialized number "P000001, P000002" - write this number on the back of the photo in archival marker or pencil depending on the material the photo is made of Scan both front and back - add a or b for front and back "P000001-a, P000001-b" Tif file format - save them in the TIF format (large, but lossless compression) Resolution -Scan front at either 600 or 1200 ppi and 600 for the back of photos. - Difference between 600 and 1200 is chosen based on quality, size, and importance of original Tag the individuals - keyword tag the file with the names and RM ref numbers of all the individuals that appear in the photo. By adding the RM ID, I can search my photo collection by that number and return all the results I have for that person. It also unique identifies all of those John Smith type names that might be confusing for future generations to figure out who you were talking about. - add additional metadata know about the picture including sequence individuals appear in the photo Protect the original - when enhancing/restoring a photo, I make a copy to perform the changes to keeping the original (P000001-a-enhanced.tif) - I always keep the original scan untouched (I turn all of the auto everything off when scanning) - I place the original photo in an acid free photo sleeve (about $.05 USD each). They have standard 4x6, 5x7, and then full 8.5x11 sheets I use. - Label the acid free photo sleeve with the serialized number in a consistent spot, making it easy to store the sleeves in photo boxes and flip through them to find the original you're looking for by number. Create service copies - the original files can be anywhere from 20-200MB each in TIF format. So creating a service copy at a lower resolution in JPG format allows you to share them and use them in programs more easily. The keyword tagging automatically is included in copies as long as you tag the TIF original first before making a service copy. "P000001-copy.tif or P000001-enhanced-copy.tif" Tools - Adobe PhotoShop Elements for scanning, cropping, batch saving - Bulk rename (to rename a group of files - best renaming utility I've seen and it's free) http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php - Adobe Lightroom: you can use Windows to manage your photos, but the thumbnail caching it does and the limited access it gives you to applying keywords and other metadata isn't quite enough for my needs. Lightroom also makes quick work for standard enhancements to photos. You can also generate a collection of photos that include an individual very easily and even autoformat them into handsome photo books you can print via an online service for a reasonable price. - Adobe PhotoShop full version is really only needed if you're doing all out photo restoration or want o use the Adobe Bridge software to manage the metadata of each photo. Steven Bellingham, WA -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jinny Angelis Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 12:35 PM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: [RMagic] Picture Naming Convention As you can tell, I'm on the trail of scanning images of various sorts. I'm trying out the new Photoshop Elements 11 for their 30 day trial. PSE assigns a name based on some convention that it has. I've not varied it except to rename to the "main" file image name and add an O for the back side. Guess I should change those to "R" . Be that as it may, doing it this way there is no correlation in the file name to the person's name. I think this is going to be a problem. It is not a big deal to change them or at least I don't think so at this point. Scanning is slow as I am doing previews, resizing the image, and then adjusting the grey scale histogram, and then rescanning for final. Input please. Thanks so much. I know we are all in our little houses at these keyboards going through the same decisions. Group think really helps sometimes! Jinny Angelis

Jon, I downloaded the Places Database from RM and installed it, but when I open the file, it was just a data file. How do I find the places database? Lloyd ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 53 But Looks 25 Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5096a0c3e1eec20c159c4st03duc

There were 3 place databases. 1 came with an older version of RootsMagic called Place Finder; The 2nd was the newest one that you just downloaded from the website and the 3rd is the one in your personal RM database file. Jon *** On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Lloyd Hite <lhite31.1@juno.com> wrote: > Jon, > I downloaded the Places Database from RM and installed it, but when I > open the file, it was just a data file. > How do I find the places database? > > Lloyd > ____________________________________________________________ > Woman is 53 But Looks 25 > Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5096a0c3e1eec20c159c4st03duc > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -- Jon P Czarowitz, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 International Genealogist for http://www.clancunninghamintl.org RootsMagic 5 http://www.rootsmagic.com CUNNINGHAMS TOGETHER - CUNNINGHAMS WORLDWIDE!

Were you looking for the Place Finder database? Jon *** On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Lloyd Hite <lhite31.1@juno.com> wrote: > Hello List, > My computer crashed and I lost my place database. I had it backed up on > an external HD but all I had left in the file was some scrambled files. > Could someone send me a link to where I can download it again? > > Lloyd > ____________________________________________________________ > Woman is 53 But Looks 25 > Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50952398db6c623962276st04duc > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -- Jon P Czarowitz, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 International Genealogist for http://www.clancunninghamintl.org RootsMagic 5 http://www.rootsmagic.com CUNNINGHAMS TOGETHER - CUNNINGHAMS WORLDWIDE!

Did you have a backup of your database? Jon On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Lloyd Hite <lhite31.1@juno.com> wrote: > Jon, > I downloaded the Places Database from RM and installed it, but when I > open the file, it was just a data file. > How do I find the places database? > > Lloyd > ____________________________________________________________ > Woman is 53 But Looks 25 > Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5096a0c3e1eec20c159c4st03duc > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -- Jon P Czarowitz, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 International Genealogist for http://www.clancunninghamintl.org RootsMagic 5 http://www.rootsmagic.com CUNNINGHAMS TOGETHER - CUNNINGHAMS WORLDWIDE!

A reason to avoid shared facts is if you want to export your database or parts thereof to third party applications and not lose them. There is only one app that I am aware of that claims to 'support' RM's shared facts and that is the iPhone/iPad app GEDview, which actually converts them to individual facts for its handling. Were you to import the GEDview GEDCOM back to RM, the shared facts will have been replaced by individual ones, if I understand correctly what GEDview does. Tom

Connie, I found that the shared facts don't show up on the Research Notes report except on the person who is doing the sharing. For that reason I stopped using shared facts. Lisa Gorell On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Connie Sheets <clsheets1@yahoo.com> wrote: > Can someone clarify for me whether Shared Facts behave differently in > reports than individually entered facts? I know there is a difference > between individual facts and family facts, but can never remember what > differences, if any, there are for shared facts? > > Is there any reason to avoid the use of shared facts? > > Connie > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Can someone clarify for me whether Shared Facts behave differently in reports than individually entered facts? I know there is a difference between individual facts and family facts, but can never remember what differences, if any, there are for shared facts? Is there any reason to avoid the use of shared facts? Connie

On 11/3/2012 10:56 AM, Jon Czarowitz wrote: > yOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT FROM THE rm WEBSITE > www.rootsmagic.com/ > > On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Lloyd Hite <lhite31.1@juno.com> wrote: > >> Jon, Where on the RM Website do I find it? >> >> Lloyd >> >> > > ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 53 But Looks 25 Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50953b15335383b112a69st02duc

*http://www.rootsmagic.com/Updates/RootsMagic/* On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Lloyd Hite <lhite31.1@juno.com> wrote: > On 11/3/2012 10:56 AM, Jon Czarowitz wrote: > > yOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT FROM THE rm WEBSITE > > www.rootsmagic.com/ > > > > On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Lloyd Hite <lhite31.1@juno.com> wrote: > > > >> Jon, Where on the RM Website do I find it? > >> > >> Lloyd > >> > >> > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Woman is 53 But Looks 25 > Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50953b15335383b112a69st02duc > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -- Jon P Czarowitz, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 International Genealogist for http://www.clancunninghamintl.org RootsMagic 4 http://www.rootsmagic.com CUNNINGHAMS TOGETHER - CUNNINGHAMS WORLDWIDE!

Hello List, My computer crashed and I lost my place database. I had it backed up on an external HD but all I had left in the file was some scrambled files. Could someone send me a link to where I can download it again? Lloyd ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 53 But Looks 25 Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50952398db6c623962276st04duc

yOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT FROM THE rm WEBSITE www.rootsmagic.com/ On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Lloyd Hite <lhite31.1@juno.com> wrote: > Hello List, > My computer crashed and I lost my place database. I had it backed up on > an external HD but all I had left in the file was some scrambled files. > Could someone send me a link to where I can download it again? > > Lloyd > ____________________________________________________________ > Woman is 53 But Looks 25 > Mom reveals 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors... > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50952398db6c623962276st04duc > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- -- Jon P Czarowitz, NHC, GF, GGF, IGC Hempel Genealogist since 1986 International Genealogist for http://www.clancunninghamintl.org RootsMagic 4 http://www.rootsmagic.com CUNNINGHAMS TOGETHER - CUNNINGHAMS WORLDWIDE!

A Library can have many locations (folders) but when you drop/paste a file to a Library it is save in its one user definable save location. If a folder is included in two or more libraries, all of its files can be found via all of those libraries. Tom On 2012-10-31, at 5:57 PM, "Betty Stokes" <betinhou@comcast.net> wrote: > Thanks. > I read a lot about Libraries when I first got Windows 7 but had not found > being able to find a file in 2 libraries without actually putting the file > there. > > Betty > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tom Holden > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 1:22 PM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Tagging to Multiple Libraries? > > I used the 'tag' term because of RM's usage of it with media but a Windows > Library simply says "Library locations". Right-click on "Libraries" to > create a new Library. Right-click on a Library to view its Properties which > you can revise to set the folders to be included. When you have selected > "Libraries" in Windows Explorer, press F1 to get Help on Libraries. > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: Betty Stokes > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:51 PM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RMagic] Tagging to Multiple Libraries? > > How can I tag (what does that mean?) my pictures folders to both Documents > and to Pictures? My "Media" includes both images and documents which Windows > 7 treats differently. Right now, I have a separate "My Pictures" folder > which now includes my RM pictures Folder and has subfolders by surname. I > also have a Documents/Genealogy/Surname folders which may have subfolders > for Surnamedoc and Surnamepic. I can find them but sometimes I have look in > several places or to do a search to find what I am looking for. > Betty > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tom Holden > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 10:41 AM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Windows 7 question > > A folder is a unique location in the Operating System directory structure. A > Windows Library is an arbitrary collection of folders. A folder can be > tagged to multiple Libraries. You can design and modify your Libraries to > include what you want. RM5 can browse Libraries but will store the OS path > for media (e.g., "C:\My Documents\Family Tree\RM5\Media"), not the Library > 'path' which might be "Ancestry\Media" where the Ancestry Library includes > the folder "C:\My Documents\Family Tree\RM5" and its sub-folders but not any > higher level folders. > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jinny Angelis > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:27 AM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RMagic] Windows 7 question > > > Ok, I got my first Windows 7 machine and am trying to deal with the > libraries. I can't seem to figure out exactly how to accomplish this. > I save a census image and it downloaded to my "downloads" folder. I made a > new folder under my downloads folder and moved that census image to it. I > have moved it to my "documents", which windows designated as a library . My > > RM5 folder is in "documents". I want the census image folder under RM5... > and can't seem to make this happen. I realize this is not strictly a roots > magic question, but I want to be able to address this image under the media > gallery. > Any thoughts as to where I have gone astray? > > Jinny Angelis > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks. I read a lot about Libraries when I first got Windows 7 but had not found being able to find a file in 2 libraries without actually putting the file there. Betty -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tom Holden Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 1:22 PM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] Tagging to Multiple Libraries? I used the 'tag' term because of RM's usage of it with media but a Windows Library simply says "Library locations". Right-click on "Libraries" to create a new Library. Right-click on a Library to view its Properties which you can revise to set the folders to be included. When you have selected "Libraries" in Windows Explorer, press F1 to get Help on Libraries. Tom -----Original Message----- From: Betty Stokes Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:51 PM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: [RMagic] Tagging to Multiple Libraries? How can I tag (what does that mean?) my pictures folders to both Documents and to Pictures? My "Media" includes both images and documents which Windows 7 treats differently. Right now, I have a separate "My Pictures" folder which now includes my RM pictures Folder and has subfolders by surname. I also have a Documents/Genealogy/Surname folders which may have subfolders for Surnamedoc and Surnamepic. I can find them but sometimes I have look in several places or to do a search to find what I am looking for. Betty -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tom Holden Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 10:41 AM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] Windows 7 question A folder is a unique location in the Operating System directory structure. A Windows Library is an arbitrary collection of folders. A folder can be tagged to multiple Libraries. You can design and modify your Libraries to include what you want. RM5 can browse Libraries but will store the OS path for media (e.g., "C:\My Documents\Family Tree\RM5\Media"), not the Library 'path' which might be "Ancestry\Media" where the Ancestry Library includes the folder "C:\My Documents\Family Tree\RM5" and its sub-folders but not any higher level folders. Tom -----Original Message----- From: Jinny Angelis Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:27 AM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: [RMagic] Windows 7 question Ok, I got my first Windows 7 machine and am trying to deal with the libraries. I can't seem to figure out exactly how to accomplish this. I save a census image and it downloaded to my "downloads" folder. I made a new folder under my downloads folder and moved that census image to it. I have moved it to my "documents", which windows designated as a library . My RM5 folder is in "documents". I want the census image folder under RM5... and can't seem to make this happen. I realize this is not strictly a roots magic question, but I want to be able to address this image under the media gallery. Any thoughts as to where I have gone astray? 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Hi Jinny, Isn't it as simple as opening Windows Explorer and dragging the folder from where it is, to where you want it to be? Works for me. Regards Gerald -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jinny Angelis Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 3:27 PM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: [RMagic] Windows 7 question Ok, I got my first Windows 7 machine and am trying to deal with the libraries. I can't seem to figure out exactly how to accomplish this. I save a census image and it downloaded to my "downloads" folder. I made a new folder under my downloads folder and moved that census image to it. I have moved it to my "documents", which windows designated as a library . My RM5 folder is in "documents". I want the census image folder under RM5... and can't seem to make this happen. I realize this is not strictly a roots magic question, but I want to be able to address this image under the media gallery. Any thoughts as to where I have gone astray? Jinny

I advise going to file and "moving" or "copying" the file where you want to move or copy. Windows 7 doesn't work just the way XP did for dragging and dropping. It will still do it but it doesn't work as well for locating the file as moving or copying to another location. Betty -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jinny Angelis Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 1:55 PM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] Windows 7 question Got it. I was intermixing the libraries and the actual file locations. Think I'm straight now. Jinny Angelis > From: gerald.cooke@gmail.com > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:57:15 +0000 > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Windows 7 question > > Hi Jinny, > > Isn't it as simple as opening Windows Explorer and dragging the folder > from where it is, to where you want it to be? > > Works for me. > > Regards Gerald > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jinny > Angelis > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 3:27 PM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RMagic] Windows 7 question > > > Ok, I got my first Windows 7 machine and am trying to deal with the > libraries. I can't seem to figure out exactly how to accomplish this. > I save a census image and it downloaded to my "downloads" folder. I > made a new folder under my downloads folder and moved that census > image to it. I have moved it to my "documents", which windows > designated as a library . My > RM5 folder is in "documents". I want the census image folder under RM5... > and can't seem to make this happen. I realize this is not strictly a > roots magic question, but I want to be able to address this image > under the media gallery. > Any thoughts as to where I have gone astray? > > Jinny > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks, Tom for pointing out the fact that my proposal would corrupt the integrity of the place database. I should have thought of that before. Thanks to the rest of you who offered advice. I'd forgotten all about the Miscellaneous fact and I think that will handle my need as I wish to record a snapshot of a move event when I do not know how long the person lived in either location. I have used Residence to record a place of residence either as a snapshot or over a known period of time. Problem solved. Alan On 10/30/2012 7:23 PM, Tom Holden wrote: > I see a problem with misusing Place Details this way. It makes no sense from a logical database point of view. Place Details are supposed to be dependent on Place. A Place should not be dependent on another Place. If you want to find all the events that occurred in a Place, you won't find the ones where the Place is in Place Detail. And when was Buffalo a place in Milwaukee? And what are you going to do if you have an actual address in one of the Places? > > That said, I don't have any great solution. Why not use the Emigration/Immigration pairs and customize their sentences for each occurrence of a move so that they run together. Alternatively, use Miscellaneous or your custom Move fact and customize each occurrence so that it fits within the context. Typically, you have a prior fact which describes where the individual was so that the sentence would be a "move to" sentence. > > Tom > > > > On 2012-10-30, at 7:45 PM, Alan Wood <alanbwood@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I've been playing with a way to record family moves from state to >> state. Fact types Immigration and Emigration do no lend themselves to >> it. I've tried creating a new fact called Move with a sentence: >> "[person] moved< [Date]>< from [Place:plain]> to < >> [PlaceDetails:plain]>" and putting the place departed from in the place >> field and the place moved to in the place details field. I then share >> the fact with the family members that also made the move. >> >> Has anyone found a more convenient way to handle moves of this sort? >> Does anyone see a serious problem with using the place details in this >> manner? >> >> Thanks for any advice. >> Alan >>

I played around with RM5 running under Wine and Crossover under Ubuntu. Results are very mixed. RM5 looks good but has many crashes and window size changes etc. I suspect an expert could "tune" Crossover to run RM5 almost natively but in my experience it hasn't happened yet. Jim On Oct 31, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Kim <kim.mills@wightman.ca> wrote: > I've just downloaded it as well, I'm a Linux user. I hope that RM5 will > run well in it. :) I was able to get RM4 running in WINE last year, but > I couldn't get RM5 to work properly. I do have Win XP in a virtual box, > but if I can avoid using that then that is great! > > And thank you to Bruce for sending out the heads up in their newsletter > yesterday! > > Kim > > On 10/31/2012 10:39 AM, Michael Reich wrote: >> The Crossover software works very well with a variety of programs on my >> Macs. I've used it for several years to run RM 3 and a couple of other >> Windows programs on my Mac. This is a great deal. The 12 mos. of >> support means you get updates to the program for a year. >> >> > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I used the 'tag' term because of RM's usage of it with media but a Windows Library simply says "Library locations". Right-click on "Libraries" to create a new Library. Right-click on a Library to view its Properties which you can revise to set the folders to be included. When you have selected "Libraries" in Windows Explorer, press F1 to get Help on Libraries. Tom -----Original Message----- From: Betty Stokes Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:51 PM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: [RMagic] Tagging to Multiple Libraries? How can I tag (what does that mean?) my pictures folders to both Documents and to Pictures? My "Media" includes both images and documents which Windows 7 treats differently. Right now, I have a separate "My Pictures" folder which now includes my RM pictures Folder and has subfolders by surname. I also have a Documents/Genealogy/Surname folders which may have subfolders for Surnamedoc and Surnamepic. I can find them but sometimes I have look in several places or to do a search to find what I am looking for. Betty -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tom Holden Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 10:41 AM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] Windows 7 question A folder is a unique location in the Operating System directory structure. A Windows Library is an arbitrary collection of folders. A folder can be tagged to multiple Libraries. You can design and modify your Libraries to include what you want. RM5 can browse Libraries but will store the OS path for media (e.g., "C:\My Documents\Family Tree\RM5\Media"), not the Library 'path' which might be "Ancestry\Media" where the Ancestry Library includes the folder "C:\My Documents\Family Tree\RM5" and its sub-folders but not any higher level folders. Tom -----Original Message----- From: Jinny Angelis Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:27 AM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: [RMagic] Windows 7 question Ok, I got my first Windows 7 machine and am trying to deal with the libraries. I can't seem to figure out exactly how to accomplish this. I save a census image and it downloaded to my "downloads" folder. I made a new folder under my downloads folder and moved that census image to it. I have moved it to my "documents", which windows designated as a library . My RM5 folder is in "documents". I want the census image folder under RM5... and can't seem to make this happen. I realize this is not strictly a roots magic question, but I want to be able to address this image under the media gallery. Any thoughts as to where I have gone astray? Jinny Angelis =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Got it. I was intermixing the libraries and the actual file locations. Think I'm straight now. Jinny Angelis > From: gerald.cooke@gmail.com > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:57:15 +0000 > Subject: Re: [RMagic] Windows 7 question > > Hi Jinny, > > Isn't it as simple as opening Windows Explorer and dragging the folder from > where it is, to where you want it to be? > > Works for me. > > Regards Gerald > > -----Original Message----- > From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jinny Angelis > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 3:27 PM > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RMagic] Windows 7 question > > > Ok, I got my first Windows 7 machine and am trying to deal with the > libraries. I can't seem to figure out exactly how to accomplish this. > I save a census image and it downloaded to my "downloads" folder. I made a > new folder under my downloads folder and moved that census image to it. I > have moved it to my "documents", which windows designated as a library . My > RM5 folder is in "documents". I want the census image folder under RM5... > and can't seem to make this happen. I realize this is not strictly a roots > magic question, but I want to be able to address this image under the media > gallery. > Any thoughts as to where I have gone astray? > > Jinny > > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTSMAGIC-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message