Hello Everybody, Interesting suggestions have been made but I think that whatever method is used the important thing is to label them in such a manner that they are easily found from amongst the large collections that might be held. I suggest the first word in a title should be the surname followed by Christian name and then the maiden name, if applicable, in brackets. Regards, Rod.

I use a similar naming convention. I don't leave spaces in the file name as it occasionally causes issues with programs. Not all mind you but often enough to be a pain. For my more common ancestors with the same given name I usually include their birth year to help separate them: SURNAME,GivenM_(b1700)_Additional_Photo_Description,jpg While I like Tom's slick use of SQLite I tend to avoid using high footprint solutions where possible. Today I'm using Win7 on a desktop, tomorrow I might be on an iOS platform or android tablet. I want to ensure that all of the work I do is still usable. So metatags on the image and text files (with the same name as the image) to detail the image's source / citation information and comments. Paul On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Rodney Whale <clargo@tinyworld.co.uk>wrote: > Hello Everybody, > > Interesting suggestions have been made but I think that whatever method is > used the important thing is to label them in such a manner that they are > easily found from amongst the large collections that might be held. > I suggest the first word in a title should be the surname followed by > Christian name and then the maiden name, if applicable, in brackets. > > Regards, Rod. > > > > > =================================== > 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 > -- Paul

Paul Are you saying you imbed the file name within the information in the xml? Or are you using a separate text file? I could see how either might be useful if you have a good convention for naming. Best to think about these things as I have only scanned about a dozen images. Jinny Angelis > Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:53:24 -0700 > From: paul.truzzi@gmail.com > To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [RMagic] How t handle photos > > I use a similar naming convention. I don't leave spaces in the file name > as it occasionally causes issues with programs. Not all mind you but often > enough to be a pain. For my more common ancestors with the same given name > I usually include their birth year to help separate them: > > SURNAME,GivenM_(b1700)_Additional_Photo_Description,jpg > > While I like Tom's slick use of SQLite I tend to avoid using high footprint > solutions where possible. Today I'm using Win7 on a desktop, tomorrow I > might be on an iOS platform or android tablet. I want to ensure that all > of the work I do is still usable. So metatags on the image and text files > (with the same name as the image) to detail the image's source / citation > information and comments. > > Paul > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Rodney Whale <clargo@tinyworld.co.uk>wrote: > > > Hello Everybody, > > > > Interesting suggestions have been made but I think that whatever method is > > used the important thing is to label them in such a manner that they are > > easily found from amongst the large collections that might be held. > > I suggest the first word in a title should be the surname followed by > > Christian name and then the maiden name, if applicable, in brackets. > > > > Regards, Rod. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 once saw a presentation by one who stored his photos in Excel. This allowed him to record all persons identified and connected with the photo. In effect find all photos with uncle Bob, pre Picasa and its face recognition. Record any detail he chose. Paul A. Studly, Esq. paulstudly@studly.net Cleveland/Chesterland, Ohio 440-829-9207 Verizon Cell   IRS Circular 230 - Any tax advice contained in the body of this correspondence was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by the recipient for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions. -----Original Message----- From: rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rootsmagic-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul Truzzi Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:53 PM To: rootsmagic-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RMagic] How t handle photos I use a similar naming convention. I don't leave spaces in the file name as it occasionally causes issues with programs. Not all mind you but often enough to be a pain. For my more common ancestors with the same given name I usually include their birth year to help separate them: SURNAME,GivenM_(b1700)_Additional_Photo_Description,jpg While I like Tom's slick use of SQLite I tend to avoid using high footprint solutions where possible. Today I'm using Win7 on a desktop, tomorrow I might be on an iOS platform or android tablet. I want to ensure that all of the work I do is still usable. So metatags on the image and text files (with the same name as the image) to detail the image's source / citation information and comments. Paul On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Rodney Whale <clargo@tinyworld.co.uk>wrote: > Hello Everybody, > > Interesting suggestions have been made but I think that whatever > method is used the important thing is to label them in such a manner > that they are easily found from amongst the large collections that might be held. > I suggest the first word in a title should be the surname followed by > Christian name and then the maiden name, if applicable, in brackets. > > Regards, Rod. > > > > > =================================== > 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 > -- Paul =================================== 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