I write a text file with the same name as the photo with citation information. The photo has its metadata that I'm sure will work on other platforms and everyone supports .txt files. On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Jinny Angelis <jinnya@msn.com> wrote: > > 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 > > > > =================================== > 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

Quite large amounts of user defined text can be embedded in a JPG file in the EXIF, IPTC and/or XMP metadata fields. It is not necessary to store citation info in a separate text file when it can be stored in the JPG file and is guaranteed to travel with it. The SQLite thingie I referred to was a way to move captions between the JPG file and RM; if you store them in text files instead, there still remains a gulf with RM to bridge and increased risk of loss of data if the image and text files become dissociated. Good point about tablet viewing. While there are iOS apps for viewing and editing EXIF et al, there are limitations and complications for images transferred to the device. Neither is there a way to simultaneously view the image and a related text file. Currently, the best way of viewing both is to have them in a PDF file. Tom On 2012-10-25, at 11:51 PM, Paul Truzzi <paul.truzzi@gmail.com> wrote: > I write a text file with the same name as the photo with citation > information. The photo has its metadata that I'm sure will work on other > platforms and everyone supports .txt files. > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Jinny Angelis <jinnya@msn.com> wrote: > >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> =================================== >> 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