Michael J. Hannah wrote: > John Cardinal observed 8/13/2019: > > So, there is a TMG bug. > > When the "Validate LAT/LONG value" preference is checked and > > the user enters a negative latitude (for the southern hemisphere), > > TMG adds the "\" character in an attempt to prevent the minus sign > > from being interpreted as a single-exclusion marker, but does so > > incorrectly and adds it as the second character when it should be first. > > The user may fix it manually by moving the "\" to the first character. > > I am now not so sure this is a bug, as this data may have been > intended by the user to be a single excluded LatLong value. Michael, The user enters "-12.123456,123.123456". TMG replaces the leading "-12" with "-\12". There is no reason to make that change. The "1" (or whatever digit is first) does NOT need to be escaped. I admin that I am only presuming what TMG probably intended to do but using an escape character is a BIG clue: the only reason to add an escape is to avoid interpreting the leading hyphen as an exclusion marker. If I am wrong, then the TMG behavior is still a bug, but it's a more embarrassing one because the result is a completely useless change that will confuse users. John

Anita Cooper asked: > I would like to change only a couple of sentences where the preposition > "in" and "from" show up together. > Example: Anita graduated <[D]> from <[L1]><[M]> Hi Anita, Locally change the sentence template for that one tag to prevent the automatic preposition being generated for the [L1] location variable. Within the conditional brackets insert some leading text (e.g. a space) which will prevent the preposition, like: Anita graduated <[D]> from < [L1]><[M]> You will then get: 'Anita graduated in 1959 from Jefferson Davis High School' Hope this helps, Michael

I would like to change only a couple of sentences where the preposition "in" and "from" show up together. Example: Anita graduated <[D]> from <[L1]><[M]> resulting in 'Anita graduated in 1959 from in Jefferson Davis High School'. Thank you for your help. Anita Cooper Houston, TX

Preliminary: google cascade windows. New information. I have had cascaded windows open in WordPerfect in the past. Now to try google directions on TMG. That did work. Which gets back to-- why were my preferences changed? But that doesn't matter. Thanks for the suggestion!

On 8/30/19 12:22 PM, Trudie davis-long wrote: > Richard, I don't think so. Upper right-hand corner I have minimize, resize > and close. If the screen is maximized and I click resize, the screen goes > to complete minimize. > > Are you sure you can tell the difference between a minimized window and a window that is totally off screen? Try the cascade windows option to see. -- Richard Damon

Richard, I don't think so. Upper right-hand corner I have minimize, resize and close. If the screen is maximized and I click resize, the screen goes to complete minimize. On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 2:43 PM Richard Damon <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/30/19 11:02 AM, Trudie davis-long wrote: > > Dennis, > > Lee was right. Somehow it was minimized, but I am only able to restore > the > > screen right-clicking on the thumbnail and choosing the maximize > function. > > I have no idea, why it has changed. It never used to be this way. It is > > either completely minimized or full screen. > > Trudie Davis-Long > > > It is possible that its non-maximized position is off screen. You might > try tiling or cascading all windows to bring it back on screen. > > -- > Richard Damon > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

No Lee, I'm running 9.05. This is a NEW problem. I've usted TMG for 20+ years. On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 3:13 PM Lee Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote: > At 8/30/2019 13:50, t davislong wrote > >Thanks, I wasn't thinking about it being a resize issue. I was able > >to open it. It's giving me two options. It is either completely > >minimized or full screen. I cannot resize it . I had been using it > >about 75% to have other info on the screen. > > What version of TMG do you have? This sounds like TMG v4x. If so, > when it it maximxed, click on the TMG icon in the upper-left corner > and choose the Restore option. The icons in the upper-right don't > work for TMG v4x in later Windows versions. > > Lee > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

At 8/30/2019 13:50, t davislong wrote >Thanks, I wasn't thinking about it being a resize issue. I was able >to open it. It's giving me two options. It is either completely >minimized or full screen. I cannot resize it . I had been using it >about 75% to have other info on the screen. What version of TMG do you have? This sounds like TMG v4x. If so, when it it maximxed, click on the TMG icon in the upper-left corner and choose the Restore option. The icons in the upper-right don't work for TMG v4x in later Windows versions. Lee

New computer, TMG installed, and most everything seems to be okay...so far. I've chosen Microsoft Print to PDF, but my reports are being saved to a temp file AND they have an .rtf extension. I'm not finding an option as to where I would like to report to go. On my old computer (also Windows 10), it would show up in my task bar, but not so on my new computer. I don't ever remember having to choose a place for the report to be sent, and it was so simple to just open the file from the task bar. I tried this with CutePDF also with the same problem resulting. I'm having the same issue with Screen Preview, which used to "pop" right open. Judy Madnick Albany, NY

John Cardinal observed 8/13/2019: > So, there is a TMG bug. > When the "Validate LAT/LONG value" preference is checked and > the user enters a negative latitude (for the southern hemisphere), > TMG adds the "\" character in an attempt to prevent the minus sign > from being interpreted as a single-exclusion marker, but does so > incorrectly and adds it as the second character when it should be first. > The user may fix it manually by moving the "\" to the first character. I am now not so sure this is a bug, as this data may have been intended by the user to be a single excluded LatLong value. But I have added a more full description of this action to my posted list of outstanding bugs since the automatic addition of the escape character can easily go unnoticed. See the new bug entry titled: "A Negative Latitude entered in the LatLong Place field requires a leading Escape character" https://www.mjh-nm.net/BUGS.HTML#B107 Michael

On 8/30/19 11:02 AM, Trudie davis-long wrote: > Dennis, > Lee was right. Somehow it was minimized, but I am only able to restore the > screen right-clicking on the thumbnail and choosing the maximize function. > I have no idea, why it has changed. It never used to be this way. It is > either completely minimized or full screen. > Trudie Davis-Long > It is possible that its non-maximized position is off screen. You might try tiling or cascading all windows to bring it back on screen. -- Richard Damon

Dennis, Lee was right. Somehow it was minimized, but I am only able to restore the screen right-clicking on the thumbnail and choosing the maximize function. I have no idea, why it has changed. It never used to be this way. It is either completely minimized or full screen. Trudie Davis-Long On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 12:57 PM Dennis Lee Bieber < [email protected]> wrote: > At 11:54 AM 8/30/2019 -0400, Trudie davis-long wrote: > >Running Win7. This is the first serious problem I have had. > > > >If I hover over the item on the taskbar it shows a thumbnail of a > >formatted > >page with a box that I cannot read. > > > >How can I find what is causing this? > >Is there another way I can open TMG and do a repair? > > > > My first suggestion would be to run as administrator, which should > default to a project in the admin data directory -- that should verify if > there is a global TMG problem, or a user-specific problem. > > Second (actually, this is likely also how you would do the first) is > to find TMG in the Windows start menu and start it from there. If that > works, I'd remove the taskbar entry (right-click/unpin from taskbar). > > > -- > [email protected] Dennis Lee Bieber > http://genealogy.microdiversity.freeddns.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

Lee, Thanks, I wasn't thinking about it being a resize issue. I was able to open it. It's giving me two options. It is either completely minimized or full screen. I cannot resize it . I had been using it about 75% to have other info on the screen.

At 8/30/2019 11:54, Trudie davis-long wrote >Running Win7. This is the first serious problem I have had. > >If I hover over the item on the taskbar it shows a thumbnail of a formatted >page with a box that I cannot read. > >How can I find what is causing this? >Is there another way I can open TMG and do a repair? Sounds like standard Windows action to me. Hovering over a Windows Taskbar item and having a thumbnail image appear indicates that application is open and running. But it may or may not be active (that is, it may be showing on the screen or it may be minimized). Either way, clicking on the Taksbar item will cause that application to be the focus of Windows and display on the screen and be active. The thumbnail that you see is just the small image of the full screen version of the application (e.g., TMG in this case). The thumbnail is not meant to be read. It just helps you know which application is running. What repair are you needing to do? Lee

At 11:54 AM 8/30/2019 -0400, Trudie davis-long wrote: >Running Win7. This is the first serious problem I have had. > >If I hover over the item on the taskbar it shows a thumbnail of a >formatted >page with a box that I cannot read. > >How can I find what is causing this? >Is there another way I can open TMG and do a repair? > My first suggestion would be to run as administrator, which should default to a project in the admin data directory -- that should verify if there is a global TMG problem, or a user-specific problem. Second (actually, this is likely also how you would do the first) is to find TMG in the Windows start menu and start it from there. If that works, I'd remove the taskbar entry (right-click/unpin from taskbar). -- [email protected] Dennis Lee Bieber http://genealogy.microdiversity.freeddns.org/

Running Win7. This is the first serious problem I have had. If I hover over the item on the taskbar it shows a thumbnail of a formatted page with a box that I cannot read. How can I find what is causing this? Is there another way I can open TMG and do a repair? Trudie Davis-Long [email protected]

Second Site Version 7.04 is now available. This is a maintenance release with a couple of minor changes. I encourage all users to install the latest version. The newsletter link is here: https://www.secondsite7.com/ssn086.htm Users with a Second Site 7 license can download the installer here: https://www.secondsite7.com/downloads.htm?v=7.04 This is a free upgrade for registered users of Second Site 7. If you are using Second Site 6 or a previous version, you must purchase a license to use Second Site 7: https://www.secondsite7.com/purchases.htm?v=7.04 In November of 2016, I began using new web store software for software license sales. I did not migrate the customer records from the old store to the new store. If your last purchase was prior to November 2016, you will not have an existing customer record in the new store and you'll have to create a new one. If so, when given the choice to either Logon or Register, choose Register. Getting Online If you'd like to publish your site online, please choose Family History Hosting <https://www.familyhistoryhosting.com/> . We'll help you understand and navigate the process of acquiring a domain name and publishing your site. The Publish command in Second Site makes publishing easy, it works exclusively with FHH! Family History Hosting includes long-term hosting plans. Check it out! https://www.FamilyHistoryHosting.com/archiveplans.htm Other Notes You do not have to use the right-click, "Run as Administrator" method to start the installer for v7.04. You may be warned that the installer is not from a trusted source. You can ignore that warning. If you have any trouble installing, please contact me.

Would like suggestions on using the Start/End dates in the Master Place List. Let's assume I have checked the four File > Options > Program Options > Warnings: "Warn when date/place..." options. I'd like to clean up entries where boundary changes have taken place over the years. Example: I've repeatedly entered CITY-A with County = COUNTY-A and no Start/End dates specified. Now I find out it was in COUNTY-A until Apr 1818, then in COUNTY-B from May 1818 to Sep 1887, then back to COUNTY-A in Oct 1887. I've run a List of Events reports for events where City contains CITY-A and Date>Comes After = 1 MAY 1818 AND Date>Comes Before = 1 SEP 1887 to get a list of 132 events where County/Label4 needs to be changed from "COUNTY-A" to "COUNTY-B." Hoping to avoid one-by-one changes, I see my only option for Secondary Output in LOE report is to change a flag. In TMG Utility > Other > Find & Replace, there is no option to change COUNTY, and Change Place Parts lets me target "If any place part contains CITY-A" but doesn't then give me a FLAG option (if I were to have set one in LOE Secondary Output). Any thoughts on how I can use a batch process to make these changes? Once I've made the changes, I assume I will have two entries for CITY-A in my Master Place List, and would add the appropriate Start/End dates (or 0) for each. Sure would be nice if the effective Start/End dates would shown in the F2 picklist for future entries... Would appreciate suggestions, as well as hearing how others use this feature. Thanks! ~Carol

Thank you! I looked this up in Lee's book and now know what I need to do. Peace Christine On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 3:59 PM Richard Damon <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/27/19 12:25 PM, Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer wrote: > > I am doing some clean-up of sources. I know there's a way to pick a > source > > and generate a list of record(s) it is attached to, because I did it a > few > > years ago, but I can't find a description of this in the documentation I > > have. Can anyone remind me of how to do this? And this time, I'll add > > something to the index of my book so I can find it again! > > > > Thanks > > > > Christine > > > Sounds like you want to run a list of citations report. > > -- > Richard Damon > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > -- "I feel like I'm on a scavenger hunt in another time, another country, another language." --Rosie O'Donnell on NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?", 18 March 2011. "I may not be an explorer, or an adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am. I... am a librarian." *The Mummy*, 1999. Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer Hyde Park, NY Author of: Long-Distance Genealogy: Researching Your Ancestors from Home

Thank you so very much for this question and the response. Have a few junky citations from when I first got TMG - way back in the olden ages - and had no clue how to clean them up. THANK YOU. -----Original Message----- From: Richard Damon [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 3:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TMG] Re: Finding out the record(s) a source is attached to On 8/27/19 12:25 PM, Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer wrote: > I am doing some clean-up of sources. I know there's a way to pick a > source and generate a list of record(s) it is attached to, because I > did it a few years ago, but I can't find a description of this in the > documentation I have. Can anyone remind me of how to do this? And this > time, I'll add something to the index of my book so I can find it again! > > Thanks > > Christine > Sounds like you want to run a list of citations report. -- Richard Damon _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community