Ron, Thank you so much for answering my questions. I truly appreciate the time you've put into helping me.
Lavern On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]>wrote: > Lavern, > > For once I will knowingly use html!! See below, > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > *From:* Lavern Hall <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, September 29, 2011 6:55 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Missing multimedia files > > Ron, > > Thank you for thrashing this out. A few questions still remain: > > 1) The 1920 census picture is filed on my C-drive > C:\Legacy\Pictures\USA\Ohio- Cuyahoga County\Cleveland > so, it is not a problem to access and use that photo. > > The original was saved from Ancestry.com as the head of the household > (Cariota, Calogero -1920- U.S. Census). That said, when I link that photo to > a family member event, what do I use as the caption? 1920 U.S. Census, or do > I repeat the way it was originally saved? > > Firstly if ‘Cariota, Calogero -1920- U.S. Census’ is a file name I suggest > that you replace the comma with an underscore ‘_’. If by ”caption” you mean > the box of that name below the image I just put ‘census’ in it and the date > in the date box, but you can put in it what you wish – ie. whatever seems > most clear or most appropriate to you. > > 2) When I opened the Calogero Cariota's individual picture gallery in > family view, I found that there were no pictures, so I transferred 1920 > census picture there and saved it. > > The "Show Picture Gallery for this Person" icon is now in color. However, a > census thumbnail appears next to Calogero Cariota's name on family view. > This isn't correct, is it? > > Since you have transferred a census image to that link then, yes, that is > what you will get. Obviously I am no position to say if that is what you > want! > > 3) Once this process is repeated for each family member listed on the 1920 > census, will this correct the Missing multimedia files screen? > > As far as I can tell, yes it will. Just remember that correcting the > multimedia files screen is not the must important aspect of this work – > because it is there does not mean that it has to be used. I do add images to > all my sources because it gives me easy access to the image should I need > it, just ensure that the correct image is linked [image: Smile] > > Thanks, > Lavern > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 5:16 AM, Ron Ferguson > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Lavern, >> >> I'm afraid that the discussion has got a bit away from your original >> question, which I will come back to. I'm afraid that it is a little too >> easy >> for us to jump steps when we report on tests that we have been doing, so, >> apologies. >> >> Let us consider pictures which are missing, at the moment it doesn't >> matter >> from where in Legacy. The main question is: are they still on your PC? If >> not then to try and reattach is clearly a waste of time. Broadly speaking >> when they are gone from your PC, they are gone. So, use Windows Explorer >> to >> search your PC for the missing pictures, and make a note of the folder in >> which they are now. You can either move them back or leave them. >> >> If you leave them in the new location, and the picture is in the picture >> gallery, click on the picture icon in Family View, and missing pictures >> will be shown by a question mark instead of the picture - click on this >> and >> you will see a pop-up giving options as to how you can find it. Since you >> have already found it using Windows Explorer, click browse by yourself and >> go to that picture, select it and it should be relinked to all the persons >> to which it applies. As will other pictures in that folder, if applicable. >> >> The basic method is the same for Event pictures and Source pictures, >> although Leo drew attention to the fact that with Source pictures it only >> replaces the image attached to the individual's Source selected, it is >> this >> which latterly we were discussing, and which, in our view, is a bug. >> >> I hope that clarifies what we should have said, but do come back with any >> queries. >> >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> >> From: Lavern Hall >> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 1:39 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Missing multimedia files >> >> Hello... Just want to let you know that I am trying to follow this >> discussion, but as experts you are talking a bit over my head. :-) >> Goodnight for now... >> >> Lavern Hall >> >> >> .................................................................................. >> >> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected] >> > >> wrote: >> >> Leo, >> >> Correction – I knew it was late - I have just put the file back, and >> originally must have tested the same image, as I can confirm your result. >> I >> agree, it is a bug (Hope Brian’s not on the cruise!) >> >> >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> >> >> From: leo macdonald >> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:33 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Missing multimedia files >> >> >> Ron, >> >> That works great for photos attached to a person, birth, baptism, death, >> funeral, marriages and events, however, for some reason the photo path >> attached to sources and source detail will not set the new path unless the >> new path was changed through the Picture Centre. >> >> I have reported this to Legacy staff. >> >> Leo >> >> > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog > (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com<http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/> > ). > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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