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by dewilkinson
27 Mar 2024 14:56
Forum: Places, Addresses, Maps & Geocoding
Topic: Standard Place Name formatting
Replies: 2
Views: 122

Re: Standard Place Name formatting

Thank you for the pointer which worked perfectly. Not a function I have used before.

Much appreciated.
by dewilkinson
27 Mar 2024 13:04
Forum: Places, Addresses, Maps & Geocoding
Topic: Standard Place Name formatting
Replies: 2
Views: 122

Standard Place Name formatting

I have popluated Standard Place names in the same way that I have for Places with commas dividing the same segments. In the sentence format is there anyway to replicate the removal of unused commas as _place does? My sentence template is :- <para>{individual} appeared in the census taken on< {%FACT....
by dewilkinson
22 Dec 2023 12:37
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Search and Replace Plugin fault
Replies: 5
Views: 864

Re: Search and Replace Plugin fault

It looks like had pressed the return key after typing. Sorry for wasting your time.
by dewilkinson
22 Dec 2023 11:54
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Search and Replace Plugin fault
Replies: 5
Views: 864

Re: Search and Replace Plugin fault

I just typed "did:" and "dis:" in the two fields, simple text.
by dewilkinson
22 Dec 2023 10:24
Forum: Plugin Technical Support & Development
Topic: Search and Replace Plugin fault
Replies: 5
Views: 864

Search and Replace Plugin fault

I think the latest version of this extremely useful plugin has a fault. See the attached image which is self explanatory. The in-built Find and Replace worked perfectly for this though.
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by dewilkinson
15 Dec 2023 18:21
Forum: Research Planning
Topic: Is including married names advised?
Replies: 5
Views: 893

Re: Is including married names advised?

I always record the married name as an alternative name. This is for two reasons, firstly, we did this when we were using TMG so they were imported in, and secondly, if I recall correctly there were instances (some time ago) when I missed people in queries and reports. As Mike says you have to use S...
by dewilkinson
09 Jul 2023 08:38
Forum: Research
Topic: GRO Digital Images now available
Replies: 3
Views: 1404

Re: GRO Digital Images now available

A grey box has started to appear for some searchs (see image) and I have recently noticed that I now had the option, see attached. I therefore assumed it was new. I must be dozy and perhaps they are slowly making more images available.
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by dewilkinson
09 Jul 2023 07:47
Forum: Research
Topic: GRO Digital Images now available
Replies: 3
Views: 1404

GRO Digital Images now available

I see that GRO are now offering digital images for £2.50, a lot cheaper than ordering pdfs or certificates. A helpful improvement but the caveat is "Not all records are available to view as Digital Images".
by dewilkinson
06 Mar 2023 18:01
Forum: Research
Topic: England & Wales Probate Calendar images
Replies: 25
Views: 2995

Re: England & Wales Probate Calendar images

Like Mark, I generally prefer FMP for probate images, but I flit between FMP and Ancestry for census and BMD index images in order to find the best one for inclusion in reports etc. Ancestrys census images are often better than FMPs but I dislike the way Ancestry colours 1911 census images. No idea ...
by dewilkinson
03 Jan 2023 17:05
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Changing Default Colours for website creation
Replies: 8
Views: 841

Re: Changing Default Colours for website creation

I keep my own css file, index.html and image.jpg in a master folder then after generating an updated website just copy them across to the Packages>Website>Data folder, takes <10 seconds each month. Very simple and then independant of FH updates and under my control.
by dewilkinson
29 Dec 2022 17:58
Forum: Research
Topic: Citing English Census
Replies: 73
Views: 6184

Re: Citing English Census

Just in case it helps here is a census entry that I have just been entering so you can see how I have chosen to do it. As was mentioned previously English county boundaries have not been static. I do try and record the place as it was at the time. For example upto 31st March 1889 London was literall...
by dewilkinson
13 Dec 2022 16:02
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Sentence template formatting
Replies: 6
Views: 844

Re: Sentence template formatting

CP have replicated this problem and it will be investigated. Must say that CP have looked into this amazingly quickly.
by dewilkinson
13 Dec 2022 12:51
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Sentence template formatting
Replies: 6
Views: 844

Re: Sentence template formatting

Duly reported and a ticket created.
by dewilkinson
13 Dec 2022 11:56
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Sentence template formatting
Replies: 6
Views: 844

Re: Sentence template formatting

I should have been clearer, this is my sentence template and the point is there is a space in front of {date}, which makes me think there could be a problem in the report itself. I haven't seen this on any other facts in these reports. <para>{%CUR_PRIN.NAME[1]:FIRST%} married {spouse/her/him}<, {=Co...
by dewilkinson
13 Dec 2022 09:43
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Sentence template formatting
Replies: 6
Views: 844

Sentence template formatting

Interestingly I see a reverse of this regarding marriages in narrative reports, is this a bug that needs reporting to CP?
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by dewilkinson
05 Nov 2022 13:25
Forum: General Usage
Topic: ver 7.0.17.1 - spurious full stops
Replies: 17
Views: 1505

Re: ver 7.0.17.1 - spurious full stops

I agree, I think it is an unneccesary complication. I wonder if Calico Pie consulted any users over this? (rhetorical question)
by dewilkinson
05 Nov 2022 12:20
Forum: General Usage
Topic: ver 7.0.17.1 - spurious full stops
Replies: 17
Views: 1505

Re: ver 7.0.17.1 - spurious full stops

Many thanks I hadn't twigged that and it works. Whilst it doesn't take long to update the sentence templates I guess the only way people can update the actual senteces is using Find and Replace {note} with {inline-note}
by dewilkinson
05 Nov 2022 11:27
Forum: General Usage
Topic: ver 7.0.17.1 - spurious full stops
Replies: 17
Views: 1505

ver 7.0.17.1 - spurious full stops

Before I report this to Calicoe Pie I was just wondering if other people are seeing something similar. I am now getting full stops inserted after the age field in sentence templates. See attached example which shows no full stop in the template. I am thinking there is an error in the enhancement reg...
by dewilkinson
18 Oct 2022 09:33
Forum: Genealogy News
Topic: New FindMyPast Premium Subscription
Replies: 36
Views: 6798

Re: New FindMyPast Premium Subscription

They charged me £34.99, but its worth it. Already exceeded that in value, and I found several very interesting bits of information.
by dewilkinson
13 Oct 2022 11:21
Forum: Genealogy News
Topic: New FindMyPast Premium Subscription
Replies: 36
Views: 6798

Re: New FindMyPast Premium Subscription

I upgraded yesterday without difficulty, but I am part way through my annual Pro subscription. It won't be long before I have saved money.
by dewilkinson
12 Oct 2022 08:27
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Screen refresh not happeneing
Replies: 8
Views: 2802

Re: Screen refresh not happeneing

I have used my larger second screen as my main display ever since and I have not seen any further problems.
by dewilkinson
01 Oct 2022 16:34
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Census source code entry
Replies: 6
Views: 1001

Re: Census source code entry

I have a separate source for each census and record the source code as class:RG13 piece:1591 folio:32 page:4 schedule:20 in the Where Within field. I store a template in the Note field of the Source record eg class:RG13 piece: folio: page: schedule: which I just copy and paste to save on typing.
by dewilkinson
27 Aug 2022 18:46
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Sentence construction
Replies: 5
Views: 874

Re: Sentence construction

I did this by creating a Custom Fact called Qualification and used the coctruct <para><On {%FACT.DATE:DAY_OF_WEEK%}>< {date}>< at {_place}> {%CUR_PRIN.NAME[1]:FIRST%} received {his/her}< {note}>. I enter the actual qualification in the Note field, say 1st Class Honours Degree in Nuclear Physics. {_p...
by dewilkinson
15 Apr 2022 13:16
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Dealing with AGE anomalies
Replies: 13
Views: 1714

Re: Dealing with AGE anomalies

I always use the age as given in the source, but if it is quite a bit out I will add a note in the text so I know I have already questioned it. I think it is important to record as given.
by dewilkinson
14 Feb 2022 10:05
Forum: General Usage
Topic: Combining .jpg files together
Replies: 40
Views: 5840

Re: Combining .jpg files together

Just out of interest I use Paint to join images and just takes a few seconds. I do it by having both images open in Paint, cropping them to what I want, add additional canvas to the primary image and copy and paste the second image, then just position it.