Yes, Ron, I'm very careful to store via the File Icon (Also tried the
Sound & Video Icons just as an experiment! - Remember when we used to
store Documents using the Sound Icon?) and I have just installed the
latest version, so thanks for the suggestion but still no luck. I'm
totally out of ideas now....
Regards
Tom
ronald ferguson wrote:
Tom,
Providing you are storing using the File Icon I cannot see why it isn't working.
You might like to try updating to the current version and have a look then.
Ron Ferguson
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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:41:56 +1000
From: tomelem...@bigpond.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Vista & Legacy 7.0.0.103 problem after changing PC's
Hi Paul
Thanks for your reply. I have been through the process of setting
defaults according to Vistas instructions, and every file/document opens
from Windows explorer. Going through Options -> Customise -> Launch I
set an Alternate Reader to Adobe Reader and it didn't work with that
either.
It seems to me, as one without technical knowledge, the pdf & rtf icons
in the Picture Gallery are the same as "Shortcuts" which are not
working. Why not working I'm now at a complete loss.
Regards
Tom
Paul Gray wrote:
Tom,
I am a bit late coming into this thread, so maybe you have tried this.
You have already confirmed that the new PC has Open Office and Adobe
installed, right? Could it be that the default programs has not been set for
the file types you are trying to open in Control Panel --> Default Programs
--> Set Associations. A quick way to test this is to navigate to one of the
files in Windows Explorer and double click on it.
Paul Gray
-----Original Message-----
From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf
Of Tom Element
Sent: August-23-09 6:31 AM
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Vista & Legacy 7.0.0.103 problem after changing PC's
Hi Kirstin
I have absolutely no problems with attaching or opening Pictures. But I
still cannot open PDF, RTF or ODT Document files by clicking on their
respective icons after having added them by the "File" button in the Picture
Gallery.
I can open TXT files and DOC files.
Also, I've discovered I cannot create PDF file of Reports but I can create
TXT reports.
I sure hope someone gets an idea about this mystery.
Regards
Tom
Kirstin wrote:
Tom, I agree that the thumbnail shows up in the Picture Gallery but
can't be opened. I can open it fine by going back to the Picture
Gallery where I entered it in the first place.
With regard to the second part, I clicked Delete & Open list for a
path where I know I have documents that I attached to people. I found
both myself (which also has pictures attached) & my husband (who has
no pictures attached). So I am not able to duplicate your second
problem. But I only just attached those 2 documents (and they were the
same document) to test your problem, so maybe someone who has more
documents attached could test your problem.
Kirstin
Tom Element wrote:
Hi Kirstin
Not exactly. The Picture Gallery shows Thumbnails of photos &
symbols of Documents, as you'd know. Pictures (JPG files) attach via
the "Picture" button & open ok. After adding PDF files or ODT Open
Office files or RTF WordPad files to the Picture Gallery by using the
"File" button they will not open when I double click on the
Thumbnail. After adding TXT files or Open Office files with a DOC
extension by clicking on the "File" button they open perfectly.
A further bit of information I've found is that going Options ->
Customise -> Locations -> View Current list of Multimedia Locations
-> then selecting any path -> Options -> Delete -> View List, I find
the names of people with _only_ PDF, RTF, or Open Office DOC files
are not there on the Path list.
(In addition the Path list names is not accurate at all, some people
being on the wrong path or being on a path when they have no attached
pictures or documents.)
I hope that makes sense, Kirstin.
Regards
Tom
Kirstin wrote:
My understanding is that you cannot open anything but pictures in
the picture center. Is that where you are trying to open the PDF &
doc files? That is what I understood you to say.
Kirstin
Tom Element wrote:
From Tom
Yes, I use Open Office & Adobe 9 on both computers. (The desktop no
longer works at all but the files all opened okay on it when it was
operating.) Picture files open fine, PDF & open Office files wont
open from Sound, Video, or File buttons.
This was strange as I haven't been on this list for over a year &
seem to have landed my question in the middle of a similar thread!
Thanks
Tom
gtemplem...@comcast.net wrote:
Just to confirm, you do have Word and a PDF reader (Acrobat
Reader, Foxit etc) installed on *both* computers?
Gary Templeman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darlene Carerros"
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:23:35 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada
Pacific
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Vista & Legacy 7.0.0.103 problem after
changing PC's
Tom,
I have experienced the same problem on my XPS 1 PC using Vista,
and on a Dell Laptop 1525 also using Vista. I checked with
support but they were unable to duplicate the problem on there
computers. On the XPS 1 I can opened Word documents, but not
PDF's. On the Dell Laptop I can open PDF's but not Word
Documents. I get the same message: "Can't Find Player." "There
is currently no default media player set up on your computer." I
have been trying to figure this out for about six months with no
luck. Go figure.
Darlene
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 2:10 AM, Tom Element
wrote:
Hi
Due to my desktop failing (XP OP), but fortunately just after I
backed up & replicated all Legacy files to this Laptop (Vista
OP),
I am going through a process of getting lots of pictures
'connections' correctly organised. All going well except for one
remaining problem.
When I attempt to open a .pdf file from the Picture Gallery
(which
was added in there using the 'File' button) an error message
displays: "Can't Find Player." "There is currently no default
media player set up on your computer."
I tried to set a media player on Windows but to no avail. I
don't
understand why a media player is required, if in fact this is the
case. I did set Adobe Reader as the default to open .pdf files
but no joy.
Some guidance or explanations would be great to get, thanks.
Tom
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