Dr. Heard,

What I do is print my html pages to a PDF file and then attach that.  I use
a free PDF program called "PDF995" which can be found at:
http://www.pdf995.com/

The other option would be to create a picture or snap shot of the screen.
You can do this by (assuming Windows) pressing Alt-PrintScreen.  This takes
a picture of the CURRENT window/application.  Sometimes I just hit
PRINTSCREEN, which will do then entire screen, which is nice if you want to
get the time/date on the snapshot as well.  Then you will need to paste this
image (do one at a time) into some other program to make the image.  I use
the free paint program with windows for quick and dirty work.  Now the
downside is this only gives you what you see on the screen.  So if the pages
scrolls down, you will need to do several shots.  [NOTE: DO NOT USE Word to
paste in your pictures.  The problem is that MS Word does not store the
picture in a usable format and you can not copy /paste out of word (not
nicely anyway).]

The advantage of the PDF file is it "prints" the whole page. The advantage
of the snap shot method is that it will be easier to print in your files.  I
don't think Legacy will print a PDF file when you print your notes, but it
will if you have attached at JPEG file.

If you have questions, feel free to write to me.

Jonathan

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenneth S
Heard
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 4:49 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: 'LegacySupport'
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Where to record correspondence

Friends
        I am happy with what folk are saying generally about "attaching"
correspondence within particular "Events" (whatever you choose to use as the
particular (set of) "Event" label(s) for tht purpose) -which is what I do -
but I have a further question:

What do folk do about 'including' (I'm deliberately avoiding the word
"attach") material which is 'native' in "html" format?  Obviously, one
*could* first cut-and-paste a 'screen image' of an "html" document into
"plain text" and then paste that (plain text) into "Notes", or "Details" or
whatever.  Indeed, I *have* done that!

However, it would be nice to treat 'html' files just like photographs ('jpg'
or whatever format), or Video (.avi or .mov files but, not, I believe (yet)
mpg files), or Sound files (.wav, .mp3 or .mid files) and "attach" an
'html' file to an Event (or to a Source) directly in the 'Notes' or 'Detail'
*without* first having to convert to plain text.  

I know that one can, and I do, "include" 'html' files as a "pseudo" Sound or
Video image, but the trouble with that is that "thumbnail image" gets
displayed only as a 'Sound' or 'Video' icon, rather than as a thumbnail of
the actual document. That said, actually "opening" the thumbnail (which is,
sadly, unidentified at first, except for the visual label "Video" or
"Sound") *does* display the 'html' file correctly - in my normal, default
"browser".

All it would take, I *think*, is for the "picture" handling part of Legacy
(most especially the "Picture Centre", but other bits as well!) to recognise
'html' (and, of course, 'htm') as a *standard* file type *at all stages* and
to open it (as thumbnail or 'windowed' document) accordingly.

=================
Dr Kenneth S Heard
Bassett
Southampton
SO16 3NQ
England
Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at:
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp

To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/

To unsubscribe please visit:
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp

Reply via email to