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Susan

Susan Report 3 Jan 2005 17:01

All this is double dutch to me!! Anon

WeeBruce

WeeBruce Report 2 Dec 2004 02:00

Bob, Many thanks for the great improvement you have made to Deb's already fantastic list. Ihave problems with my hands and it takes so long for me type the names properly. Thank you

Karen

Karen Report 2 Dec 2004 01:13

Thanks for this am nudging to keep it on board for others...

Bob

Bob Report 26 Nov 2004 15:18

updated for 26.11.2004

Carole

Carole Report 9 Nov 2004 17:25

nudge for newbies

mab

mab Report 6 Oct 2004 14:20

Thank you Bob. I always wait for you to do the hard work for me to update my home page (because I don't understand it!). Thanks to Deb as well for the keeping up the very useful list. Marian

Carol

Carol Report 15 Sep 2004 16:04

Brilliant Bob, I was going to do the same thing in my html editor, but now I can copy and paste yours. Thank you very much for your time.

Bob

Bob Report 31 Aug 2004 15:31

Updated to Debs list from 27.08.2004 (she forgot to change the date in the heading !) I've just recently realised, why the first page is blank ! If the line is too long for the page i.e. a long web address with no blanks in it, then when I click on the topic, the first page is blank and I have to scroll down.

Nanny Pat

Nanny Pat Report 28 Jul 2004 22:48

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Bob

Bob Report 25 May 2004 07:09

The list itself is ALL the text below, between, but NOT including, the "< ! ---------------------" and "------------------------- >" lines. 1) Hold down your mouse button at the top of the list and scroll down to the bottom of the list (so that its all highlighted). Then go to 'edit' at the top of this window, and 'copy'. 2) Open a text editor (NOTEPAD, in the 'Accessories' folder), go to 'edit' and 'paste' in the list. 3) Using 'Find and Replace' under the edit menu, replace all (.) with . 4) Save the file as "GC-links.HTM" or "GC-links.HTML" or any name of your choice, but DON'T FORGET to use .HTM or .HTML at the end (This can be written large or small, I'm only using large for emphasis, here). Be careful, some editors will add a .doc to the filename - you don't want that ! 5) Start the WINDOWS Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer) and double-click on the file 6) And that should be it ! If you are connected to the Internet, you should now be able to click on any link and go to that website ! ---------------------------- Optional extras - a) Added by Shelli Coulby on 02/04/2004 09:50:22 I have saved it and then created shortcut from desk top. b) Added by Samantha Smith of Bournemouth on 02/04/2004 16:36:16 I added the page to my favourites so I can't lose it! c) Add comments, add links Each line has the following structure: <a href="WEB-ADDRESS" target="_blank">LINK-TEXT</a>COMMENT_TEXT<br> The WEB_ADDRESS is the usual http://... web-address and this will not be shown. The LINK-TEXT is the underlined link in the display. I have used the whole web-addres here as links, but it could be any text. The COMMENT-TEXT can be any text you like. I have used Deb's [comments] here. d) Make this page your home page - i) Add your usual home page to this list, i.e. add a line <a href="HOME-PAGE-ADDRESS" target="_blank">Home Page</a>Any suitable comments<br> Where HOME-PAGE-ADDRESS is YOUR homepage address ! - ii) Start the page in your browser. - iii) set this page as your start page (Internet Explore: 'Options', 'Internet Options' 'Current page') (not sure if that last button is right, I'm using a german copy of IE) e)Add your favourite GC-threads This is useful, if you have a favourite thread, that keeps getting lost. - Load your HTML file to an editor (NOTEPAD) - copy the line "<a href .... GC- Deb's List ..... <br>" to a new line - change the thread type (bb_type=B means Tips Board, bb_type=G means General Topics Board) - find your thread in GC and note the thread number ( ... bb_orig_key=nnnnnn). - change the thread number in the copied line - change the text between "_blank"> and </a> to GC - Thread name - store - If you are already connected to GC, you will now have Instant Access ! <!----------------------------------------------- <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Best Websites - genesreunited</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body> <b> ********************************* <br> ** BEST WEBSITES LIST 21/10/04 ** <br> ********************************* <br> </b> <br> Contributions by : <b>GC Members </b> <br> Summary by: <b>Deb - The Leg Bones Connected To The.. </b> <br> HTML-Conversion by: <b>Bob in Berlin </b> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.genesreunited(.)co.uk" target="_blank">www.genesreunited(.)co.uk</a> HAS to be the first site ! <br> <a href="http://groups.msn(.)com/GCPhotospage" target="_blank"> http://groups.msn(.)com/GCPhotospage </a> [MEMBERS PHOTOS] <br> <br> <a href="http://www.genesreunited(.)co.uk/genesreunited.asp?wci=ThreadedBoard&bb_type=B&bb_orig_key=852993" target="_blank">GR-Thread: Deb's List </a> <br> <a href="http://www.genesreunited(.)co.uk/genesreunited.asp?wci=ThreadedBoard&bb_type=B&bb_orig_key=855562" target="_blank">GR-Thread: Links to Deb's list </a> <br> <a href="http://www.genesreunited(.)co.uk/genesreunited.asp?wci=ThreadedBoard&bb_type=B&bb_orig_key=792682" target="_blank">GR-Thread: Free Census Data </a> <br> <a href="http://www.genesreunited(.)co.uk/genesreunited.asp?wci=ThreadedBoard&bb_type=B&bb_orig_key=823592" target="_blank">GR-Thread: UK-BMD </a> <br> <a href="http://www.genesreunited(.)co.uk/genesreunited.asp?wci=ThreadedBoard&bb_type=B&bb_orig_key=799400" target="_blank">GR-Thread: Online Parish Clerks OPC </a> <br> <br> <a href="http://130.15.161.100/census/index.html " target="_blank"> http://130.15.161.100/census/index.html </a> [1871 CANADA CENSUS - ONTARIO] <br> <a href="http://198.103.134.2/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem " target="_blank"> http://198.103.134.2/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem </a> [VETERANS AFFAIRS - CANADA] <br> <a href="http://amberskyline(.)com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html " target="_blank"> http://amberskyline(.)com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html </a> [DECIPHERING OLD HANDWRITING] <br> <a href="http://chrisb(.)4ce(.)co(.)uk/schools_site/index.php " target="_blank"> http://chrisb(.)4ce(.)co(.)uk/schools_site/index.php </a> [UK SCHOOLS HISTORY SITE] <br> <a href="http://cityark.medway.gov.uk " target="_blank"> http://cityark.medway.gov.uk </a> [MEDWAY COUNCILS ACHIVES] <br> <a href="http://comical-family-tree(.)com " target="_blank"> http://comical-family-tree(.)com </a> [IDEA FOR PRESENTS] <br> <a href="http://dialspace.dial.pipex(.)com/town/terrace/pd65/dby/kelly/index.htm " target="_blank"> http://dialspace.dial.pipex(.)com/town/terrace/pd65/dby/kelly/index.htm </a> [KELLYS DIRECTORY OF DERBY, NOTTS & LEICS] <br> <a href="http://davgw.net/connect/fhish.php " target="_blank"> http://davgw.net/connect/fhish.php </a> [ST HELENS] <br> <a href="http://eh(.)net/hmit/ppowerbp/ " target="_blank"> http://eh(.)net/hmit/ppowerbp/ </a> [POUND - MONEY TRANSLATER OLD-NEW OR NEW-OLD] <br> <a href="http://eh(.)net/hmit/ppowerusd/ " target="_blank"> http://eh(.)net/hmit/ppowerusd/ </a> [DOLLAR - MONEY TRANSLATER] <br> <a href="http://fp.suffolksurnames.plus(.)com " target="_blank"> http://fp.suffolksurnames.plus(.)com </a> <br> <a href="http://freebmd.rootsweb(.)com/ " target="_blank"> http://freebmd.rootsweb(.)com/ </a> [BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS] <br> <a href="http://freecen.rootsweb(.)com " target="_blank"> http://freecen.rootsweb(.)com </a> [19TH CENTURY UK CENSUS] <br> <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb(.)com " target="_blank"> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb(.)com </a> [IGI NUMBERS] <br> <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb(.)com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/gls.htm " target="_blank"> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb(.)com/~genm

Bob

Bob Report 25 May 2004 07:08

I have taken Deb's "Best Websites List", converted the web-addresses to web-links. and saved it in an HTML-File. I can now load this file into my browser, and go to to any of these websites by clicking on the link, instead of entering the address everytime. Each link opens to a new window. .................................................... the "scroll-down" is necessary, because the internet addresses are longer than the width of the page !!