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From: "David Pritchard" <>
Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Adding pictures
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 18:37:58 +1000
References: <001301c408ce$50d4b920$6401a8c0@gpc.co.nz>


Thanks for the thought Murray, unfortunately I've done just that, so if I
click on the .png file it opens in IrfanView as you would expect. However
when I click on the hyperlink in excel it still opens in IE. The display is
not very good and I have none of the graphic viewer options.

I notice if I right click on a .png file, IE is listed as one of the
recommended program to open the file, which is not the case with say a .tif
file. Point being I do not have this problem in excel with .tif files, the
hyperlink opens the file in IrfanView as you would expect.

Have you up dated IrfanView to v. 3.85?

Dave



----- Original Message -----
From: "Murray Lynn" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:39 PM
Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Adding pictures


> Hi Dave
> This should work (I am running Win2k but from memory it is much the same
> in Win98):
>
> Open Explorer Click Tools / Folder Options / File Types
>
> Go down the list of extensions to PNG
>
> Click Change and select the program you want to open PNG files
>
>
>
> You can also do it in Win2k (but probably not on all earlier versions)
> by:
>
> Right-clicking on a file with a PNG extension in Explorer
>
> Select Open With / Choose Program and you end up in the same place as
> above
>
> Note that you need to click the "Always open..." box in this case
>
>
>
> Yet another option is to go into Irfanview / Options / Properties /
> Extensions and tick the PNG box.
>
>
>
> I haven't looked too closely at the images in the Media viewer, but they
> don't look too bad, I prefer to use Irfanview to look closely at
> certificates as it can zoom in closer.
>
> Linked Objects open up in their native program, but if you link an image
> as an object Genbox reverts to the Media viewer. It would be a nice
> option to be able to select your own viewer.
>
> Murray
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Pritchard [mailto:]
> Sent: Saturday, 13 March 2004 12:08 a.m.
> To:
> Subject: Re: [GENBOX] Adding pictures
>
>
> I too have scanned my source documents and kept them independent of
> genealogy software, using excel to list them and hyperlinks to view
> them. Their file association is set to IrfanView, in both IrfanView and
> Windows (xp home)
>
> I wish to keep these as .png files to save space without loosing detail.
> However hyperlinks in excel (2000 sp3) open these files in Internet
> Explorer, which does not display very well! I do not have this problem
> with .tif files.
>
> Also I have just linked a marriage certificate as media to the source
> view and using either .png or .tif it does not display very well in the
> source media preview. The display is fine in IrfanView. I do not have
> this problem with a .tif photo in Ind view.
>
> I am not sure if anyone can help with any of this.
>
> However in relation to the post below, is it possible to insert a link
> in GB that would open up the document in its native program instead of
> via GB?
>
> Thanks
> Dave
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cheri Casper" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 9:23 AM
> Subject: RE: [GENBOX] Adding pictures
>
>
> > Murray - Did you realize that you could import a Word doc into an
> > Event
> Note
> > field? Or instead of linking the doc via Media, why not allow the
> > user to insert a hot link that would open up the document in its
> > native program instead of via GenBox.
> >
>
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