Specific instructions are included on every disc, but here are some answers to
frequently asked questions.

Q. Can I pay by Cheque?

A. Yes you can, from a UK Bank in £ Sterling, but it's quicker if you use PayPal. Please make payable to Bruce Hunt and include your email address in the covering letter so that I can tell you I have received your order. My address is on the contact page.

Q. Will the CD work on my computer?

A. Yes. The example pages show you exactly what you will see.

Q. Where can I get help with printing?

A. Help is on the disc or click here.

Q. Where can I get help with copying?

A. Help is on the disc or click here.

Q. Why are the text and map pages different widths?

A. 33% of the visitors to this site have a monitor 1024 pixels wide, 33% are 1280 pixels wide. The rest are bigger, except for 3% which are only 800. All the text and scanned text pages are a maximum of 800 pixels wide and the maps are a maximum of 1600, roughly in proportion to each other as they appear in the book. To preserve the detail I have tried to make the maps as big as possible without making them unwieldy for the average user.

Q. Internet Explorer says there is active content on some pages. Is this dangerous?

A. No. There is no active content, IE confuses some links with scripts (no other browser does this). You can disable the message by going to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced, Security, and then ticking the radio button that says "Allow active content from CDs to run on My Computer".

Q. Why don't you use accessibility keys?

A. By defining accessibility keys I could accidentally interfere with your preferred option.

Q. Why is the disc written, not pressed?

A. The small quantities involved make it too expensive to produce a master for pressing. It also means that any improvements can easily be added.

Q. Will there be any more maps?

A. Yes there will. They take a long time to make and even longer to test. If you would like to hear about new releases use the link on the disc or contact me.

Q. How do I stop you telling me about new releases?

A. Use the link on the disc or contact me.

Q. What about my privacy?

A. I take your privacy very seriously and so do PayPal and Parish Chest. They do not give me your Bank or Credit card details and I will not keep records of cheques once the transaction is complete. I will not contact you again unless you have explicitly requested updates nor will I pass your details to any third party.

If your question has not been answered above, please contact me

Printing

Under the terms of the licence you may print any of the maps or other pages on the disc for personal use. Please do not try to print the page you want from your browser whilst viewing it. This works for the text pages, but not the maps or other scanned images.

All of the maps and other page scans are jpeg (.jpg) files, because this is the most common picture format and can be viewed with, and printed from, almost every graphics program.

All the files on the disc are named exactly what you would expect them to be called. The files are stored on the disc in appropriate folders (directories).

Explore the disc, find the file you want to print and then open it with your favourite graphics program.

"Windows Picture and Fax Viewer" (Photo Viewer) has a very good wizard that will re-size a map and print it close to life-size on A4 paper.

Copying

Under the terms of the licence you may copy the disc once on to your own computer to make it run faster and as a back up.

Create a new folder (directory) somewhere on your hard disc you can find it, give it a sensible name, and copy the entire contents of the CD into this new folder. You can then create and store a shortcut to wherever you prefer to start from.

These instructions apply to Windows XP/Vista/7 but the principles are the same for many operating systems.

Right click somewhere in your "My Documents" folder, hover over "New" and click "Folder" in the menu that appears. Rename this folder.

When the disc is in the CD drive, use "(My) Computer" to find it. Right click on it and select "Open", or "Explore". In the top menu click "Edit" click "Select All". All the files and folders on the disc will become highlighted. You can now right click and select "Copy", then "Paste" them into your new folder or drag and drop them into it.

Top

Home   Contact   Terms & Conditions   Licence   Known Issues   How to Buy