I seem to remember that Ancestry kept an 'Old Search' option on their page
for quite some time after their website was 'updated' so it certainly is
possible.
I still prefer the 'Old Search' and wish that it was still available now but
using that option did help me to gradually become accustomed to the new way
of searching.
I am afraid that I can only learn a little at a time - I am not as young as
I used to be unfortunately.
Cheers
Lesley
(Melbourne)
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Nelson, Perth WA
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 3:11 PM
To: dps-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [dps-chat] Re: WA State Library
Me again, John (& Cathy) ...
I've just had another thought ... and yes, I know they're very few and
far between <g>
Why don't these geezers offer an option to go back to 'traditional mode'
like we had when windoze 8 (and earlier versions) first came out and the
peoples couldn't find there way around the new fangled thingy ...
All the links are still there ... its just the front end ...
In time, the new fangled thingy gets general acceptance AFTER the tweaks
have all happened and everyone's happy!
On 22/12/2016 10:44 AM, Archie wrote:
I hadn't even thought of the Brit newspapers. Yep - another bookmark down the drain!
And I haven't even dared try to look for images - - - -
<rant>It is a Government thing, this Library of ours. It has IT experts on its staff. They have to justify their existence, not to us, but to nameless bureaucrats who are busy empire-building.
I have no doubt this new interface with the public is bright and shiny and up-to-date. Too bright, too shiny to be useful to us grubby proletarians.
I also have no doubt the screams of the general public will be treated with the same disdain bureaucrats have always shown towards the general public.</rant>
regards [still fuming] John
