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> Manual V2.0</H1
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><H3
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>Alex Roitman</A
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>GRAMPS Project<BR></SPAN
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>shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu</A
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><H3
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>Donald N. Allingham</A
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><DIV
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><SPAN
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>GRAMPS Project<BR></SPAN
><DIV
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><P
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>&nbsp;<TT
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>&#60;<A
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>dallingham@users.sourceforge.net</A
>&#62;</TT
>&nbsp;</P
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><SPAN
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>This manual describes version 0.9.1 of GRAMPS.
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><P
CLASS="copyright"
>Copyright &copy; 2003 Alex Roitman</P
><P
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>Copyright &copy; 2001 Donald N. Allingham</P
><DIV
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><B
>Revision History</B
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><TD
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>Revision GRAMPS Manual V2.0</TD
><TD
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>March 2003</TD
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>Revision GRAMPS User Manual V1.1</TD
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>2001</TD
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><HR></DIV
><DIV
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><DL
><DT
><B
>Table of Contents</B
></DT
><DT
>1. <A
HREF="#gramps-intro"
>Introduction</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>1.1. <A
HREF="#why-gramps"
>Why <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
>?</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>2. <A
HREF="#gramps-getting-started"
>Getting Started</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>2.1. <A
HREF="#gramps-start"
>To Start <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></A
></DT
><DT
>2.2. <A
HREF="#run-1st-time"
>Running <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
> for the first time</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>2.2.1. <A
HREF="#choose-db-start"
>Choosing a database on startup</A
></DT
><DT
>2.2.2. <A
HREF="#zodb-support"
>Optional ZODB support</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
></DL
></DD
><DT
>3. <A
HREF="#gramps-mainwin"
>Main Window</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>3.1. <A
HREF="#gramps-views"
>Views</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>3.1.1. <A
HREF="#view-modes"
>Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus Tabs</A
></DT
><DT
>3.1.2. <A
HREF="#people-view"
>People View</A
></DT
><DT
>3.1.3. <A
HREF="#family-view"
>Family View</A
></DT
><DT
>3.1.4. <A
HREF="#pedigree-view"
>Pedigree View</A
></DT
><DT
>3.1.5. <A
HREF="#sources-view"
>Sources View</A
></DT
><DT
>3.1.6. <A
HREF="#places-view"
>Places View</A
></DT
><DT
>3.1.7. <A
HREF="#media-view"
>Media View</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
></DL
></DD
><DT
>4. <A
HREF="#gramps-usage"
>Usage</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>4.1. <A
HREF="#open-db"
>Opening Database</A
></DT
><DT
>4.2. <A
HREF="#new-db"
>Starting New Database</A
></DT
><DT
>4.3. <A
HREF="#save-db"
>Saving Database</A
></DT
><DT
>4.4. <A
HREF="#import-gedcom"
>Importing GEDCOM Data</A
></DT
><DT
>4.5. <A
HREF="#export-gedcom"
>Exporting GEDCOM Data</A
></DT
><DT
>4.6. <A
HREF="#gramps-package-impex"
>Importing and Exporting <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
> Packages</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7. <A
HREF="#gramps-edit"
>Editing</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>4.7.1. <A
HREF="#gramps-edit-pers"
>Edit Personal Data</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7.2. <A
HREF="#gramps-edit-rel"
>Edit Relationship Data</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7.3. <A
HREF="#gramps-edit-child"
>Edit Children Data</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7.4. <A
HREF="#gramps-edit-parent"
>Edit Parental Data</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7.5. <A
HREF="#gramps-edit-sources"
>Edit Sources</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7.6. <A
HREF="#gramps-edit-places"
>Edit Places</A
></DT
><DT
>4.7.7. <A
HREF="#gramps-edit-media"
>Edit Media Objects</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>4.8. <A
HREF="#gramps-nav"
>Nevigation</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>4.8.1. <A
HREF="#gramps-nav-default"
>Setting Default Person</A
></DT
><DT
>4.8.2. <A
HREF="#gramps-nav-bookmk"
>Bookmarking People</A
></DT
><DT
>4.8.3. <A
HREF="#gramps-nav-family"
>Using Family View</A
></DT
><DT
>4.8.4. <A
HREF="#gramps-nav-pedigree"
>Using Pedigree View</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>4.9. <A
HREF="#gen-reports"
>Generating Reports</A
></DT
><DT
>4.10. <A
HREF="#gramps-tools"
>Running Tools</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>5. <A
HREF="#gramps-prefs"
>Settings</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>5.1. <A
HREF="#gramps-prefs-usage"
>Usage</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>5.1.1. <A
HREF="#prefs-usage-find"
>Find</A
></DT
><DT
>5.1.2. <A
HREF="#prefs-usage-report"
>Report Preferences</A
></DT
><DT
>5.1.3. <A
HREF="#prefs-usage-res"
>Researcher Information</A
></DT
><DT
>5.1.4. <A
HREF="#prefs-usage-guess"
>Data Guessing</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>5.2. <A
HREF="#gramps-prefs-display"
>Display</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>5.2.1. <A
HREF="#prefs-display-gen"
>General</A
></DT
><DT
>5.2.2. <A
HREF="#prefs-display-date"
>Dates and Calendar</A
></DT
><DT
>5.2.3. <A
HREF="#prefs-display-bars"
>Tool and Status Bars</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>5.3. <A
HREF="#gramps-prefs-db"
>Database</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>5.3.1. <A
HREF="#prefs-db-gen"
>General</A
></DT
><DT
>5.3.2. <A
HREF="#prefs-db-media"
>Media Objects</A
></DT
><DT
>5.3.3. <A
HREF="#prefs-db-id"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
> internal IDs</A
></DT
><DT
>5.3.4. <A
HREF="#prefs-db-rcs"
>Revision Control</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
></DL
></DD
><DT
>6. <A
HREF="#gramps-about"
>About <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></A
></DT
></DL
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect1"
><HR><H2
CLASS="sect1"
><A
NAME="gramps-intro"
></A
>1. Introduction</H2
><P
> The <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> is a genealogical
application. <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> is an acronym for the
Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System. To put
it shortly, it allows you to store, edit, and research genealogical data
using your computer. Its functionality is somewhat common to other
genealogical programs. However, <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> offers
some unique features. </P
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="why-gramps"
></A
>1.1. Why <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
>?</H3
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> was conceived under the concept
that most genealogy programs were designed to provide the researcher the
capability to input information related to a particular family tree.
Most of these programs have allowed for the arranging and storing of
information consistent with the GEDCOM standards. They usually provide
means for displaying descendant or ancestral relationships by means of
graphical displays, charts, or reports. These may be augmented with
pictures or other media to enhance the data. Most provide for inputting
data on unconnected individuals/families that may or may not have a
relationship to the primary surname being researched. Various other
enhancements may also be provided in the genealogical program that
allows for different degrees of importing and exporting data from other
programs and printing the data contained in the various reports. </P
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
>, on the other hand, attempts to
provide all of the common capabilities of these programs, but, more
importantly, to provide an additional capability of integration not common
to these programs. This is the ability to input any bits and pieces of
information directly into <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> and
rearrange/manipulate any/all data events in the entire data base (in any
order or sequence) to assist the user in doing research, analysis and
correlation with the potential of filling relationship gaps. In short, a
tool that provides a way to input all your research into one place and do
your analysis and correlation using the speed, power, and accuracy of your
computer instead of pencils and unmanageable reams of paper. </P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect1"
><HR><H2
CLASS="sect1"
><A
NAME="gramps-getting-started"
></A
>2. Getting Started</H2
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="gramps-start"
></A
>2.1. To Start <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></H3
><P
>You can start <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> in the
following ways:</P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>Applications</SPAN
> menu</DT
><DD
><P
>Choose <SPAN
CLASS="guisubmenu"
>Other</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Gramps</SPAN
>. </P
></DD
><DT
>Command line</DT
><DD
><P
>To start <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
>
from a command line, type <B
CLASS="command"
>gramps</B
>, then
press <B
CLASS="keycap"
>Return</B
>.</P
><P
>If you would like <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> to open
a specific database or to import a specific file on startup, you can
supply the filename as a command line argument:</P
><P
>&#13; <B
CLASS="command"
>gramps</B
> <TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>filename.ged</I
></TT
>
</P
><P
>where <TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>filename.ged</I
></TT
> is the name
of the file you want to open/import. </P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="run-1st-time"
></A
>2.2. Running <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
> for the first time</H3
><P
>
The first time you run the program, GRAMPS will display its
Getting Started screens. </P
><DIV
CLASS="figure"
><A
NAME="druid-fig"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 1. <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
> Gettin Started Window</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="mediaobject"
><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/druid.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="choose-db-start"
></A
>2.2.1. Choosing a database on startup</H4
><P
>If <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> is started without any
database to open, the following window will appear prompting you to
choose what database to open. </P
><DIV
CLASS="figure"
><A
NAME="first-open"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 2. Open Database Window</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="mediaobject"
><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/first-open.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
><P
>If you would like to open an existing database, check the top radio
button and click <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>OK</SPAN
>. You will then be asked to
specify the name of your existing database. If you would like to start
creating your brand new database from scratch right away, choose new XML
database. </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="zodb-support"
></A
>2.2.2. Optional ZODB support</H4
><P
>If either StandaloneZODB or Zope is installed on your system,
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> will give you the third option of
creating a new ZODB database. You can choose to start your new database
in either XML or ZODB format. Both formats have their strong and weak
points.</P
><P
>XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language, and is a human readable
sctructured description of data. It could be easily parsed by other
programs should the need occur. It stores only the data itself. Its weak
point is the relatively low speed of processing large data files. </P
><P
>ZODB stands for Zope Object Database and provides the full-fledged
database support. ZODB files are not human readable. They contain a
certain overhead to assist working with large data structures. However,
ZODB provides a significant speed-up when the database size is large (over
few thousand people). </P
><P
>Its is hard to tell which format is better, since this is a typical
tradeoff situation. If you are starting your research then you are likely
to be fine with the regular XML database. If you have tons of data to
import describing thousands upon thousands of people, then you are
probably better of with ZODB. </P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect1"
><HR><H2
CLASS="sect1"
><A
NAME="gramps-mainwin"
></A
>3. Main Window</H2
><P
>When you open a database (either existing or brand new),
the following window is displayed.</P
><DIV
CLASS="figure"
><A
NAME="mainwin-fig"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 3. <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
> Main Window</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="mediaobject"
><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/mainwin.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
><P
>The <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
> window contains the following elements: </P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
>Menubar.</DT
><DD
><P
>The menubar provides access to all features of
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> through its menus.</P
></DD
><DT
>Toolbar.</DT
><DD
><P
> The toolbar provides access to the most frequently
used functions of <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
>. The appearance of
the toolbar can be adjusted in <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Preferences</SPAN
>
dialog. </P
></DD
><DT
>Progress bar.</DT
><DD
><P
>The progress bar is located in the lower left corner
of the <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> window. It displays the
progress of time consuming operations, such as opening and saving
large data bases, importing and exporting to other formats, generating
web-sites, etc. </P
></DD
><DT
>Statusbar.</DT
><DD
><P
>The statusbar is located to the right of the progress
bar, on the very bottom of the <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> window.
It displays information about current <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
>
activity and contextual information about the menu items.
The behavior of the Status line can be adjusted in
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Preferences</SPAN
> dialog. </P
></DD
><DT
>Display area.</DT
><DD
><P
>The largest are in the center of the
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> window is the display area.
It shows certain aspects of genealogical information, depending on the
currently selected View. There are six Views available
in <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
>: <A
HREF="#people-view"
>Section 3.1.2</A
>,
<A
HREF="#family-view"
>Section 3.1.3</A
>, <A
HREF="#pedigree-view"
>Section 3.1.4</A
>,
<A
HREF="#sources-view"
>Section 3.1.5</A
>, <A
HREF="#places-view"
>Section 3.1.6</A
>,
and <A
HREF="#media-view"
>Section 3.1.7</A
>. </P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="gramps-views"
></A
>3.1. Views</H3
><P
>Views are the various ways to display different aspects of
genealogical information, as described below. Since the relevant
information is very broad and non-uniform in both context and modality,
it is best to split it's display into smaller categories, uniform in
context and modality. Each View represents such a split and displays a
certain portion of overall available information. Before the detailed
description of available Views, let us guide you through the ways of
switching between the Views.</P
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="view-modes"
></A
>3.1.1. Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus Tabs</H4
><P
>Depending on the state of the <SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>View</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Sidebar</SPAN
> menu item, the View could be switched either in the
sidebar or in the notebook tabs in the top part of the window.
To switch the View, click on the desired sidebar icon or the notebook
tab. To switch between sidebar and notebook viewing modes,
choose <SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>View</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Sidebar</SPAN
> from the <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> menu.</P
><DIV
CLASS="figure"
><A
NAME="side-nofilt-fig"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 4. Sidebar Viewing Mode</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="mediaobject"
><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/side-nofilt.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="figure"
><A
NAME="noside-nofilt-fig"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 5. Tabbed Viewing Mode</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="mediaobject"
><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/noside-nofilt.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="people-view"
></A
>3.1.2. People View</H4
><P
>When <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> opens a database,
the View is set to the People View. People View lists individuals
whose data is stored in the database. People View displays people's
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Names</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
>
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>ID</SPAN
> numbers, <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Gender</SPAN
>, and
their <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Birth</SPAN
> and <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Death dates</SPAN
>.
The list can be ordered by any field.</P
><P
>Example: to order list by the Birth date, click on the
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Birth date</SPAN
> column heading. To order list in
reverse (descending) order, click one more time on the desired column
heading. </P
><DIV
CLASS="sect4"
><HR><H5
CLASS="sect4"
><A
NAME="filters"
></A
>3.1.2.1. Filters</H5
><P
>Genealogical databases may contain huge numbers of people.
Since the long lists are hard for humans to handle,
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> provides a convenient way to limit
the scope of browsing by using the Filter. To save screen space,
Filter controls may be hidden, depending on the state of
<SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>View</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Filter</SPAN
> menu item.</P
><DIV
CLASS="figure"
><A
NAME="side-filt-fig"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 6. Filter Controls Displayed</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="mediaobject"
><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/side-filt.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
><P
>When <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> opens a database, the
Filter is set to the trivial filter called <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>All
people</SPAN
>, i.e. no filtering is in effect. To choose a
filter, use a pop-up <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Filter</SPAN
> menu above the
people's list. Once the Filter is chosen, click
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Apply</SPAN
> in the upper right corner of the
window. The filtering will take effect upon clicking
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Apply</SPAN
>. To invert the filtering rule, check
the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Invert</SPAN
> box on the left
of <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Apply</SPAN
> button. </P
><P
>Example: To show people without children, choose
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>People with children</SPAN
> filter, then check
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Invert</SPAN
> box, and then click
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Apply</SPAN
>. To cancel any filtering, set
the filter to <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>All people</SPAN
>
and then click <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Apply</SPAN
>. </P
><P
>Note: even if the Filter controls are not displayed
(<SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>View</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Filter</SPAN
> menu item is
unchecked), the filtering might still be in place. In other words,
the visibility of the Filter controls is not related to the actual
filtering imposed on the list. This may be a cause of confusion, when
you enable the filtering and then remove the controls from the
display. If in doubt, enable the display of Filter controls by
checking <SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>View</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Filter</SPAN
> menu item and check
what kind of filtering is currently set.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect4"
><HR><H5
CLASS="sect4"
><A
NAME="alpha-tabs"
></A
>3.1.2.2. Alphabetical Tabs</H5
><P
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> offers another way of
managing long lists of people -- alphabetical tabs. Upon loading a
database, <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> checks for the stored
Family names and breaks the people list into sublists based on the
first letter of their name. The alphabetical tabs are displayed in
the bottom part of the <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> window.
The last tab, "Other," stands for unidentified characters -- all
the entries not assigned to any other tab end up in "Others."</P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="family-view"
></A
>3.1.3. Family View</H4
><P
>Family View displays the Family information of a currently
selected (or Active) person. Specifically, this view shows the
relationships (e.g marriages, partnerships, etc.) of the active
person, his/her parents (or step parents, or guardians, etc), and
his/her children (could be step children, adopted children, etc.).
</P
><DIV
CLASS="figure"
><A
NAME="family-fig"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 7. Family View</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="mediaobject"
><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/family.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
><P
>The Active person's data is in the list-box in the upper left
corner of the window. Directly below it, another box lists the Spouse's
data, for each relationship of Active person (can be more than one).
The double-arrow button to the right of the Active person list-box
allows to exchange the currently selected spouse (Current spouse)
with the Active person. Double-clicking on the Active person allows
to edit Active person's data. Double-clicking on the Current spouse
allows to edit their relationship information. To add a spouse,
click <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>+</SPAN
> to the right of the spouse box.
To remove Current spouse, click <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>-</SPAN
> to the
right of the spouse box. </P
><P
>The parents of both the Active person and the Current spouse
are listed in the corresponding list-boxes in the right-hand part of
the window (Active person's parents on top, Current spouse parents
on the bottom). Both list-boxes have a set of three buttons on their
right side. The <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>+</SPAN
> and <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>-</SPAN
>
buttons allow to add and remove parents of the Active person and the
Current spouse, respectively. Clicking <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>-&#62;</SPAN
>
makes the family in the corresponding list-box and active family.
That is, it makes the selected Father the Active person, and the
selected Mother the Current spouse. </P
><P
>The bottom list-box displays children of the Active person and
the Current Spouse. Children's list can be order by the Birth date,
by usual way of clicking on the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Birth date</SPAN
> column
header. In addition to the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Name</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>ID</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Gender</SPAN
>, and
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Birth date</SPAN
> columns, the list includes
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Status</SPAN
> column. The pair of status words reflect the
relationship between the child and his Father/Mother (such as Birth, Adoption,
etc.) The three buttons are available on the right side of the
children list-box. The <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>+</SPAN
>
and <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>+</SPAN
> buttons allow to add and remove
children, respectively. Pressing <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>&#60;-</SPAN
> makes
the selected child the Active person.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="pedigree-view"
></A
>3.1.4. Pedigree View</H4
><P
>Pedigree View helps to visualize the place of the Active
person in the tree of its ancestors. Pedigree View shows four
generations, going back in time from the Active person
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>1</SPAN
> to his/her parents <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>1</SPAN
>,
to grandparents <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>1</SPAN
>, to great-grandparents
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>1</SPAN
>.
Each person is denoted by a white box bearing the person's name.
The two lines that converge on the box represent ties with the
person's Father (top line) and mother (bottom line). Solid lines
represent birth relations, while dashed lines represent non-birth
relations (such as adoption, step-parentship, guardianship, etc.).
When the mouse moves over the white box, it expands to display the
corresponding person's dates of birth and death. When the mouse is
placed over the family line, the line changes color to indicate an
active link: double-clicking on the line makes the corresponding
ancestor the Active person. The display in that case is re-adjusted
to show four generations, starting from a newly selected Active
person. </P
><P
>The left-hand side of the window shows the left arrow button.
Upon clicking, the button expands to the menu listing the children
of the Active person. Selecting the menu item makes the corresponding
child the Active person. </P
><P
>The right-hand side of the window shows two right arrow buttons.
When the top button is clicked, the Father of the Active person
becomes Active person. Clicking the bottom button makes the Mother of
the Active person the Active person. Again, the display is re-adjusted
to show four generations, starting from a newly selected Active
person.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="sources-view"
></A
>3.1.5. Sources View</H4
><P
>Sources View lists the sources of information stored in the
database. This can include various documents (birth, death, and
marriage certificates, etc.), books, films, journals, private diaries,
i.e. virtually anything that can be classified as a source of
information. The sources can be used as the reference for any event
stored in the database. The Source View lists the
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Title</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>ID</SPAN
>, and the
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Author</SPAN
> of the source. All the columns can be
used for sorting the list. The usual rules apply: one click for
ascending order, another click for descending order.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="places-view"
></A
>3.1.6. Places View</H4
><P
>Places View lists the geographical places in which the events
of the database took place. These could be places of birth, death,
marriages of people, as well as their home, employment, education
addresses, or any other conceivable reference to the geographical
location. The Places View lists places' <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Name</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>ID</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Church Parish</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>City</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>County</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>State</SPAN
>, and <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Country</SPAN
>. All of
these can be used for sorting by the usual sorting rules. </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="media-view"
></A
>3.1.7. Media View</H4
><P
>Media View is a list of Media Objects used in the database.
Media Objects are any files that relate somehow to the stored
genealogical data. Technically, any file can be stored as a Media
Object. Most frequently, these are images, audio files, animation
files, etc. The list-box on the bottom lists the Name, ID, Type, and
Path to the Media Object. The top part of the GRAMPS window shows
the preview (if available) and the information about the Media
Object. </P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect1"
><HR><H2
CLASS="sect1"
><A
NAME="gramps-usage"
></A
>4. Usage</H2
><P
>As commonly encountered in everyday life, in
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> there is usually more than one way to
accomplish something. The alternatives to some actions will therefore
be listed as appropriate.</P
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="open-db"
></A
>4.1. Opening Database</H3
><P
>To open a database, either choose <SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>File</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Open</SPAN
>
or click <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Open</SPAN
> button on the Toolbar.
The <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Open Database</SPAN
> dialog will appear.
Either type the full path into the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Database</SPAN
> text
entry field, or press <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Browse...</SPAN
> to get the
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Open File</SPAN
> dialog in which you can select the file
that you want to open. After you have selected the file, click
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>OK</SPAN
> to open it. </P
><P
>If you have previously opened files with
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> you can retreive your past selections
from the drop-down menu by clicking the down arrow button. Finally, if
the Revision Control System (RCS) is enabled in the
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Preferences</SPAN
> dialog, the check-box
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Revert to an older version from RCS</SPAN
>
will be available. Check it to revert your database to an older RCS
version. </P
><P
>Note: the name you type or select should be the directory
(folder) which has your data (data.gramps or data.zodb files) as well as
any possible copies of Media Objects. </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="new-db"
></A
>4.2. Starting New Database</H3
><P
>To start a new database, choose <SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>File</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>New</SPAN
>. You will then be
prompted with the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Save Database</SPAN
> dialog asking
to specify the name under which the new database will be stored.
Choose an empty directory for your new database (create one if
necessary). </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="save-db"
></A
>4.3. Saving Database</H3
><P
>To save changes made to your database, choose <SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>File</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Save</SPAN
> or click
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Save</SPAN
> on the Toolbar. The Status line will then
display <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Saving <TT
CLASS="replaceable"
><I
>filename</I
></TT
>...</SPAN
>
message, and the progress bar will advance as the saving progresses.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="import-gedcom"
></A
>4.4. Importing GEDCOM Data</H3
><P
>Importing GEDCOM data allows you to incorporate the data created in
other genealogical programs into your currently
open <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> database.
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> can import GEDCOM data files from a
number of software packages, as long as they comply with GEDCOM
standards. To import GEDCOM file, choose <SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>File</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Import</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Import from
GEDCOM</SPAN
>. You will then be prompted with the
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Open File</SPAN
> dialog asking to specify the GEDCOM file
name. </P
><P
>Upon starting the import, <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> will
display the following GEDCOM import dialog with the summary of the
information about the data. The information is updated as the import
progresses. </P
><DIV
CLASS="figure"
><A
NAME="gedcom-import-fig"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 8. GEDCOM Import</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="mediaobject"
><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/gedcom-import.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="export-gedcom"
></A
>4.5. Exporting GEDCOM Data</H3
><P
>Exporting GEDCOM data allows you to share any portion of you
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> database with other researchers
by way of standard GEDCOM files. To export into GEDCOM file,
choose <SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>File</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Export</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Export to GEDCOM</SPAN
>. The following
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Export GEDCOM file</SPAN
> dialog will appear.</P
><DIV
CLASS="figure"
><A
NAME="gedcom-export-fig"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 9. Export GEDCOM File dialog</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="mediaobject"
><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/gedcom-export.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
><P
>Type the desired GEDCOM filename into the text entry box or
click <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Browse...</SPAN
> to evoke
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Save File</SPAN
> dialog. Use <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Filter</SPAN
>
popup menu to limit the scope of export according to the stated rule.
Choose the desired <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Encoding</SPAN
> of the exported file.
Use <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Target</SPAN
> to select the desired GEDCOM
dialect. Select you copyright statement from the
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Copyright</SPAN
> menu. Check <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Do not include
records marked private</SPAN
> to disable the output of private
records. Check <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Restrict data on living people</SPAN
>
to limit living people's data to family ties. With this option,
information concerning birth, death, addresses, various events,
etc. will be omitted in the exported GEDCOM file.
</P
><P
>Upon starting the export, <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> will
display the following GEDCOM export progress window with the progress
bars reflecting the current state of exporting. </P
><DIV
CLASS="figure"
><A
NAME="gedcom-export-progress-fig"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 10. Export GEDCOM progress dialog</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="mediaobject"
><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/gedcom-export-progress.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="gramps-package-impex"
></A
>4.6. Importing and Exporting <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
> Packages</H3
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> provides a way to make your
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> database completely portable. This might
prove useful, for instance, when you need to move your database to
another machine or to share it with somebody, while retaining all the
features provided by <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
>. To accomplish
this, choose <SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>File</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Export</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Export to GRAMPS Package</SPAN
>. The
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>GRAMPS Package Export</SPAN
> window will appear. Type
the desired package name into the text entry area or click
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Browse...</SPAN
> to select the file using the
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Save File</SPAN
> dialog. The resulting package is
gzip-compressed tar archive (also known as tarball) which contains
gramps database, all local media objects, and copies of all external
media objects. </P
><P
>To import data from such a package into your
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> database, choose
<SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>File</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Import</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Import from GRAMPS</SPAN
>, then select
a package to be imported from the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Import from GRAMPS</SPAN
>
dialog. </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="gramps-edit"
></A
>4.7. Editing</H3
><P
> Editing of any portion of data allows you to amend and
modify information stored in the database. The available editing
options include editing personal data, relationship data, data about
children and parents, information about sources, places, and media
objects used in the database. In short, any data stored in the
database can be edited! Adding new pieces of information is in fact
creating an appropriate empty data structure and subsequent
editing of that empty structure. </P
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="gramps-edit-pers"
></A
>4.7.1. Edit Personal Data</H4
><P
> Editing of personal data can be performed in the
following ways. </P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
>From People View:</DT
><DD
><P
>
Double-click the name of the person whose data you would like
to edit, or select the name by single click and then click
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit</SPAN
> on the toolbar.
</P
></DD
><DT
>From Family View:</DT
><DD
><P
>&#13; Move the mouse into the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Active person</SPAN
> box,
then double-click.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><P
> With either method, the following <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Edit
Person</SPAN
> dialog will appear: </P
><DIV
CLASS="figure"
><A
NAME="edit-pers-fig"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 11. Edit Person dialog</B
></P
><DIV
CLASS="mediaobject"
><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/edit-person.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
><P
> The top of the window shows the name of the person whose
data is being edited. The main part of the window displays nine
notebook tabs containing different categories of available
information. You can bring any tab to the top for viewing
or editing by clicking on the appropriate tab heading.
The bottom part has <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>OK</SPAN
> and
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Cance</SPAN
> buttons. Clicking <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>OK</SPAN
>
at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the
dialog window. Clicking <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Cancel</SPAN
> at any time will
close the window without applying any changes. If any of the data
in any tab was modified, the alert window will appear with the
choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, cancelling the
initial cancel request, or saving the changes.
</P
><P
>&#13; The tabs provide the following information categories of
personal data:
</P
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>General</SPAN
></DT
><DD
><P
>
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>General</SPAN
> tab allows editing of
the most general information about the person. This includes text
entry fields of <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Given name</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Family name</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Family prefix</SPAN
>
(such as de or van), <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Suffix</SPAN
> (e.g. Jr. or III),
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Title</SPAN
> (e.g. Dr. or Rev.),
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Nickname</SPAN
> (Bob for Robert),
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Type</SPAN
> of the name (birth name, married name, etc.)
and <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Date</SPAN
> and <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Place</SPAN
> of birth
and death. Some of these (<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Family name</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Type</SPAN
>, and both <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Place</SPAN
> fileds),
in addition to typing the data in, allow to choose the corresponding
contents from the drop-down menus by clicking on a down-arrow button
located immediately to the right of the text entry field. The
available menu choices are formed from the information already stored
in the database. Also, when you start to type within these fields,
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> will try to guess the remainder of
the text by using the same choices that are available from the
corresponding menu. To accept the highlighted guess and move to
the next field, press <B
CLASS="keycap"
>Tab</B
>. </P
><P
>&#13; The <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Gender</SPAN
> radio buttons offers
the choice of person's gender between <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>male</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>female</SPAN
>, and <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>unknown</SPAN
>.
The buttons <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Source...</SPAN
> and
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Note...</SPAN
> allow to add or modify the data about
the sources of the name information and any notes relevant to it.
Similarly, clicking <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit..</SPAN
> buttons located by the
birth and death <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Date</SPAN
> fields allows to edit the
corresponding events of birth and death.
The field <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>ID</SPAN
> displays internal
<SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
> ID number which identifies user in the
databse. Finally, the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Image</SPAN
> area shows the first
image available in the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Gallery</SPAN
> of this person.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Names</SPAN
></DT
><DD
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Names</SPAN
> tab displays information concerning
alternate names of the person and the controls allowing its
modification. The bottom part displays the list of all alternate names
of the person stored in the database. The top part shows the details
of the currently selected name in the list (if any). The buttons
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Add...</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
>,
and <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Delete</SPAN
> allow to correspondingly add,
modify, and remove an alternate name record from the database.
Note that <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
> and
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Delete</SPAN
> buttons become available only when
an alternate name is selected from the list.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Events</SPAN
></DT
><DD
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Events</SPAN
> tab displays information about
the events relevant to the person and the controls allowing its
modification. The bottom part displays the list of all such events
stored in the database. The top part shows the details
of the currently selected event in the list (if any). The buttons
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Add...</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
>,
and <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Delete</SPAN
> allow to correspondingly add,
modify, and remove an event record from the database.
Note that <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
> and
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Delete</SPAN
> buttons become available only when
an event is selected from the list.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Attributes</SPAN
></DT
><DD
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Attributes</SPAN
> tab displays information about
the attributes of the person and the controls allowing its
modification. These could be any personal attributes of a person whose
description naturally fits into Parameter-Value pairs (e.g. enormous
generousity can be stored as the parameter "Generousity" with the
value "Enormous", etc.). The bottom part displays the list of all
attributes stored in the database. The top part shows the details
of the currently selected attribute in the list (if any). The buttons
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Add...</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
>,
and <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Delete</SPAN
> allow to correspondingly add,
modify, and remove an attribute record from the database.
Note that <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
> and
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Delete</SPAN
> buttons become available only when
an attribute is selected from the list.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Addresses</SPAN
></DT
><DD
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Addresses</SPAN
> tab displays information about
the addresses of the person and the controls allowing its
modification. The bottom part displays the list of all
addresses stored in the database. The top part shows the details
of the currently selected address in the list (if any). The buttons
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Add...</SPAN
>, <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
>,
and <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Delete</SPAN
> allow to correspondingly add,
modify, and remove an address record from the database.
Note that <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
> and
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Delete</SPAN
> buttons become available only when
an address is selected from the list.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Notes</SPAN
></DT
><DD
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Notes</SPAN
> tab displays information about
the notes conerning the person. These could be any notes which do not
naturally fit into the Parameter-Value pairs available to Attributes.
To add a note or modify existing notes simply edit the text in the
text entry field.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Gallery</SPAN
></DT
><DD
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Gallery</SPAN
> tab displays information about
media objects associated with the person and the controls allowing its
modification. The central part shows the list of all such meda objects.
For media object which are valid image files previews of images are
displayed. For other objects such as audio files, movie files, etc.
generic <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
> icon is displayed instead. Note that the first available
image in the gallery will be also displayed in the
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Image</SPAN
> area in the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>General</SPAN
>
tab. The buttons <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Add...</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
>, and <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Remove</SPAN
> allow
to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a media object record from
the database. Note that <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
> and
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Remove</SPAN
> buttons become available only when
a media object is selected from the list.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Internet</SPAN
></DT
><DD
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Internet</SPAN
> tab displays information about
Internet addresses relevant of the person and the controls
allowing its modification. The bottom part displays the list of all
such Internet addresses stored in the database. The top part shows the
details of the currently selected addresses in the list (if any).
The buttons <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Add...</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
>, and <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Delete</SPAN
>
allow to correspondingly add, modify, and remove an Internet address
record from the database. The button <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Go</SPAN
> allows
to open a web-page with the corresponding address with your default
browser. Note that <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Edit...</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Delete</SPAN
>, and <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Go</SPAN
> buttons
become available only when an address is selected from the list.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="variablelist"
><DL
><DT
><SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>LDS</SPAN
></DT
><DD
><P
> Finally, <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>LDS</SPAN
> tab displays information
about LDS ordinances of the person and the controls allowing its
modification. These are <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>LDS baptims</SPAN
>,
<SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Endowment</SPAN
>, and <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Sealed to
parents</SPAN
> ordinances, as labeled inside the tab.
Each ordinance is described by its date, LDS temple, and Place where
it happened. An additional pop-up menu <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Parents</SPAN
> is
available for the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Sealed to parents</SPAN
> ordinance.
Each ordinance can further be described by its status through the
selections available in the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Status</SPAN
> pop-up menu
menu and can also be referenced by sources and notes via corresponding
<SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Sources...</SPAN
> and <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Note</SPAN
>
buttons.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="gramps-edit-rel"
></A
>4.7.2. Edit Relationship Data</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="gramps-edit-child"
></A
>4.7.3. Edit Children Data</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="gramps-edit-parent"
></A
>4.7.4. Edit Parental Data</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="gramps-edit-sources"
></A
>4.7.5. Edit Sources</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="gramps-edit-places"
></A
>4.7.6. Edit Places</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="gramps-edit-media"
></A
>4.7.7. Edit Media Objects</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="gramps-nav"
></A
>4.8. Nevigation</H3
><P
> </P
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="gramps-nav-default"
></A
>4.8.1. Setting Default Person</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="gramps-nav-bookmk"
></A
>4.8.2. Bookmarking People</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="gramps-nav-family"
></A
>4.8.3. Using Family View</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="gramps-nav-pedigree"
></A
>4.8.4. Using Pedigree View</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="gen-reports"
></A
>4.9. Generating Reports</H3
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="gramps-tools"
></A
>4.10. Running Tools</H3
><P
> </P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect1"
><HR><H2
CLASS="sect1"
><A
NAME="gramps-prefs"
></A
>5. Settings</H2
><P
>To configure <SPAN
CLASS="application"
><SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></SPAN
>, choose
<SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>Settings</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Preferences</SPAN
>.
The <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Preferences</SPAN
> dialog contains the
following sections seen as the corresponding tree elements:</P
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
><A
HREF="#gramps-prefs-usage"
>Section 5.1</A
></P
></LI
><LI
><P
><A
HREF="#gramps-prefs-display"
>Section 5.2</A
></P
></LI
><LI
><P
><A
HREF="#gramps-prefs-db"
>Section 5.3</A
></P
></LI
></UL
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="gramps-prefs-usage"
></A
>5.1. Usage</H3
><P
> </P
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="prefs-usage-find"
></A
>5.1.1. Find</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="prefs-usage-report"
></A
>5.1.2. Report Preferences</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="prefs-usage-res"
></A
>5.1.3. Researcher Information</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="prefs-usage-guess"
></A
>5.1.4. Data Guessing</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="gramps-prefs-display"
></A
>5.2. Display</H3
><P
> </P
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="prefs-display-gen"
></A
>5.2.1. General</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="prefs-display-date"
></A
>5.2.2. Dates and Calendar</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="prefs-display-bars"
></A
>5.2.3. Tool and Status Bars</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect2"
><HR><H3
CLASS="sect2"
><A
NAME="gramps-prefs-db"
></A
>5.3. Database</H3
><P
> </P
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="prefs-db-gen"
></A
>5.3.1. General</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="prefs-db-media"
></A
>5.3.2. Media Objects</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="prefs-db-id"
></A
>5.3.3. <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
> internal IDs</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect3"
><HR><H4
CLASS="sect3"
><A
NAME="prefs-db-rcs"
></A
>5.3.4. Revision Control</H4
><P
> </P
></DIV
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="sect1"
><HR><H2
CLASS="sect1"
><A
NAME="gramps-about"
></A
>6. About <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
></H2
><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
> was written by Donald N. Allingham
(<TT
CLASS="email"
>&#60;<A
HREF="mailto:dallingham@users.sourceforge.net"
>dallingham@users.sourceforge.net</A
>&#62;</TT
>).
To find more information about <SPAN
CLASS="application"
>GRAMPS</SPAN
>, please visit the
<A
HREF="http://gramps.sourceforge.net"
TARGET="_top"
>GRAMPS Project
Web page</A
>. </P
><P
>&#13; To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or
this manual, follow the directions in this
<A
HREF="ghelp:gnome-feedback"
TARGET="_top"
>document</A
>.
</P
><P
> This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU
General Public license as published by the Free Software
Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
any later version. A copy of this license can be found at this
<A
HREF="ghelp:gpl"
TARGET="_top"
>link</A
>, or in the file
COPYING included with the source code of this program. </P
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