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#
# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
#
* src/TreeViews/_PersonTreeView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ReportBase/_ReportUtils.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ReportBase/_BareReportDialog.py: Use name_displayer. * src/PluginUtils/_Tool.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/TimeLine.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/RelCalc.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/ReadGrdb.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/NarrativeWeb.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/IndivComplete.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/GraphViz.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/FindDupes.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/FamilyGroup.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DetAncestralReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DesGraph.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DescendReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DescendChart.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/Check.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/Ancestors.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/AncestorReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/AncestorChart2.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ObjectSelector/_PersonTreeFrame.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ObjectSelector/_PersonFrame.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Merge/_MergePerson.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDbUtils/_WriteGedcom.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDbUtils/_GedcomParse.py: Use name_displayer. * src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py: Use name_displayer. * src/FilterEditor/_EditRule.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditPrimary.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditPersonRef.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditPerson.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditName.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditLdsOrd.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditFamily.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_PersonRefModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_NameModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_ChildModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_BackRefModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayModels/_PeopleModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayModels/_FamilyModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DataViews/_PersonView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DataViews/_RelationView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DataViews/_PedigreeView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Utils.py: Use name_displayer. * src/SubstKeywords.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Sort.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Reorder.py: Use name_displayer. * src/PageView.py (BookMarkView.add_bookmark): Use name_displayer. * src/Navigation.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayState.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsCfg.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Bookmarks.py (Bookmarks.make_label): Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDb/Makefile.am (pkgdata_PYTHON): Ship new files. * src/Makefile.am (gdir_PYTHON): Ship ProgressDialog.py svn: r8680
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# Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Donald N. Allingham
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#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it 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.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
#
"""
Base history navigation class. Builds the action group and ui for the
uimanager. Changes to the associated history objects are tracked. When
the history changes, the UI XML string and the action groups are updated.
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"""
#-------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# constants
#
#-------------------------------------------------------------------
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import gtk
* src/TreeViews/_PersonTreeView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ReportBase/_ReportUtils.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ReportBase/_BareReportDialog.py: Use name_displayer. * src/PluginUtils/_Tool.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/TimeLine.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/RelCalc.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/ReadGrdb.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/NarrativeWeb.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/IndivComplete.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/GraphViz.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/FindDupes.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/FamilyGroup.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DetAncestralReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DesGraph.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DescendReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DescendChart.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/Check.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/Ancestors.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/AncestorReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/AncestorChart2.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ObjectSelector/_PersonTreeFrame.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ObjectSelector/_PersonFrame.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Merge/_MergePerson.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDbUtils/_WriteGedcom.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDbUtils/_GedcomParse.py: Use name_displayer. * src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py: Use name_displayer. * src/FilterEditor/_EditRule.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditPrimary.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditPersonRef.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditPerson.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditName.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditLdsOrd.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditFamily.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_PersonRefModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_NameModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_ChildModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_BackRefModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayModels/_PeopleModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayModels/_FamilyModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DataViews/_PersonView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DataViews/_RelationView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DataViews/_PedigreeView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Utils.py: Use name_displayer. * src/SubstKeywords.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Sort.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Reorder.py: Use name_displayer. * src/PageView.py (BookMarkView.add_bookmark): Use name_displayer. * src/Navigation.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayState.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsCfg.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Bookmarks.py (Bookmarks.make_label): Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDb/Makefile.am (pkgdata_PYTHON): Ship new files. * src/Makefile.am (gdir_PYTHON): Ship ProgressDialog.py svn: r8680
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from BasicUtils import name_displayer
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DISABLED = -1
#-------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# UI Manager XML code
#
#-------------------------------------------------------------------
_top = [
'<ui>'
'<menubar name="MenuBar">'
'<menu action="GoMenu">'
'<placeholder name="CommonHistory">'
]
_btm = [
'</placeholder>'
'</menu>'
'</menubar>'
'</ui>'
]
class BaseNavigation(object):
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"""
Base history navigation class. Builds the action group and ui for the
uimanager. Changes to the associated history objects are tracked. When
the history changes, the UI XML string and the action groups are updated.
Import variables:
self.title - name used for Action group name and Actions
self.ui - XML string used to build menu items for UIManager
self.action_group - associate action group for selecting items
self.active - merge ID for the action group. DISABLED if not active
self.items - history handles associated with the menu
self.func - array of functions to take action based off of.
"""
In .: 2006-07-31 Alex Roitman <shura@gramps-project.org> * src/Filters/_SearchBar.py (SearchBar.__init__): Take dbstate as a constructor argument; (SearchBar.apply_filter): pass dbstate. * src/PageView.py (BookMarkView.add_bookmark, PersonNavView.jumpto, PersonNavView.fwd_clicked, PersonNavView.back_clicked, ListView.build_widget): Pass dbstate. * src/Navigation.py (BaseNavigation.__init__, PersonNavigation.__init__): Take dbstate as a constructor argument; (PersonNavigation.build_item_name): properly access dbstate. * src/DisplayState.py (__init__): Do not take dbstate as a constructor argument; Do not connect dbstate signal here (moved to ViewManager); (display_relationship,push_message,modify_statusbar): Make dbstate an argument. * src/plugins/Checkpoint.py (run_tool): Pass dbstate. * src/ViewManager.py (_build_main_window): Do not pass dbstate to uistate DisplayState constructor; connect dbstate signal handler; pass dbstate to Navigation; (keypress): Pass dbstate; (statusbar_key_update): Pass dbstate; (do_load_plugins): Pass dbstate; (ViewManager.add_bookmark): Pass dbstate. * src/DataViews/_RelationView.py (shade_update): Pass dbstate. * src/DataViews/_PersonView.py (build_widget,_goto, key_goto_home_person, key_edit_selected_person): Pass dbstate. * src/Filters/Makefile.am (pkgdata_PYTHON): Remove obsolete file. * src/Filters/__init__.py: Remove importing obsolete module. * src/Filters/_FilterWidget.py: Remove obsolete module. In po: 2006-07-31 Alex Roitman <shura@gramps-project.org> * POTFILES.in: Remove obsolete file. svn: r7104
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def __init__(self, dbstate, uistate, history, title):
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self.title = title
self.ui = "".join(_top) + "".join(_btm)
In .: 2006-07-31 Alex Roitman <shura@gramps-project.org> * src/Filters/_SearchBar.py (SearchBar.__init__): Take dbstate as a constructor argument; (SearchBar.apply_filter): pass dbstate. * src/PageView.py (BookMarkView.add_bookmark, PersonNavView.jumpto, PersonNavView.fwd_clicked, PersonNavView.back_clicked, ListView.build_widget): Pass dbstate. * src/Navigation.py (BaseNavigation.__init__, PersonNavigation.__init__): Take dbstate as a constructor argument; (PersonNavigation.build_item_name): properly access dbstate. * src/DisplayState.py (__init__): Do not take dbstate as a constructor argument; Do not connect dbstate signal here (moved to ViewManager); (display_relationship,push_message,modify_statusbar): Make dbstate an argument. * src/plugins/Checkpoint.py (run_tool): Pass dbstate. * src/ViewManager.py (_build_main_window): Do not pass dbstate to uistate DisplayState constructor; connect dbstate signal handler; pass dbstate to Navigation; (keypress): Pass dbstate; (statusbar_key_update): Pass dbstate; (do_load_plugins): Pass dbstate; (ViewManager.add_bookmark): Pass dbstate. * src/DataViews/_RelationView.py (shade_update): Pass dbstate. * src/DataViews/_PersonView.py (build_widget,_goto, key_goto_home_person, key_edit_selected_person): Pass dbstate. * src/Filters/Makefile.am (pkgdata_PYTHON): Remove obsolete file. * src/Filters/__init__.py: Remove importing obsolete module. * src/Filters/_FilterWidget.py: Remove obsolete module. In po: 2006-07-31 Alex Roitman <shura@gramps-project.org> * POTFILES.in: Remove obsolete file. svn: r7104
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self.dbstate = dbstate
self.uistate = uistate
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self.action_group = gtk.ActionGroup(self.title)
self.active = DISABLED
self.items = []
self.func = []
self.history = history
def clear(self):
"""
Clears out the specified history
"""
self.history.clear()
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def disable(self):
"""
Remove the UI and action groups if the navigation is enabled
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"""
if self.active != DISABLED:
self.uistate.uimanager.remove_ui(self.active)
self.uistate.uimanager.remove_action_group(self.action_group)
self.active = DISABLED
def enable(self):
"""
Enables the UI and action groups
"""
if self.active == DISABLED:
self.uistate.uimanager.insert_action_group(self.action_group, 1)
self.active = self.uistate.uimanager.add_ui_from_string(self.ui)
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self.uistate.uimanager.ensure_update()
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def build_item_name(self, handle):
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"""
Builds a string from the passed handle. Must be overridden by the
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derived class.
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"""
return "ERROR"
def update_menu(self, items):
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"""
Builds the UI and action group.
"""
self.items = items
self.disable()
menu_len = min(len(items), 10)
entry = '<menuitem action="%s%02d"/>'
data = [ entry % (self.title, index) for index in range(0, menu_len) ]
self.ui = "".join(_top) + "".join(data) + "".join(_btm)
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self.action_group = gtk.ActionGroup(self.title)
data = []
index = 0
mitems = items[:]
mitems.reverse()
for item in mitems[:10]:
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name = self.build_item_name(item)
func = self.func[index]
data.append(('%s%02d'%(self.title, index), None, name,
"<alt>%d" % index, None, func))
index += 1
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self.action_group.add_actions(data)
self.enable()
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class PersonNavigation(BaseNavigation):
"""
Builds a navigation item for the Person class.
"""
In .: 2006-07-31 Alex Roitman <shura@gramps-project.org> * src/Filters/_SearchBar.py (SearchBar.__init__): Take dbstate as a constructor argument; (SearchBar.apply_filter): pass dbstate. * src/PageView.py (BookMarkView.add_bookmark, PersonNavView.jumpto, PersonNavView.fwd_clicked, PersonNavView.back_clicked, ListView.build_widget): Pass dbstate. * src/Navigation.py (BaseNavigation.__init__, PersonNavigation.__init__): Take dbstate as a constructor argument; (PersonNavigation.build_item_name): properly access dbstate. * src/DisplayState.py (__init__): Do not take dbstate as a constructor argument; Do not connect dbstate signal here (moved to ViewManager); (display_relationship,push_message,modify_statusbar): Make dbstate an argument. * src/plugins/Checkpoint.py (run_tool): Pass dbstate. * src/ViewManager.py (_build_main_window): Do not pass dbstate to uistate DisplayState constructor; connect dbstate signal handler; pass dbstate to Navigation; (keypress): Pass dbstate; (statusbar_key_update): Pass dbstate; (do_load_plugins): Pass dbstate; (ViewManager.add_bookmark): Pass dbstate. * src/DataViews/_RelationView.py (shade_update): Pass dbstate. * src/DataViews/_PersonView.py (build_widget,_goto, key_goto_home_person, key_edit_selected_person): Pass dbstate. * src/Filters/Makefile.am (pkgdata_PYTHON): Remove obsolete file. * src/Filters/__init__.py: Remove importing obsolete module. * src/Filters/_FilterWidget.py: Remove obsolete module. In po: 2006-07-31 Alex Roitman <shura@gramps-project.org> * POTFILES.in: Remove obsolete file. svn: r7104
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def __init__(self, dbstate, uistate):
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"""
Associates the functions with the associated items. Builds the function
array so that there are unique functions for each possible index (0-9)
The callback simply calls change_active_handle
"""
In .: 2006-07-31 Alex Roitman <shura@gramps-project.org> * src/Filters/_SearchBar.py (SearchBar.__init__): Take dbstate as a constructor argument; (SearchBar.apply_filter): pass dbstate. * src/PageView.py (BookMarkView.add_bookmark, PersonNavView.jumpto, PersonNavView.fwd_clicked, PersonNavView.back_clicked, ListView.build_widget): Pass dbstate. * src/Navigation.py (BaseNavigation.__init__, PersonNavigation.__init__): Take dbstate as a constructor argument; (PersonNavigation.build_item_name): properly access dbstate. * src/DisplayState.py (__init__): Do not take dbstate as a constructor argument; Do not connect dbstate signal here (moved to ViewManager); (display_relationship,push_message,modify_statusbar): Make dbstate an argument. * src/plugins/Checkpoint.py (run_tool): Pass dbstate. * src/ViewManager.py (_build_main_window): Do not pass dbstate to uistate DisplayState constructor; connect dbstate signal handler; pass dbstate to Navigation; (keypress): Pass dbstate; (statusbar_key_update): Pass dbstate; (do_load_plugins): Pass dbstate; (ViewManager.add_bookmark): Pass dbstate. * src/DataViews/_RelationView.py (shade_update): Pass dbstate. * src/DataViews/_PersonView.py (build_widget,_goto, key_goto_home_person, key_edit_selected_person): Pass dbstate. * src/Filters/Makefile.am (pkgdata_PYTHON): Remove obsolete file. * src/Filters/__init__.py: Remove importing obsolete module. * src/Filters/_FilterWidget.py: Remove obsolete module. In po: 2006-07-31 Alex Roitman <shura@gramps-project.org> * POTFILES.in: Remove obsolete file. svn: r7104
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BaseNavigation.__init__(self, dbstate, uistate,
uistate.phistory, 'PersonHistory')
fcn_ptr = self.dbstate.change_active_handle
self.func = [ generate(fcn_ptr, self.items, index) \
for index in range(0, 10) ]
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def build_item_name(self, item):
"""
Builds a name in the format of 'NAME [GRAMPSID]'
"""
In .: 2006-07-31 Alex Roitman <shura@gramps-project.org> * src/Filters/_SearchBar.py (SearchBar.__init__): Take dbstate as a constructor argument; (SearchBar.apply_filter): pass dbstate. * src/PageView.py (BookMarkView.add_bookmark, PersonNavView.jumpto, PersonNavView.fwd_clicked, PersonNavView.back_clicked, ListView.build_widget): Pass dbstate. * src/Navigation.py (BaseNavigation.__init__, PersonNavigation.__init__): Take dbstate as a constructor argument; (PersonNavigation.build_item_name): properly access dbstate. * src/DisplayState.py (__init__): Do not take dbstate as a constructor argument; Do not connect dbstate signal here (moved to ViewManager); (display_relationship,push_message,modify_statusbar): Make dbstate an argument. * src/plugins/Checkpoint.py (run_tool): Pass dbstate. * src/ViewManager.py (_build_main_window): Do not pass dbstate to uistate DisplayState constructor; connect dbstate signal handler; pass dbstate to Navigation; (keypress): Pass dbstate; (statusbar_key_update): Pass dbstate; (do_load_plugins): Pass dbstate; (ViewManager.add_bookmark): Pass dbstate. * src/DataViews/_RelationView.py (shade_update): Pass dbstate. * src/DataViews/_PersonView.py (build_widget,_goto, key_goto_home_person, key_edit_selected_person): Pass dbstate. * src/Filters/Makefile.am (pkgdata_PYTHON): Remove obsolete file. * src/Filters/__init__.py: Remove importing obsolete module. * src/Filters/_FilterWidget.py: Remove obsolete module. In po: 2006-07-31 Alex Roitman <shura@gramps-project.org> * POTFILES.in: Remove obsolete file. svn: r7104
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person = self.dbstate.db.get_person_from_handle(item)
* src/TreeViews/_PersonTreeView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ReportBase/_ReportUtils.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ReportBase/_CommandLineReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ReportBase/_BareReportDialog.py: Use name_displayer. * src/PluginUtils/_Tool.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/TimeLine.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/RelCalc.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/ReadGrdb.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/NarrativeWeb.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/IndivComplete.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/GraphViz.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/FindDupes.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/FamilyGroup.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DetAncestralReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DesGraph.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DescendReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/DescendChart.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/Check.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/Ancestors.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/AncestorReport.py: Use name_displayer. * src/plugins/AncestorChart2.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ObjectSelector/_PersonTreeFrame.py: Use name_displayer. * src/ObjectSelector/_PersonFrame.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Merge/_MergePerson.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDbUtils/_WriteGedcom.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDbUtils/_GedcomParse.py: Use name_displayer. * src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py: Use name_displayer. * src/FilterEditor/_EditRule.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditPrimary.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditPersonRef.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditPerson.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditName.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditLdsOrd.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Editors/_EditFamily.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_PersonRefModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_NameModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_ChildModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayTabs/_BackRefModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayModels/_PeopleModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayModels/_FamilyModel.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DataViews/_PersonView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DataViews/_RelationView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DataViews/_PedigreeView.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Utils.py: Use name_displayer. * src/SubstKeywords.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Sort.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Reorder.py: Use name_displayer. * src/PageView.py (BookMarkView.add_bookmark): Use name_displayer. * src/Navigation.py: Use name_displayer. * src/DisplayState.py: Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsCfg.py: Use name_displayer. * src/Bookmarks.py (Bookmarks.make_label): Use name_displayer. * src/GrampsDb/Makefile.am (pkgdata_PYTHON): Ship new files. * src/Makefile.am (gdir_PYTHON): Ship ProgressDialog.py svn: r8680
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return "%s [%s]" % (name_displayer.display(person),
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person.gramps_id)
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def generate(func, items, index):
"""
Generates a callback function based off the passed arguments
"""
return lambda x: func(items[index])