diff --git a/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml b/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml index e81a0f87e..77bbf0673 100644 --- a/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml +++ b/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Introduction - The &app; is a genealogical + &app; is a genealogical application. &app; 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 @@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ information directly into &app; 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. + correlation with the potential of filling relationship gaps. In short, it + is 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. @@ -283,13 +283,13 @@ 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). + a few thousand people). 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. + probably better off with ZODB. @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ Toolbar The toolbar provides access to the most frequently used functions of &app;. The appearance of - the toolbar can be adjusted in Preferences + the toolbar can be adjusted in the Preferences dialog. Progress bar @@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ 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 + it is best to split its 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 @@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ When &app; opens a database, the Filter is set to the trivial filter called All people, i.e. no filtering is in effect. To choose a - filter, use a pop-up Filter menu above the + filter, use the pop-up Filter menu above the people's list. Once the Filter is chosen, click Apply in the upper right corner of the window. The filtering will take effect upon clicking @@ -528,10 +528,10 @@ 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, + allows you to exchange the currently selected spouse (Current spouse) + with the Active person. Double-clicking on the Active person allows the + editting of Active person's data. Double-clicking on the Current spouse + allows you to edit their relationship information. To add a spouse, click + to the right of the spouse box. To remove Current spouse, click - to the right of the spouse box. @@ -541,24 +541,24 @@ 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 + and - - buttons allow to add and remove parents of the Active person and the + buttons allow you to add and remove parents of the Active person and the Current spouse, respectively. Clicking -> - makes the family in the corresponding list-box and active family. + makes the family in the corresponding list-box an active family. That is, it makes the selected Father the Active person, and the selected Mother the Current spouse. 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 Birth date column + the Current Spouse. The Children's list can be order by the Birth date, + by the usual way of clicking on the Birth date column header. In addition to the Name, ID, Gender, and - Birth date columns, the list includes + Birth date columns, the list includes a Status 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 + etc.) Three buttons are available on the right side of the children list-box. The + - and + buttons allow to add and remove - children, respectively. Clicking left arrow button makes + and + buttons allow the adding and removing of + children, respectively. Clicking the left arrow button makes the selected child the Active person. @@ -576,12 +576,12 @@ - Pedigree View helps to visualize the place of the Active - person in the tree of its ancestors. Pedigree View shows four + The Pedigree View helps to visualize the place of the Active + person in the tree of his/her ancestors. The Pedigree View shows four generations, going back in time from the Active person - 1 to his/her parents 1, - to grandparents 1, to great-grandparents - 1. + 1 to his/her parents 2, + to grandparents 3, to great-grandparents + 4. 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 @@ -602,9 +602,9 @@ 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 + becomes the 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 + to show four generations, starting from the newly selected Active person. @@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ - Sources View lists the sources of information stored in the + The 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 @@ -648,15 +648,15 @@ - Places View lists the geographical places in which the events + The 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 + and 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' Name, + location. The Places View lists the places' Name, ID, Church Parish, City, County, State, and Country. All of - these can be used for sorting by the usual sorting rules. + these columns can be used for sorting by the usual sorting rules. @@ -673,13 +673,13 @@ - Media View is a list of Media Objects used in the database. + The 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 + a preview (if available) and information about the Media Object. @@ -697,10 +697,10 @@ - Opening Database + Opening a Database To open a database, either choose FileOpen - or click Open button on the Toolbar. + or click the Open button on the Toolbar. The Open Database dialog will appear. Either type the full path into the Database text entry field, or click Browse... to get the @@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ - Starting New Database + Starting a New Database To start a new database, choose File New. You will then be prompted with the Save Database dialog asking @@ -735,12 +735,12 @@ - Saving Database + Saving a Database To save changes made to your database, choose File Save or click Save on the Toolbar. The Status line will then - display Saving filename... + display the Saving filename... message, and the progress bar will advance as the saving progresses. @@ -751,10 +751,10 @@ other genealogical programs into your currently open &app; database. &app; can import GEDCOM data files from a number of software packages, as long as they comply with GEDCOM - standards. To import GEDCOM file, choose File + standards. To import a GEDCOM file, choose File ImportImport from GEDCOM. You will then be prompted with the - Open File dialog asking to specify the GEDCOM file + Open File dialog asking you to specify the GEDCOM file name. Upon starting the import, &app; will @@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ Exporting GEDCOM Data Exporting GEDCOM data allows you to share any portion of your &app; database with other researchers - by way of standard GEDCOM files. To export into GEDCOM file, + by way of standard GEDCOM files. To export into a GEDCOM file, choose File Export Export to GEDCOM. The following @@ -794,12 +794,12 @@ Type the desired GEDCOM filename into the text entry box or - click Browse... to evoke - Save File dialog. Use Filter - pop-up menu to limit the scope of export according to the stated rule. + click Browse... to evoke the + Save File dialog. Use the Filter + pop-up menu to limit the scope of the export according to the stated rule. Choose the desired Encoding of the exported file. - Use Target to select the desired GEDCOM - dialect. Select you copyright statement from the + Use the Target to select the desired GEDCOM + dialect. Select your copyright statement from the Copyright menu. Check Do not include records marked private to disable the output of private records. Check Restrict data on living people @@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ GRAMPS Package Export window will appear. Type the desired package name into the text entry area or click Browse... to select the file using the - Save File dialog. The resulting package is + Save File dialog. The resulting package is a gzip-compressed tar archive (also known as tarball) which contains gramps database, all local media objects, and copies of all external media objects. @@ -855,9 +855,9 @@ Editing any portion of data allows you to amend and/or 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 + children and parents, and 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 + database can be edited! Adding a new piece of information is in fact creating an appropriate empty data structure and subsequent editing of that empty structure. @@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ To Add a Person To add a person to the database, switch to the People View - () and then click + () and then click the Add on the toolbar. Enter any data you know about this person into the Edit Person Dialog (see @@ -878,12 +878,12 @@ To Specify a Relationship To specify a relationship, first switch to the Family View - (). Then click + + (). Then click the + button on the right of the spouse box. Select a spouse/partner from the list and specify their relationship using the menu at the bottom. If - necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking - Add... button. To edit information about - relationship already present in the database, move the mouse over + necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking the + Add... button. To edit information about a + relationship already present in the database, move the mouse over the Spouse box and double-click. @@ -892,12 +892,12 @@ To Specify Parents To specify parents of an active person, first switch to the - Family View (). Then click + Family View (). Then click the + button on the right of the active person's parents list-box. Select the parents from two lists and specify the parents' relationships to the active person using menus at the bottom. You can also specify parents' relationship to each other. - If necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking + If necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking the Add... button. The top and bottom lists contain males and females, @@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ To specify parents of the active person's spouse, switch to the - Family View and then click + button on the + Family View and then click the + button on the right of the spouse's parents list-box. To edit information about parents already present in the database, move the mouse over the corresponding parents' box and double-click. @@ -919,14 +919,14 @@ To Specify Children To specify children of an active person, switch to the Family View () and then - click + button on the + click the + button on the right of the children list-box. Select a child from the list and - specify child's relationship with father and mother using menus + specify the child's relationship with father and mother using menus at the bottom. If necessary, you can add a person to the list by - clicking Add... button. + clicking the Add... button. By default, &app; will - limit the list lists to people who could possibly be the child (judged + limit the lists to people who could possibly be the child (judged by the date of birth) of the active person. To override this, check the Show all box. @@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ the Edit Person Dialog (). Then, select the Gallery tab, and click - Add... to invoke Select a media + Add... to invoke the Select a media object dialog. Type filename or select a file with the image, then provide a title for that image. To prevent the file from being copied into your database directory, check the Do not @@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ To add images related to a relationship (e.g. marriage), switch to the Family View () and then - double click on the Spouse box invoke Marriage/Relationship + double click on the Spouse box invoke the Marriage/Relationship editor dialog. Select the Gallery tab and click Add... to add an image. @@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ the Sources View () or Places View (), respectively. Then select the appropriate source or place and then either double click on it - or click Edit on the toolbar to invoke + or click Edit on the toolbar to invoke the Source Editor (or Place Editor) dialog. Select the Gallery tab and click Add... to add an image. @@ -972,9 +972,9 @@ in particular, switch to the Media View (). Then click Add on the toolbar to add an image. If you have already added any images to any individual galleries, - you will also find the listed in the Media View. + you will also find them listed in the Media View. - In any gallery, you can also use Edit... + In any gallery, you can also use the Edit... and Remove buttons to edit image information and to remove the image reference from that gallery. Note that in all galleries removing the reference to the image does not remove the image @@ -1015,14 +1015,14 @@ Edit Personal Information Editing of personal data can be performed in the - following ways. + following ways: - From People View: + From the People View: Double-click the name of the person whose data you would like to edit, or select the name by single click and then click Edit on the toolbar. - From Family View: + From the Family View: Move the mouse into the Active person box, then double-click. @@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel 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 + in any tab were modified, the alert window will appear with the choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, canceling the initial cancel request, or saving the changes. @@ -1064,8 +1064,8 @@ General - General tab allows editing of - the most general information about the person. This includes text + The General tab allows editing of + general information about the person. This includes the text entry fields of Given name, Family name, Family prefix (such as de or van), Suffix (e.g. Jr. or III), @@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ and Date and Place of birth and death. Some of these (Family name, Type, and both Place fields), - in addition to typing the data in, allow to choose the corresponding + also allow you 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 @@ -1083,19 +1083,19 @@ &app; 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 Tab. + the next field, press the Tab. The Gender radio buttons offers the choice of person's gender between male, female, and unknown. The buttons Source... and - Note... allow to add or modify the data about - the sources of the name information and any notes relevant to it. - Similarly, clicking Edit... buttons located by the - birth and death Date fields allows to edit the + Note... allow adding or modifying the data about + the sources of the name information and any relevant notes. + Similarly, clicking the Edit.. buttons located by the + birth and death Date fields allows you to edit the corresponding events of birth and death. - The field ID displays internal + The field ID displays an internal &app; ID number which identifies user in the database. Finally, the Image area shows the first image available in the Gallery of this person. @@ -1117,15 +1117,15 @@ - Names tab displays information concerning - alternate names of the person and the controls allowing its + The Names tab displays information concerning + alternate names of the person and the controls allowing their 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 Add..., Edit..., - and Delete allow to correspondingly add, - modify, and remove an alternate name record from the database. - Note that Edit... and + and Delete allow the addition, + modification, and removal of an alternate name record from the database. + Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when an alternate name is selected from the list. @@ -1146,15 +1146,15 @@ - Events tab displays information about - the events relevant to the person and the controls allowing its + The Events tab displays information about + the events relevant to the person and 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 Add..., Edit..., - and Delete allow to correspondingly add, + and Delete allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove an event record from the database. - Note that Edit... and + Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when an event is selected from the list. @@ -1175,8 +1175,8 @@ - Attributes tab displays information about - the attributes of the person and the controls allowing its + The Attributes tab displays information about + the attributes of the person and controls allowing their modification. These could be any personal attributes of a person whose description naturally fits into Parameter-Value pairs (e.g. enormous generosity can be stored as the parameter "Generosity" with the @@ -1184,9 +1184,9 @@ attributes stored in the database. The top part shows the details of the currently selected attribute in the list (if any). The buttons Add..., Edit..., - and Delete allow to correspondingly add, + and Delete allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove an attribute record from the database. - Note that Edit... and + Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when an attribute is selected from the list. @@ -1207,15 +1207,15 @@ - Addresses tab displays information about - the addresses of the person and the controls allowing its + The Addresses tab displays information about + the addresses of the person and the controls allowing their 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 Add..., Edit..., - and Delete allow to correspondingly add, + and Delete allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove an address record from the database. - Note that Edit... and + Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when an address is selected from the list. @@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ - Notes tab displays information about + The Notes tab displays information about the notes concerning 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 @@ -1259,18 +1259,18 @@ - Gallery tab displays information about - media objects associated with the person and the controls allowing its + The Gallery tab displays information about + media objects associated with the person and controls allowing subsequent modification. The central part shows the list of all such media objects. For media object which are valid image files previews of images are - displayed. For other objects such as audio files, movie files, etc. + displayed. For other objects such as audio files, movie files, etc., a generic &app; icon is displayed instead. Note that the first available image in the gallery will be also displayed in the Image area in the General tab. The buttons Add..., Edit..., and Remove allow - to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a media object reference - to this person. Note that Edit... and + you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a media object reference + to this person. Note that the Edit... and Remove buttons become available only when a media object is selected from the list. @@ -1291,17 +1291,17 @@ - Internet tab displays information about + The Internet tab displays information about Internet addresses relevant to the person and the controls - allowing its modification. The bottom part displays the list of all + allowing data 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 Add..., Edit..., and Delete - allow to correspondingly add, modify, and remove an Internet address + allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove an Internet address record from the database. The button Go allows - to open a web-page with the corresponding address with your default - browser. Note that Edit..., + opening a web-page with the corresponding address with your default + browser. Note that the Edit..., Delete, and Go buttons become available only when an address is selected from the list. @@ -1322,8 +1322,8 @@ - LDS tab displays information - about LDS ordinances of the person and the controls allowing its + The LDS tab displays information + about LDS ordinances of the person and controls allowing modification. These are LDS baptism, Endowment, and Sealed to parents ordinances, as labeled inside the tab. @@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel 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 + in any tab were modified, the alert window will appear with the choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, canceling the initial cancel request, or saving the changes. @@ -1380,11 +1380,11 @@ General - General tab allows editing of the most general + The General tab allows editing of the most general information about the relationship: the relationship type. The available types (such as married, partners, etc.) can be chosen from the drop-down Relationship type menu. - The non-editable field ID displays internal &app; + The non-editable field ID displays an internal &app; ID number which identifies this relationship in the database. @@ -1393,15 +1393,15 @@ Events - Events tab displays information about + The Events tab displays information about the events relevant to the relationship and the controls allowing - its modification. The bottom part displays the list of all such events + 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 Add..., Edit..., - and Delete allow to correspondingly add, + and Delete allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove an event record from the database. - Note that Edit... and + Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when an event is selected from the list. @@ -1411,15 +1411,15 @@ Attributes - Attributes tab displays information about - the attributes of the relationship and the controls allowing its + The Attributes tab displays information about + the attributes of the relationship and the controls allowing modification. The bottom part displays the list of all such attributes stored in the database. The top part shows the details of the currently selected attribute in the list (if any). The buttons Add..., Edit..., - and Delete allow to correspondingly add, + and Delete allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove an attribute record from the database. - Note that Edit... and + Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when an attribute is selected from the list. @@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ Notes - Notes tab displays information about the + The Notes tab displays information about the notes concerning the relationship. 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 @@ -1441,16 +1441,16 @@ Gallery - Gallery 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 media objects. + The Gallery tab displays information about + media objects associated with the person and the controls allowing + modification of such. The central part shows the list of all such media objects. For media object which are valid image files previews of images are - displayed. For other objects such as audio files, movie files, etc. + displayed. For other objects such as audio files, movie files, etc., a generic &app; icon is displayed instead. The buttons Add..., Edit..., - and Remove allow to correspondingly add, modify, + and Remove allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a media object reference to this relationship. - Note that Edit... and + Note that the Edit... and Remove buttons become available only when a media object is selected from the list. @@ -1460,9 +1460,9 @@ LDS - LDS tab displays information - about LDS Sealed to spouse ordinance - of the person and the controls allowing its + The LDS tab displays information + about the LDS Sealed to spouse ordinance + of the person and the controls allowing modification. The data can include date, LDS temple, and Place where it happened. The ordinance can further be described by its status through the selections available in the Status @@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ OK at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel at any time will close the window without - applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab was modified, + applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab were modified, the alert window will appear with the choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, canceling the initial cancel request, or saving the changes. @@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ General - + The General tab allows editing of the most general information about the source: its title, author, and publication information. This information can be typed in the appropriate @@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ Note - Note tab displays any notes concerning + The Note tab displays any notes concerning the source. To add a note or modify existing notes simply edit the text in the text entry field. @@ -1535,16 +1535,16 @@ Gallery - Gallery tab displays information about - media objects associated with the given source and the controls + The Gallery tab displays information about + media objects associated with the given source and controls allowing its modification. The central part shows the list of all such media 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 &app; icon is displayed instead. + files, movie files, etc., a generic &app; icon is displayed instead. The buttons Add..., Edit..., and Remove allow - to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a media object reference - to this source. Note that Edit... and + you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a media object reference + to this source. Note that the Edit... and Remove buttons become available only when a media object is selected from the list. @@ -1554,9 +1554,9 @@ References - References tab displays information about + The References tab displays information about database records that refer to this source. If the source is not - referenced from any database record, the tab shows empty list. + referenced from any database record, the tab shows an empty list. If the source is referenced from many records, the tab will list all of them. The list can be ordered by any of its column headers: Source type, Object, or @@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ Clicking OK at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel at any time will close the window without - applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab was modified, + applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab were modified, the alert window will appear with the choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, canceling the initial cancel request, or saving the changes. @@ -1609,9 +1609,9 @@ General - + The General tab allows editing of the most general - information about the place: title which labels it in the database, + information about the place: the title which labels it in the database, city, church parish, county, state, country, longitude, and latitude. This information can be typed in the appropriate text entry fields. @@ -1621,15 +1621,15 @@ Other names - Other names tab displays information concerning + The Other names tab displays information concerning other names by which the place might be known and the controls - allowing its modification. The bottom part displays the list of all + allowing their modification. The bottom part displays the list of all other names of the place stored in the database. The top part shows the details of the currently selected name in the list (if any). The buttons Add..., Edit..., and Delete allow - to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a name record - from the database. Note that Edit... and + you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a name record + from the database. Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when a name is selected from the list. @@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ Note - Note tab displays any notes concerning + The Note tab displays any notes concerning the place. To add a note or modify existing notes simply edit the text in the text entry field. @@ -1648,13 +1648,13 @@ Sources - Sources tab displays information about sources - relevant to this place and the controls allowing its modification. - The central part displays the list of all such sources references + The Sources tab displays information about sources + relevant to this place and controls allowing its modification. + The central part displays the list of all such source references stored in the database. The buttons Add..., Edit..., and Delete allow - to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a source reference - to this place. Note that Edit... and + you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a source reference + to this place. Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when a source reference is selected from the list. @@ -1663,16 +1663,16 @@ Gallery - Gallery tab displays information about + The Gallery tab displays information about media objects associated with the given place and the controls allowing its modification. The central part shows the list of all - such media objects. For media object which are valid image files + such media objects. For media objects which are valid image files previews of images are displayed. For other objects such as audio - files, movie files, etc., generic &app; icon is displayed instead. + files, movie files, etc., a generic &app; icon is displayed instead. The buttons Add..., Edit..., and Remove allow - to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a media object reference - to this source. Note that Edit... and + you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a media object reference + to this source. Note that the Edit... and Remove buttons become available only when a media object is selected from the list. @@ -1682,17 +1682,17 @@ Internet - Internet tab displays information about - Internet addresses relevant to the place and the controls + The Internet tab displays information about + Internet addresses relevant to the place and 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 Add..., Edit..., and Delete - allow to correspondingly add, modify, and remove an Internet address + allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove an Internet address record from the database. The button Go allows - to open a web-page with the corresponding address with your default - browser. Note that Edit..., + you to open a web-page with the corresponding address with your default + browser. Note that the Edit..., Delete, and Go buttons become available only when an address is selected from the list. @@ -1702,9 +1702,9 @@ References - References tab displays information about + The References tab displays information about database records that refer to this place. If the place is not - referenced from any database record, the tab shows empty list. + referenced from any database record, the tab shows an empty list. If the place is referenced from many records, the tab will list all of them. This information cannot be modified from the Place Editor dialog. Instead, the @@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ Clicking OK at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel at any time will close the window without - applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab was modified, + applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab were modified, the alert window will appear with the choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, canceling the initial cancel request, or saving the changes. @@ -1755,14 +1755,14 @@ General - - General tab allows to edit the title which labels + The + General tab allows editing the title which labels this object in the database. The title can be typed in the appropriate text entry field. If the object is not local (i.e. the corresponding file does not reside under &app; database directory), the Make a local copy button is available. - Click it to copy the media into &app; database directory. This will - increase the amount of disk space consumed by &app; database. However, + Click it to copy the media into the &app; database directory. This will + increase the amount of disk space consumed by the &app; database. However, if the external file is deleted or removed, &app; will still be able to use the local copy. @@ -1771,15 +1771,15 @@ Attributes - Attributes tab displays information about - the attributes of the media object and the controls allowing its + The Attributes tab displays information about + the attributes of the media object and controls allowing its modification. The bottom part displays the list of all such attributes stored in the database. The top part shows the details of the currently selected attribute in the list (if any). The buttons Add..., Edit..., - and Delete allow to correspondingly add, + and Delete allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove an attribute record from the database. - Note that Edit... and + Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when an attribute is selected from the list. @@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ Notes - Notes tab displays information about the + The Notes tab displays information about the notes concerning the media object. 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 @@ -1799,9 +1799,9 @@ References - References tab displays information about + The References tab displays information about database records that refer to this media object. If the object is not - referenced from any database record, the tab shows empty list. + referenced from any database record, the tab shows an empty list. If the object is referenced from many records, the tab will list all of them. The list can be ordered by any of its column headers: Type, Object, or @@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ Clicking OK at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel at any time will close the window without - applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab was modified, + applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab were modified, the alert window will appear with the choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, canceling the initial cancel request, or saving the changes. @@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ General - + The General tab allows editing of the most general information about the event: its type, date, place, cause, and description. The type can be selected from available types listed @@ -1858,21 +1858,21 @@ of the information can be typed in the appropriate text entry fields. Check the Private record box to mark this event record as private. This will give you a chance to omit this event from - being included in the reports, if you choose so among the report + being included in reports, if you choose so among the report generation options. Sources - + The Sources tab displays information about sources - relevant to this event and the controls allowing its modification. + relevant to this event and controls allowing its modification. The central part displays the list of all such sources references stored in the database. The buttons Add..., Edit..., and Delete - allow to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a source reference - to this event. Note that Edit... and + allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a source reference + to this event. Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when a source reference is selected from the list. @@ -1881,7 +1881,7 @@ Note - Note tab displays any notes concerning + The Note tab displays any notes concerning the event. To add a note or modify existing notes simply edit the text in the text entry field. @@ -1890,14 +1890,14 @@ Witnesses - + The Witnesses tab displays information about witnesses - relevant to this event and the controls allowing its modification. + relevant to this event and controls allowing its modification. The central part displays the list of all such witnesses stored in the database. The buttons Add..., Edit..., and Delete - allow to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a witness reference - to this event. Note that Edit... and + allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a witness reference + to this event. Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when a witness reference is selected from the list. @@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ Clicking OK at any time will apply all the changes made and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel at any time will close the window without - applying any changes. If any of the data was modified, + applying any changes. If any of the data were modified, the alert window will appear with the choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, canceling the initial cancel request, or saving the changes. @@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ The source can be selected from available sources listed in the Title drop-down menu. If the source you are referencing is not present in the database yet, you can enter it into - the database. To do this, click New... button + the database. To do this, click the New... button and enter source information into the invoked Source Editor dialog. You can also set the details specific for this particular reference: confidence, volume/file/page. date, text, @@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ OK at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel at any time will close the window without - applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab was modified, + applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab were modified, the alert window will appear with the choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, canceling the initial cancel request, or saving the changes. @@ -1982,8 +1982,8 @@ General - - General tab allows editing of the most general + The + General tab allows editing of general information about the alternate name: given name, family name, family prefix, suffix, title, and type of the name. The information can be typed in the appropriate text entry fields. The family name and the @@ -1991,21 +1991,21 @@ appropriate drop-down menus. Check the Private record box to mark this name record as private. This will give you a chance to omit this name from - being included in the reports, if you choose so among the report + being included in reports, if you choose so among the report generation options. Sources - + The Sources tab displays information about sources - relevant to this name and the controls allowing its modification. - The central part displays the list of all such sources references + relevant to this name and controls allowing its modification. + The central part displays the list of all such sources' references stored in the database. The buttons Add..., Edit..., and Delete - allow to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a source reference - to this name. Note that Edit... and + allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a source reference + to this name. Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when a source reference is selected from the list. @@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@ Note - Note tab displays any notes concerning + The Note tab displays any notes concerning the name. To add a note or modify existing notes simply edit the text in the text entry field. @@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ OK at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel at any time will close the window without - applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab was modified, + applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab were modified, the alert window will appear with the choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, canceling the initial cancel request, or saving the changes. @@ -2059,7 +2059,7 @@ General - + The General tab allows editing of the most general information about the attribute: name of the attribute and its value. The information can be typed in the appropriate text entry fields. @@ -2074,14 +2074,14 @@ Sources - + The Sources tab displays information about sources - relevant to this attribute and the controls allowing its modification. + relevant to this attribute and controls allowing its modification. The central part displays the list of all such sources references stored in the database. The buttons Add..., Edit..., and Delete - allow to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a source reference - to this attribute . Note that Edit... and + allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a source reference + to this attribute . Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when a source reference is selected from the list. @@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ Note - Note tab displays any notes concerning + The Note tab displays any notes concerning the attribute . To add a note or modify existing notes simply edit the text in the text entry field. @@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ OK at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel at any time will close the window without - applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab was modified, + applying any changes. If any of the data in any tab were modified, the alert window will appear with the choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, canceling the initial cancel request, or saving the changes. @@ -2134,28 +2134,28 @@ General - + The General tab allows editing of the most general information about the address: date, street address, city or county, state or province, country, and the postal code. The information can be typed in the appropriate text entry fields. Check the Private record box to mark this address record as private. This will give you a chance to omit this address - from being included in the reports, if you choose so among the report + from being included in reports, if you choose so among the report generation options. Sources - + The Sources tab displays information about sources - relevant to this address and the controls allowing its modification. + relevant to this address and controls allowing its modification. The central part displays the list of all such sources references stored in the database. The buttons Add..., Edit..., and Delete - allow to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a source reference - to this address. Note that Edit... and + allow you to correspondingly add, modify, and remove a source reference + to this address. Note that the Edit... and Delete buttons become available only when a source reference is selected from the list. @@ -2164,7 +2164,7 @@ Note - Note tab displays any notes concerning + The Note tab displays any notes concerning the address. To add a note or modify existing notes simply edit the text in the text entry field. @@ -2195,12 +2195,12 @@ Clicking OK at any time will apply all the changes made and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel at any time will close the window - without applying any changes. If any of the data was + without applying any changes. If any of the data were modified, the alert window will appear with the choices of closing the dialog without saving changes, canceling the initial cancel request, or saving the changes. - The witness name can be entered in two ways, depending on + The witness name can be entered in two ways, depending upon whether the witness is a person already stored in the database or not (unrelated person). @@ -2223,15 +2223,15 @@ Person is in the database box is unchecked. Then enter the name or any description of a person into the Person text entry field. This information - is stored as entered, and this is the only place it is stored in. + is stored as entered, and this is the only place it is stored. In other words, there is no reference to that person in the entire database except for this witness reference. If the person is in fact - a member of the database, it is advised to user the former method. + a member of the database, it is advised to use the former method. - The Comment text area allows to enter + The Comment text area allows you to enter any comments concerning the witness. To add a comment or to modify existing comments simply edit the text in the text area. @@ -2250,15 +2250,15 @@ his or her immediate family, etc. Navigating in the database (i.e. moving from person to person) is in fact nothing else but changing the Active person. This section describes many alternative ways - to navigate through the database using complex and convenient - interface &app; provides. All these ways + to navigate through the database using both the complex and the convenient + interfaces &app; provides. All these ways eventually accomplish the same thing, but some are more convenient than others, depending what you are doing in &app; at the moment. - Using People View + Using the People View The most intuitive way to select an active person is to use the People View. When in the People View, just select the name of the desired person from the list by clicking that list @@ -2268,27 +2268,27 @@ - Using Family View + Using the Family View When in the Family View, you can easily navigate between the members of the displayed family as follows: - To make currently selected spouse the active person, - click double-arrow button to the right of the active person box. + To make the currently selected spouse the active person, + click the double-arrow button to the right of the active person box. - To make currently selected parents the active family + To make the currently selected parents the active family (thereby making father the active person and mother the selected - spouse), click right-arrow button to the right of the active person's + spouse), click the right-arrow button to the right of the active person's parents box. - To make currently selected spouse's parents + To make the currently selected spouse's parents the active family (thereby making father the active person and mother - the selected spouse), click right-arrow button to the right of the + the selected spouse), click the right-arrow button to the right of the spouse's parents box. - To make currently selected child the active person, - click left-arrow button to the right of the children box. + To make the currently selected child the active person, + click the left-arrow button to the right of the children box. @@ -2296,16 +2296,16 @@ - Using Pedigree View - Pedigree View also allows you to move along the family tree. - The benefits of this method is that you can see more than one + Using the Pedigree View + The Pedigree View also allows you to move along the family tree. + The benefit of this method is that you can see more than one generation of the family tree. Also, you can jump directly from a great-grandson to a great-grandfather without going through the intermediate generations. Note that after changing the active person in the Pedigree View, the display is re-adjusted to show four generations, starting - from a newly selected Active person. When in the Pedigree View, you + from the newly selected Active person. When in the Pedigree View, you can easily navigate between the members of the displayed family tree as follows: @@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ - Setting Default Person + Setting the Default Person One and only one person in the database can be selected as the default person. Once the default person is selected, moving to that person becomes a matter of a single click, regardless of which view @@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ Bookmarking People - Similarly to the default person, you can bookmark other people + Similarly to setting the default person, you can bookmark other people from the database to simplify further navigation. To bookmark a person, first navigate to that person, then choose Bookmarks @@ -2388,12 +2388,12 @@ Generating Reports Reports are the most common form of the output produced by - genealogical research. Majority of genealogical software puts a lot + genealogical research. The majority of genealogical software puts a lot of emphasis on developing nicely looking reports. &app; is no - exception in this regard: it offers a variety of reports to choose - from. &app; can generate reports in a multitude of open formats, both + exception in this regard: it offers a choice of a variety of reports. + &app; can generate reports in a multitude of open formats, both text based and graphical. &app; can also produce screen based reports - that are convenient for viewing the summary of your database. + that are convenient for viewing a summary of your database. Finally, &app; can generate a web-site suitable for immediate posting on the Internet. All these are almost infinitely flexible: you get to design and choose the style for your reports. @@ -2415,7 +2415,7 @@ Graphical reports represent information in forms of charts and graphs. Most of the options are common among graphical reports, therefore they will be described only once, at the end of this - section. Few options specific to the given report will be + section. The few options specific to a given report will be described directly in that report's entry. The following graphical reports are currently @@ -2431,12 +2431,12 @@ Relationship Graph - This report creates complex relationship graph in + This report creates a complex relationship graph in GraphViz format. The GraphViz dot tool can transform the graph into postscript, jpeg, png, vrml, svg, and many other formats. GraphViz tools are freely available from GraphViz - site. Specific options include filter for this report + site. Specific options for this report include filter and number of generations considered, as well as several GraphViz specific options related to pagination, color, and details of the graph. @@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@ Text reports represent the desired information as formatted text. Most of the options are common among text reports, therefore they will be described only once, at the end of this - section. Few options specific to the given report will be + section. The options specific to a given report will be described directly in that report's entry. The following text reports are currently @@ -2492,7 +2492,7 @@ Detailed Descendant Report This report covers in detail the descendants of the - active person. It includes vital (birth and death) as well as + active person. It includes vital (birth and death) information as well as marriages. Specific options: number of forward generations to consider. @@ -2501,12 +2501,12 @@ This report covers in detail the ancestors of the active person. It includes vital data (birth and death) as well as marriages. Specific options: number of backward generations - to consider, as well as a variety of options on what exactly + to consider, as well as a variety of options on what exact contents to include. Descendant Report - This report produces brief description + This report produces a brief description of descendants of the active person. Specific options: number of forward generations to consider. @@ -2581,7 +2581,7 @@ Privacy options allow you to omit private records, restrict information on living people, to skip images (either all or those of living people), and to omit comments and text in source information. - Finally, the advanced options allow to include optional &app; ID, + Finally, the advanced options allow you to include the optional &app; ID, create a GENDEX index, and specify the extension of the resulting files. @@ -2596,7 +2596,7 @@ of your genealogical data. Typically, the tools do not produce output in form of printouts or files. Instead, they produce screen output immediately available for the researcher. However, when - appropriate, you can save the result of running a tool into a file. + appropriate, you can save the results of running a tool into a file. Tools present one of the major strengths of &app; compared to the most genealogical software. @@ -2642,7 +2642,7 @@ Database Processing This section contains tools which may modify your database. The modifications will only be performed upon your explicit consent. - The tools from this section are used most for finding and correcting + The tools from this section are used mostly for finding and correcting errors in the data. The following database processing tools are currently available in &app;: @@ -2688,7 +2688,7 @@ Utilities - This section contains tools allowing to perform a simple + This section contains tools allowing you to perform a simple operation on a portion of data. The results can be saved in your database, but they will not modify your existing data. The following utilities are currently available in &app;: @@ -2705,11 +2705,11 @@ dialog appears that lists all the filters (if any) previously defined by you. Click Add... to define a new filter. Once you have designed your filters, you can edit, test, and delete - selected filters using Edit..., + selected filters using the Edit..., Test..., and Delete... buttons, respectively. All the filters displayed in the list will be automatically saved along with your database and will be available - upon the future runs of &app;. + with subsequent sessions of &app;. Clicking Add... invokes the following Define filter dialog: @@ -2739,7 +2739,7 @@ to generate a match. If your filter has only one rule, this selection has no effect. - Note that the filters you already designed may be used as a rule + Note that a filter you've already designed may be used as a rule for another filter. This gives you nearly infinite flexibility in custom-tailoring your selection criteria that can be later used in most of the exports, reports and some of the tools (such as comparing @@ -2838,13 +2838,13 @@ Default report directory - Choose the default directory for the reports using + Choose the default directory for the reports using the Browse... button or type it in the text entry field. Default web site directory - Choose the default directory for the web site using + Choose the default directory for the web site using the Browse... button or type it in the text entry field. @@ -2863,7 +2863,7 @@ Enter your personal information in the corresponding text entry fields. Although GRAMPS requests information about you, this information is used only so that it can create valid GEDCOM - output files. A valid GEDCOM file requires information about the files + output files. A valid GEDCOM file requires information about the file's creator. If you choose, you may leave the information empty, however all the GEDCOM files you export will not be valid. @@ -2943,7 +2943,7 @@ Show calendar format selection menu - Check this box to enable calendar format selection + Check this box to enable the calendar format selection menu when you are entering dates in the Event Editor dialog. @@ -3010,7 +3010,7 @@ Default database directory Choose the default directory in which &app; starts - looking when saving the database using Browse... + looking when saving the database using the Browse.. or type its path into the text entry field. @@ -3028,17 +3028,17 @@ the object is dropped into the gallery. The reference saves disk space as it does not copy the object. The local copy makes your database portable as it does not depend on an external file. Consult - your need to make best choice. + your needs to make best choice. - Check Display global properties editor when object is - dropped box to invoke global properties editor after you + Check the Display global properties editor when object is + dropped box to invoke the global properties editor after you drop an external object into the gallery. Drag and drop from an internal source - Check Display local properties editor when - object is dropped box to invoke local properties editor + Check the Display local properties editor when + object is dropped box to invoke the local properties editor after you drop an internal object into the gallery. @@ -3075,7 +3075,7 @@ Use revision control - Check this box to enable &app; to use revision control + Check this box to enable &app; to use the revision control system for your database. If you choose this option, select the particular revision control system from the menu.