Start of documentation cleanup
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<para>
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The second page of the start-up screens will prompt you for
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some personal information. This information is optional, and
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can be changed at any time. The information will be used to
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establish your copyright on the information, and to provide
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information needed for valid GEDCOM exporting.
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<application>GRAMPS</application> will guide you through a few pages
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that prompt you for some setup information. The information it requests
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includes information about yourself and your preferences.
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</para>
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<para>
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Although <application>GRAMPS</application> requests information about
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your, this information is used only so that it can create valid GEDCOM
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output files. A valid GEDCOM file requires information about the file"s
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creator. If you chose, you may leave the information empty.
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</para>
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<figure id="druidpg2">
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<title>Getting Started screen, page 2</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Getting Started screen, page 2</screeninfo>
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<graphic fileref="druidpg2" format="png" srccredit="Don Allingham">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="gettingstarted">
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<para>
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Starting <application>GRAMPS</application> opens the
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<interface>Main window</interface>, shown in <xref
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linkend="mainwindow-fig">. The window is at first empty.
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linkend="mainwindow-fig">. You will be prompted to either open an
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existing database, or to create a new
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database. <application>GRAMPS</application> requires that a
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database always be open.
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</para>
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<figure id="mainwindow-fig">
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<title>GRAMPS Main Window</title>
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<application>GRAMPS</application> allows you to apply filters to
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the People View. When a filter is applied, the People View will
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only display the entries matching the filter. All of the entries
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remain in the database, but are temporarily hidden.
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remain in the database, but some entries may be temporarily hidden.
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</para>
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<para>
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There are three parts to a filter. The first part is the
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There are up to three parts to a filter. The first part is the
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selection of the filter to be applied. A filter is selected from
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the option menu directly above the People View. The second part
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is an option qualifier. This qualifier provides more specific
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the option menu directly above the People View. The second part
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is an optional argument. This qualifier provides more specific
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information for the filter. Many filters do not require the
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qualifier, and it will be grayed out if not needed. The third
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part of the filter is the invert selection. When this option is
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selected, <application>GRAMPS</application> will display the
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entries that do not match the filter.
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argument, and it will not be displayed if it is not needed. If
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the argument is required, a text box with a descriptive label
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will appear. The third part of the filter is the invert
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selection. When this option is selected,
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<application>GRAMPS</application> will display the entries that
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do not match the filter.
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</para>
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<figure id="filter-fig">
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<title>Filter that reqires an argument</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Filter that requires an argument</screeninfo>
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<graphic fileref="filter" format="png" srccredit="Don Allingham">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<para>
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A filter is not applied until the <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>
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button is pressed. The filter will remain in effect until the
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the place where the event occurred, and a description of the
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event. A note or a source may also be attached to the event.
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</para>
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<para>
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Events have the concept of privacy and confidence associated
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with them. An event may be marked as "Private". When generating
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reports or exporting to other formats, you will be allowed to
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either include or exclude private records. This will allow you
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to limit information provided to others.
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</para>
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<para>
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<application>GRAMPS</application> allows you to specify your
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confidence in the information you have. By default, a confidence
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level of "Normal" is associated with each event. This can be
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increased ("High" or "Very High") or decreased ("Low" or
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"Very Low") to indicate the confidence you have in the
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information. For example, if Aunt Martha thinks that her
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grandmother was born in a particular year, you may wish to mark
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this with a lower level of confidence than if you had a copy of
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her grandmother's birth certificate.
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</para>
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<figure id="ep_event-fig">
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<title>Events Tab</title>
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<screenshot>
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currently displayed internet address.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="ldstab">
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<title>LDS Tab</title>
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<para>
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If you have chosen to enable support for the LDS (Latter Day Saints)
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ordinances, the <interface>LDS</interface> tab is visible, and can
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be selected. This tab allows you to enter specific information used
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by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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</para>
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<figure id="ep_lds-fig">
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<title>LDS Tab</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>LDS Tab</screeninfo>
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<graphic fileref="ep_lds" format="png" srccredit="Don Allingham">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="familyview">
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<title>Family View</title>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="prefs_tab1">
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<title>Formats</title>
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<title>Dates and Calendars</title>
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<figure id="prefs_fmt">
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<title>Formats</title>
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<title>Dates and Calendars</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Formats Tab</screeninfo>
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<graphic fileref="prefs_fmt" format="png" srccredit="Don Allingham">
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<screeninfo>Dates and Calendars</screeninfo>
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<graphic fileref="prefs_dates" format="png" srccredit="Don Allingham">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<para>
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The <interface>Formats</interface> tab allows you to change the
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display formats of several different types of data. This includes
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dates and names.
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The <interface>Dates and Calendars</interface> page allows you to change the
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display and entry formats of dates.
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</para>
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<para>
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<title>Formats Preferences options</title>
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<title>Dates and Calendars options</title>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Display Formats</term>
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<listitem>
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@@ -1399,6 +1408,19 @@
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Calendars</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<application>GRAMPS</application> can support calendars
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other than the typical Gregorian calendar. If enabled,
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<application>GRAMPS</application> will display a menu
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allowing you to specify the calendar that a date
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represents. Calendars currently supported are Gregorian,
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Hebrew, Julian, and French Republican.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="prefs_tab2">
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