From 37bfa319a7d69bba78e25d02bc5e46301524d249 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Don Allingham Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 04:51:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml: updates * doc/gramps-manual/C/mainwin.xml: updates svn: r5552 --- gramps2/ChangeLog | 4 + gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml | 2 +- gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/mainwin.xml | 314 ++++++++++++----------- 3 files changed, 168 insertions(+), 152 deletions(-) diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog index 3b5e1f3a0..8982c9a12 100644 --- a/gramps2/ChangeLog +++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2005-12-14 Don Allingham + * doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml: updates + * doc/gramps-manual/C/mainwin.xml: updates + 2005-12-14 Alex Roitman * src/plugins/PatchNames.py: Fix title/name mixup, only detect new title, keep old title, keep old prefix. diff --git a/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml b/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml index 1e0718e82..fdd058cea 100644 --- a/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml +++ b/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ of Linux to another. On the default GNOME desktop, you'll find &app; in the ApplicationsOther - menu. + menu. diff --git a/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/mainwin.xml b/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/mainwin.xml index e100c513b..09a1b2191 100644 --- a/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/mainwin.xml +++ b/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/mainwin.xml @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Main Window - When you open a database (either existing or brand new), the + When you open a database (either existing or new), the following window is displayed: @@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ - - - Shows GRAMPS main window. Contains titlebar, menubar, - toolbar, sidebar, display area, statusbar, progressbar, and - scrollbars. Menubar contains File, Edit, View, Go, Bookmarks, - Reports, Tools, Settings, and Help menus. - - @@ -53,7 +45,7 @@ - The &app; window contains the following elements: + The main &app; window contains the following elements: @@ -63,8 +55,8 @@ The menubar is located at the very top of the window (right - below the window title) and provides access to all features - of &app; through its menus. + below the window title) and provides access to all the features + of &app;. @@ -73,37 +65,39 @@ Toolbar - The toolbar is located immediately below the menubar. The - toolbar provides access to the most frequently used - functions of &app;. The appearance of the toolbar can be - adjusted in the Preferences dialog. + The toolbar is located right below the menubar. It gives you + access to the most frequently used + functions of &app;. You can set options that control how it + appears by going to + EditPreferences. You can also hide it entirely by going to ViewToolbar. - Progressbar + Progress Bar - The progressbar is located in the lower left corner of the + The Progress Bar is located in the lower left corner of the &app; window. It displays the progress of time consuming operations, such as opening and saving large data bases, importing and exporting to other formats, generating web - sites, etc. + sites, etc. Whey you are not doing these types of operations, + the Progress Bar is blank. - Statusbar + Status Bar - The statusbar is located to the right of the progressbar, on + The Status Bar is located to the right of the Progress Bar, on the very bottom of the &app; window. It displays information about current &app; activity and contextual - information about the menu items. The behavior of the - statusbar can be adjusted in - Preferences dialog. + information about the selected items. The behavior of the + Status Bar can be adjusted in Preferences dialog, which can + be found by selecting EditPreferences. @@ -113,17 +107,8 @@ The largest area in the center of the &app; window is the - display area. It shows certain aspects of genealogical - information, depending on the currently selected View. The - following six Views are available in &app;: - - People View - Family View - Pedigree View - Sources View - Places View - Media View - + display area. What it displays depends on the currently + selected View. We'll discuss Views in detail below. @@ -133,93 +118,82 @@ Views - - Views are the various ways to display different aspects of - genealogical information. It is best to split the relevant - information display into smaller categories, uniform in context - and modality; since it is very broad and non-uniform in both - context and modality. Each View represents such a split and - displays a certain portion of overall available - information. Before reviewing the detailed description of - available Views, you will be guided through the ways of - switching between the Views. - + + Genealogical information is very broad and can be extremely + detailed. Displaying it poses a challenge that GRAMPS takes on by + dividing and organizing the information into a series of + Views. Each View displays a portion of the total information, + selected according to a particular category. This will become + clearer as we explore the six different Views, listed + below: + + + People View + Family View + Pedigree View + Sources View + Places View + Media View + + + Before we launch into a description of each View, + let's first explain how to switch between Views. Switching Views and Viewing Modes - - Depending on the state of the - ViewSidebar - menu item, the View could be switched either in - the sidebar or in the notebook tabs in the top part of the - window. - - - - - To switch the View while in a Sidebar mode, - click on the desired sidebar icon. - - + As mentioned above there are 6 different Views. In + addition, there are two different Viewing Modes. You can tell at + a glance which Viewing Mode you are in: If you see icons listed + vertically in a sidebar at the left of the window, you are in + the Sidebar Viewing Mode. If instead you see a series of + "notebook tabs" (labeled People, Family, Pedigree, Sources, + Places, Media) that run horizontally across the window, then you + are in the Tabbed Viewing Mode. You can switch from one Viewing + Mode to another by selecting ViewSidebar from the Sidebar menu item. + If you're in the Sidebar Viewing Mode, you can select the View + you want by clicking one of the sidebar icons. -
- Sidebar Viewing Mode - - - - - - - Shows sidebar viewing mode. - - - -
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+ Sidebar Viewing Mode + + + + + + + Shows sidebar viewing mode. + + + +
- - - - - - To switch the View while in a Tabbed mode, - click on the desired notebook tab. - - + If you're in the Tabbed Viewing Mode, you can select the + View you want by clicking the corresponding notebook tab. -
- Tabbed Viewing Mode - - - - - - - Shows tabbed viewing mode. - - - -
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+ Tabbed Viewing Mode + + + + + + + Shows tabbed viewing mode. + + + +
- - - - - To switch between sidebar and tabbed viewing modes, choose - View - Sidebar from the - &app; menu. - - @@ -227,59 +201,47 @@ People View - When &app; first opens a database, the View is set to the + When &app; first opens a database, it displays the People View ( and ). The People View lists - individuals whose data is stored in the database. + linkend="noside-nofilt-fig"/>). This view lists + all the people stored in the database. - The individuals are arranged in a tree-like structure, - according to their family names. Every family name is a node - of the tree. Clicking the arrow on the left of the node will - toggle its expansion state. When expanded, the node's content - is listed in the window. When collapsed, the content is - rolled up and not visible. All the data is still - intact. It is just not being displayed. + + You'll note that people are grouped according to their family + names. To the left of each family name is an arrow. Clicking it + once will reveal the entire list of people sharing that + name. Clicking the arrow again will "roll up" the list + and show only the family name. + - The People View, in its default state, displays people's + + By default, the People View, displays the following columns: Names, &app; ID numbers, Gender, and their Birth and Death - dates. The list can be ordered by any field. + dates. You can add or remove columns to and from + the display by calling up the Column + Editor dialog + (EditColumn + Editor) and checking or unchecking + the boxes listed. You can also change the position of a column + in People View by clicking and dragging it to a new position + in the Editor. Once you have made the changes you want, click + OKto exit the Editor and see your + changes in the People View. + - - Order list by selected column + + Column Editor - To order list by the Birth date, click on the - Birth date column heading. To order - list in reverse (descending) order, click one more time on - the desired column heading. + The Column Editor is available in all Views and works the + same way in each. - + - - The columns of the view may be added, removed, or reordered in - a Column Editor Dialog, see . Only checked columns will be - shown in the view. To change their order, drag any column to - its desired location inside the editor. Clicking - OK will reflect the changes in the - People View. To invoke Column Editor - Dialog, choose - EditColumn - Editor. - - - - Other Views - - The Column Editor is available and - works in the same way for all list views, not only People - View. - - @@ -380,12 +342,9 @@ Family View - Family View displays the family information of a currently - selected (or Active) person. Specifically, this view shows - the relationships (e.g. marriages, partnerships, etc.) of the - active person, his/her parents (or step parents, or - guardians, etc), and his/her children (could be step - children, adopted children, etc.). + The Family View displays the family information of a + selected person that we call the Active person. Specifically, + it shows his or her closest relationships. @@ -406,6 +365,59 @@ + + The Family View displays the following series of list boxes: + + + + + Active person + + + Shows birth and death data for the individual you have + selected. Double-click inside the box to edit the Active + person's information. Click on the double arrow to the + right and the currently selected Spouse will become the + new Active person. + + + + + + Relationship + + + Displays birth and death data for the Active person's + Spouse(s). + + + Terminology + + In the Family View, we use the term "spouse" + for sake of simplicity. However, please note that + "spouse" may in fact be a domestic partner, a + partner in a civil union, etc. + + + + + Double-click a Spouse to edit his or her + relationship to the Active person. Shift-click (that is, + hold down the Shift key while you click) a Spouse to edit + his or her personal information. Click the icon to the + top right of the Relationship box to add a new person to + the database and to create a relationship between this + person and the Active person. Click the middle icon to + create a relationship between the Active person and + another person already stored in the database. Click the + minus (-) button to remove the relationship between the + currently selected Spouse and the Active person. (Note + that this does not remove the Spouse from the database.) + + + + + The Active person's data is in the list box in the upper left corner of the window. Directly below it, another box