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2007-02-02 Don Allingham <don@gramps-project.org>
* FAQ: update a bit.
2007-02-01 Piotr Czubaszek <pioterus@gmail.com>
* src/plugins/rel_pl.py: Update.

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@ -38,26 +38,19 @@ to this list, please email your suggestions to gramps-devel@lists.sf.net
15. What standards does GRAMPS support?
16. What is the maximum database size (bytes) GRAMPS can handle?
16. What is the maximum database size GRAMPS can handle?
17. How many people can GRAMPS database handle?
17. Why are non-latin characters displayed as garbage in PDF/PS reports?
18. Why is GRAMPS running so slowly?
19. My database is really big.
Is there a way around loading all the data into memory?
20. Why are non-latin characters displayed as garbage in PDF/PS reports?
21. Why can I not add/remove/edit columns to the lists in People View
18. Why can I not add/remove/edit columns to the lists in People View
and Family View?
22. I would like to contribute to GRAMPS by writing my favorite report.
19. I would like to contribute to GRAMPS by writing my favorite report.
How do I do that?
23. I found a bug and I want it fixed right now! What do I do?
20. I found a bug and I want it fixed right now! What do I do?
24. It is obvious that GRAMPS absolutely needs to become a (client-server/
21. It is obvious that GRAMPS absolutely needs to become a (client-server/
web-based/PHP/weblog/Javascript/C++/distributed/KDE/Motif/Tcl/Win32/C#/
You-name-it) application.
When is this going to happen?
@ -182,45 +175,15 @@ GeneWeb, Legacy, Personal Ancestral File, Pro-Gen, Reunion, and
Visual Genealogie.
16. What is the maximum database size (bytes) GRAMPS can handle?
16. What is the maximum database size GRAMPS can handle?
GRAMPS has no hard limits on the size of a database that it can handle.
In reality, however, there are practical limits. Currently GRAMPS loads all
data into memory, so the limiting factor tends to be the available memory
on the system.
In reality, however, there are practical limits based of memory and
disk size. With 2.2.6, GRAMPS can easily handle databases of over 100K
people.
17. How many people can GRAMPS database handle?
We have found that on a typical system, GRAMPS tends to bog down after the
database has around 15,000 people. Again, this is dependant on how much
memory you have.
18. Why is GRAMPS running so slowly?
If GRAMPS seems too slow to you, it is most likely that you have a large
database. Currently, GRAMPS loads all the database into memory, therefore
large databases tend to be less than responsive. Specifically, the system
can be virtually brought to its knees if swapping is needed for GRAMPS' data.
This will be addressed in the next stable release following version 1.0.
Temporarily, adding more memory could make a huge difference, but we realize
that this is a poor way of treating the problem. If you would like to help
with the implementation of the real database backend, please don't hesitate
to email us at gramps-devel@lists.sf.net
19. My database is really big.
Is there a way around loading all the data into memory?
Currently, there is no way around it. However, this is our biggest priority
after releasing version 1.0. The real database backend will be incorporated
in the next stable release (1.2) which will dramatically improve performance
in both speed and memory usage.
20. Why are non-latin characters displayed as garbage in PDF/PS reports?
17. Why are non-latin characters displayed as garbage in PDF/PS reports?
This is a known problem -- PS (and PDF) have builtin fonts which pretty much
reflect the latin-1 charset. Any font in principle could be used with PS/PDF
@ -232,7 +195,7 @@ workaround is to generate reports in OpenOffice.org format and then export
to PDF from the OpenOffice.org application.
21. Why can I not add/remove/edit columns to the lists in People View
18. Why can I not add/remove/edit columns to the lists in People View
and Family View?
This will be addressed after the TreeModelSort bug is fixed in pygtk,
@ -241,7 +204,7 @@ Once the patch is committed and incorporated into pygtk, we will add the
ability to add/remove/edit sortable columns.
22. I would like to contribute to GRAMPS by writing my favorite report.
19. I would like to contribute to GRAMPS by writing my favorite report.
How do I do that?
The easiest way to contribute to reports, filters, tools, etc. is to copy
@ -263,7 +226,7 @@ back to the GRAMPS project, you are very welcome to do so by contacting us
at gramps-devel@lists.sf.net
23. I found a bug and I want it fixed right now! What do I do?
20. I found a bug and I want it fixed right now! What do I do?
The best thing you can do is to fix the bug and send the patch to
gramps-devel@lists.sf.net :-)
@ -271,7 +234,7 @@ gramps-devel@lists.sf.net :-)
The next best thing would be to submit a good bug report. This can be done in
one of the two ways: (1) send your report to gramps-bugs@lists.sf.net
or (2) file your report with the bug tracker system at
http://sf.net/tracker/?group_id=25770&atid=385137 (this function is also
http://bugs.gramps-project.org (this function is also
available by selecting "Help->Report a bug" from gramps main menu).
A good bug report would include:
@ -284,18 +247,13 @@ A good bug report would include:
in your terminal or a in separate traceback window
Most problems can be fixed quickly provided there is enough information.
To ensure this, please follow up on your bug reports. In particular, if you
file a bug report with sf.net bug tracker, PLEASE log into sf.net before
filing (register your free account if you don't have one). Then we will have
a way of contacting you should we need more information. If you still choose
to file your report anonymously, at least check every so often whether your
report page has something new posted, as it probably would.
To ensure this, please follow up on your bug reports.
If the above explanations seem vague, please follow this link:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html
24. It is obvious that GRAMPS absolutely needs to become a (client-server/
21. It is obvious that GRAMPS absolutely needs to become a (client-server/
web-based/PHP/weblog/Javascript/C++/distributed/KDE/Motif/Tcl/Win32/
C#/You-name-it) application.