From 537f7a6e7cdb136b9b2c30783ed9a0ae25af4b20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Don Allingham Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 12:48:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 2007-02-02 Don Allingham * FAQ: update a bit. svn: r8025 --- ChangeLog | 3 +++ FAQ | 76 +++++++++++++------------------------------------------ 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 8b225b4b6..b2815bec2 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +2007-02-02 Don Allingham + * FAQ: update a bit. + 2007-02-01 Piotr Czubaszek * src/plugins/rel_pl.py: Update. diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index cb213d2ff..b94dc509b 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -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.