diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 2c14b79af..9b6f4941c 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ 2006-06-23 Don Allingham * help/C/gramps-manual.xml: updates + * help/C/figures/*.png: updates * src/GrampsDb/_ReadXML.py: fix syntax error with old ref formats 2006-06-22 Don Allingham diff --git a/help/C/figures/events.png b/help/C/figures/events.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7a0467d80 Binary files /dev/null and b/help/C/figures/events.png differ diff --git a/help/C/figures/repository.png b/help/C/figures/repository.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c04145ce0 Binary files /dev/null and b/help/C/figures/repository.png differ diff --git a/help/C/figures/sources.png b/help/C/figures/sources.png index e97250d92..0a0080c88 100644 Binary files a/help/C/figures/sources.png and b/help/C/figures/sources.png differ diff --git a/help/C/gramps-manual.xml b/help/C/gramps-manual.xml index 5e002fa26..bb4e7afb9 100644 --- a/help/C/gramps-manual.xml +++ b/help/C/gramps-manual.xml @@ -469,13 +469,19 @@ - Choosing a database on startup + Choosing a database - If GRAMPS is started without a database selected, the following - window will appear prompting you to choose one to open. + If GRAMPS is started without a database selected, the initial + screen will have little functionality. Most operations will not be + available. To load a database, select either New + to create a new database, or Open to open an + existing database. GRAMPS keeps track of your recently opened databases, + and these can be selected by clicking on the arrow next to the + Open button and choosing from the drop down + menu.
- Open Database Window + Initial Window @@ -484,37 +490,15 @@ - Shows Open Database Window. + Initial Window.
- - To open a database that you have recently opened, choose the top - selection, select your database from the menu and click - OK. - - To open an existing database you have not recently opened, choose - the middle selection and click OK. GRAMPS will - then ask you to specify the name of the database you wish to - open. - - As you might guess, to create a new database, choose "Create a new - database" - - - Selecting file - - If you're familiar with version 1.0.X of GRAMPS, you'll note - that version 2.0 does not require you to select a directory in which - to store the database. - - - Obtaining Help @@ -1152,13 +1136,13 @@ child the active Person. The appearance of the children's names in the menu - differentiates the "dead ends" of the tree from the continuing - branches. Children who have children themselves appear in the menu in - the boldface and italic type, while children without children ("dead - ends") appear in a regular font. If the Active person has only one - child, no menu will be displayed (since there is only one choice) and - the child will become the Active person when the arrow button is - clicked. + differentiates the dead ends of the tree from the + continuing branches. Children who have children themselves appear in + the menu in the boldface and italic type, while children without + children (dead ends) appear in a regular font. If + the Active person has only one child, no menu will be displayed (since + there is only one choice) and the child will become the Active person + when the arrow button is clicked. @@ -1218,6 +1202,48 @@ distinguish continuing lines from dead ends. + + Events View + + New in version 2.2 is the inclusion of an Events View. Events + can be shared between between multiple people and multiple families. + The Events View lists the all the events recorded in the database. The + default view displays the Description, + ID, Type, + Date, Place and + Cause of the event. + +
+ Events View + + + + + + + + + Events View. + + + +
+ + + Because events can be shared, you should take the extra time + to give each event a unique and meaningful description. This will + help you find the correct event if you decide to share + events. + + + The list of Events can be sorted in the usual manner, by + clicking on the column heading. Clcking once sorts in ascending order, + clicking again sorts in descending order. The Column + Editor dialog can be used to add, remove and rearrange the + displayed columns. + + @@ -1248,8 +1274,8 @@ - + @@ -1307,6 +1333,18 @@ Media View + 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 of the Media + Object. The Column Editor dialog may be used to + rearrange the displayed columns, which obey usual sorting rules. The + top part of the GRAMPS window shows a preview (if available) and + information about the Media Object. +
@@ -1320,31 +1358,44 @@ - Shows Media View. + Media View.
+ - 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 of the Media - Object. The Column Editor dialog may be used to - rearrange the displayed columns, which obey usual sorting rules. The - top part of the GRAMPS window shows a preview (if available) and - information about the Media Object. + + Repositories View + + Version 2.2 adds support for Repositories. A repository can be + thought of as a collection of sources. Each source in the database can + reference a repository (such as a library) in which it belongs. The + functionality of the Repositories View is similar to the other + views. + +
+ Repositories View + + + + + + + + + Repositories View. + + + +
- - Usage @@ -1362,8 +1413,8 @@ File New - . You will then be asked to give the new database a - name. + or select the New button from the + toolbar. You will then be asked to give the new database a name. GRAMPS databases @@ -1390,11 +1441,13 @@ "filetype" filter, meaning it may only be showing files that have a certain extension.) - To open a recently accessed database, choose + To open a recently accessed database, choose either File Open Recent - and select the filename from the list. + or the down arrow next to the + Open button and select the filename from the + list. If you do not have "write permissions" for the selected database, it will be opened in a Read Only mode. In this mode, the data may be @@ -1581,12 +1634,12 @@ XML database, you will see the progress of the operation in the progress bar of GRAMPS' main window. + + -
Missing Media dialog @@ -1604,7 +1657,6 @@
- @@ -1639,8 +1691,8 @@ the same manner. +--> - @@ -8515,4 +8567,4 @@ url="ghelp:gpl">link, or in the file COPYING included with the source code of this program. - \ No newline at end of file +