diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 37ff2a419..79ed95609 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-02-25 Douglas S. Blank <dblank@cs.brynmawr.edu>
+	* src/gen/lib/test/date_test.py: new slash date tests
+	* src/gen/lib/date.py: new get_slash(), fix slash conversions
+	* src/DateHandler/_DateParser.py: parser sets slash date to Julian
+
 2008-02-24 Brian Matherly <brian@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py:
 	* src/GrampsDbUtils/_GrmapsDbWriteXML.py:
diff --git a/src/DateHandler/_DateParser.py b/src/DateHandler/_DateParser.py
index be63d6f11..7fa17e04b 100644
--- a/src/DateHandler/_DateParser.py
+++ b/src/DateHandler/_DateParser.py
@@ -593,6 +593,10 @@ class DateParser:
         else:
             date.set(qual, Date.MOD_NONE, cal, subdate)
 
+        if date.get_slash():
+            date.set_calendar(Date.CAL_JULIAN)
+            date.set_year(date.get_year()) # forces recalc
+
     def invert_year(self, subdate):
         return (subdate[0], subdate[1], -subdate[2], subdate[3])
     
diff --git a/src/gen/lib/date.py b/src/gen/lib/date.py
index 337d1c3bb..1690d3001 100644
--- a/src/gen/lib/date.py
+++ b/src/gen/lib/date.py
@@ -384,13 +384,11 @@ class Date:
             
             Slash date is given as year1/year2, where year1 is Julian year, 
             and year2=year1+1 the Gregorian year.
+
+            Slash date is already taken care of.
             """
-            if dateval[Date._POS_SL] :
-                return (dateval[Date._POS_YR]+1, dateval[Date._POS_MON], 
-                        dateval[Date._POS_DAY])
-            else :
-                return (dateval[Date._POS_YR], dateval[Date._POS_MON], 
-                        dateval[Date._POS_DAY])
+            return (dateval[Date._POS_YR], dateval[Date._POS_MON], 
+                    dateval[Date._POS_DAY])
         def date_offset(dateval, offset):
             """
             Local function to do date arithmetic: add the offset, return 
@@ -733,9 +731,18 @@ class Date:
         """
         Return a Date copy based on year, month, and day offset.
         """
-        retval = Date(self)
+        orig_cal = self.calendar
+        if self.calendar != 0:
+            new_date = self.to_calendar("gregorian")
+        else:
+            new_date = self
+        retval = Date(new_date)
         retval.set_yr_mon_day_offset(year, month, day)
-        return retval
+        if orig_cal == 0:
+            return retval
+        else:
+            retval.convert_calendar(orig_cal)
+            return retval
 
     def copy_ymd(self, year=0, month=0, day=0):
         """
@@ -915,6 +922,13 @@ class Date:
         """
         if calendar == self.calendar:
             return
+        if self.get_slash():
+            if (self.calendar == Date.CAL_JULIAN and 
+                calendar == Date.CAL_GREGORIAN):
+                self.set_year(self.get_year() + 1)
+            elif (self.calendar == Date.CAL_GREGORIAN and 
+                calendar == Date.CAL_JULIAN):
+                self.set_year(self.get_year() - 1)
         (year, month, day) = Date._calendar_change[calendar](self.sortval)
         if self.is_compound():
             ryear = max(self.dateval[Date._POS_RYR], 1)
@@ -1040,3 +1054,11 @@ class Date:
         retval = Date(self)
         retval.convert_calendar(cal)
         return retval
+
+    def get_slash(self):
+        """
+        Return true if the date is a slash-date.
+        """
+        return self._get_low_item_valid(Date._POS_SL)
+
+
diff --git a/src/gen/lib/test/date_test.py b/src/gen/lib/test/date_test.py
index d89ae9941..59dfa53b9 100644
--- a/src/gen/lib/test/date_test.py
+++ b/src/gen/lib/test/date_test.py
@@ -298,7 +298,9 @@ def suite():
              ("aft jan 1, 2000", "before dec 31, 1999", False),
              ("before jan 1, 2000", "after dec 31, 1999", False),
              ("jan 1, 2000/1", "jan 1, 2000", False),
-             ("jan 1, 2000/1", "jan 1, 2001", True),
+             ("jan 1, 2000/1", "jan 1, 2001", False),
+             ("jan 1, 2000/1", "jan 1, 2000/1", True),
+             ("jan 1, 2000/1", "jan 14, 2001", True),
              ("about 1984", "about 2005", False),
              ("about 1990", "about 2005", True), 
              ("about 2007", "about 2006", True),