From 96684939fe2f1843d66a53972a896c130ba35fe1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Roitman Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:05:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update svn: r1873 --- doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml | 50 +++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml b/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml index debf9b03e..5383bbfff 100644 --- a/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml +++ b/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml @@ -788,6 +788,17 @@ accomplish something. The alternatives to some actions will therefore be listed as appropriate. + + + Starting a New Database + To start a new database, choose File + New. You will then be + prompted with the Save Database dialog asking + to specify the name under which the new database will be stored. + Choose an empty directory for your new + database (create one if necessary). + + Opening a Database @@ -798,34 +809,23 @@ Either type the full path into the Database text entry field, or click the Browse... button to get the Open File dialog in which you can select the - file that you want to open. After you have selected the file, click the - OK button to open it. + database that you want to open. After you have selected the database, + click the OK button to open it. - If you have previously opened files with - &app; you can retrieve your past selections - from the drop-down menu by clicking the down arrow button. Finally, if - the Revision Control System (RCS) is enabled in the - Preferences dialog, the check box - Revert to an older version from RCS - will be available. Check it to revert your database to an older RCS + If you have previously opened databases with &app; you can + retrieve your past selections from the drop-down menu by clicking the + down arrow button. Finally, if the Revision Control System (RCS) is + enabled in the Preferences dialog, the check box + Revert to an older version from RCS will be + available. Check it to revert your database to an older RCS version. - NOTE: you should open DIRECTORY and NOT the FILE when opening + NOTE: you should open a DIRECTORY and + NOT a FILE when opening &app; database. The directory you need to open should contain the - database file as well as any possible copies of media objects. Such a - directory is created by &app; when you start a database and is updated - each time the database is saved. - - - - - Starting a New Database - To start a new database, choose File - New. You will then be - prompted with the Save Database dialog asking - to specify the name under which the new database will be stored. - Choose an empty directory for your new database (create one if - necessary). + database file (data.gramps or data.zodb) as well as any possible copies + of media objects. Such a directory is created by &app; when you start + a new database and is updated each time the database is saved. @@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ File Save or click the Save button on the Toolbar. The statusbar will then - display the Saving filename... + display the Saving databasename... message, and the progressbar will advance as the saving progresses.