diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 9ab656206..95b7bb218 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2005-02-15 Alex Roitman + * doc/gramps-manual/C/authors.xml: Add list of contributors. + * doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml: Update. + * doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml: Update. + * doc/gramps-manual/C/legal.xml: Update. + * doc/gramps-manual/C/preface.xml: Update. + * doc/gramps-manual/C/figures/first-open.png: New shot. + 2005-02-14 Alex Roitman * src/plugins/DetAncestralReport.py: Typos. * src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py: Typos. diff --git a/doc/gramps-manual/C/authors.xml b/doc/gramps-manual/C/authors.xml index ecb493ded..11e029015 100644 --- a/doc/gramps-manual/C/authors.xml +++ b/doc/gramps-manual/C/authors.xml @@ -24,14 +24,69 @@ About GRAMPS &app; was written by Donald N. Allingham - (dallingham@users.sourceforge.net). + (dallingham@users.sourceforge.net). + + + The somewhat incomplete list of contributors includes (in alphabetical order): + +Alexandre Duret-Lutz +Alexander Bogdashevsky +Alexander Roitman +Arkadiusz Lipiec +Bernd Felsche +David R. Hampton +Bernd Schandl +Billy C. Earney +Bruce J. DeGrasse +Donald A. Peterson +Douglas S. Blank +Eero Tamminen +Egyeki Gergely +Frederick Noronha +Frode Jemtland +Gary Shao +Greg Kuperberg +Guillaume Pratte +James Treacy +Jason Salaz +Jeffrey C. Ollie +Jens Arvidsson +Jesper Zedlitz +Jim Smart +Julio Sanchez +Lars Kr. Lundin +Laurent Protois +Leonid Mamtchenkov +Lorenzo Cappelletti +Marcos Bedinelli +Martin Hawlisch +Martin Senftleben +Matthieu Pupat +Michel Guitel +Nathan Bullock +Pier Luigi Cinquantini +Radek Malcic +Radu Bogdan Mare +Richard Bos +Samuel Tardieu +Sebastian Voecking +Steve Hall +Steve Swales +Tim Waugh +Tino Meinen +Xing Wang + +If you know of somebody else who should be listed here, please let us know. + + + To find more information about &app;, please visit the GRAMPS Project Web page. To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or this manual, use the help menu in &app;, or follow the directions - in this document. + on this site. This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU diff --git a/doc/gramps-manual/C/figures/first-open.png b/doc/gramps-manual/C/figures/first-open.png index 4cce3f73c..646a443c0 100644 Binary files a/doc/gramps-manual/C/figures/first-open.png and b/doc/gramps-manual/C/figures/first-open.png differ diff --git a/doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml b/doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml index 6d9255fcb..ab06451ee 100644 --- a/doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml +++ b/doc/gramps-manual/C/getstart.xml @@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Getting Started + + This chapter provides the most basic information on starting &app; and + obtaining help. Please procede to the following chapters for more information. @@ -45,11 +48,12 @@ as a command line argument: - gramps -i filename.ged + gramps filename.grdb - where filename.ged is the name - of the file you want to open/import. The detailed reference to the + where filename.grdb is the name + of the file you want to open. The command line provides many more ways + to start &app; and perform different tasks. The detailed reference to the command line options is found in the . @@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ This information can be entered at any time in the Preferences dialog, under the - Usage category. + Database/Researcher Information category. @@ -113,24 +117,18 @@ If you would like to open an existing database, check the top radio button and click the OK button. You will then be asked to specify the name of your existing database. If you would like to start - creating your brand new database from scratch right away, choose new XML + creating your brand new database from scratch right away, choose new database. - NOTE: when starting new database, you should - select an empty DIRECTORY - and NOT a FILE. Create empty directory if - needed. The directory you specify will be used by &app; to store - database file data.gramps as well as any - possible copies of media objects. This directory will be updated by &app; - each time the database is saved. - - NOTE: when opening an existing database, you should - open a DIRECTORY and - NOT a FILE. The directory you need to open - should contain the database file data.gramps - 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. + + + Selecting file + + Unlike the version 1.0.X of &app;, this version does not require selecting directory + for the database. Please select filename, as you would in any other application. + + + diff --git a/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml b/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml index 841b4843d..aecc203ae 100644 --- a/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml +++ b/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml @@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ + @@ -32,6 +39,8 @@ + + @@ -43,13 +52,6 @@ - - ]> diff --git a/doc/gramps-manual/C/legal.xml b/doc/gramps-manual/C/legal.xml index b6f267cd8..d13444c20 100644 --- a/doc/gramps-manual/C/legal.xml +++ b/doc/gramps-manual/C/legal.xml @@ -18,61 +18,4 @@ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA - - - Many of the names used by companies to distinguish their - products and services are claimed as trademarks. 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NO USE OF ANY DOCUMENT OR MODIFIED - VERSION OF THE DOCUMENT IS AUTHORIZED HEREUNDER - EXCEPT UNDER THIS DISCLAIMER; AND - - - - UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL - THEORY, WHETHER IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), - CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL THE AUTHOR, - INITIAL WRITER, ANY CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY - DISTRIBUTOR OF THE DOCUMENT OR MODIFIED VERSION - OF THE DOCUMENT, OR ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH - PARTIES, BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR ANY - DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR - CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER - INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS - OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR - MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER DAMAGES OR - LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO USE OF THE - DOCUMENT AND MODIFIED VERSIONS OF THE DOCUMENT, - EVEN IF SUCH PARTY SHALL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF - THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. - - - - diff --git a/doc/gramps-manual/C/preface.xml b/doc/gramps-manual/C/preface.xml index 9383f8dae..ff6eac54c 100644 --- a/doc/gramps-manual/C/preface.xml +++ b/doc/gramps-manual/C/preface.xml @@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ This approach requires holding all data in memory, so it is only useful for small databases (depending on the available memory size). In such mode, the data is automatically saved upon exit, to mimic the functionality of the real database. + + + GEDCOM EDITING + + Please keep in mind that some information in GEDCOM file may be lost + during import into &app;. Simply opening and viewing the file will not change it. + However, if any changes were made and they were not abandoned upon exit, + exiting &app; will save the data, with the possible data loss. + + +