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Alex Roitman
2005-02-16 05:19:17 +00:00
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@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
<title>Getting Started</title>
<para>This chapter provides the most basic information on starting &app; and
obtaining help. Please procede to the following chapters for more information.</para>
<!-- ================ Getting Started Subsection ====== -->
<sect1 id="gramps-start">
@@ -45,11 +48,12 @@
as a command line argument:</para>
<para>
<command>gramps -i</command> <replaceable>filename.ged</replaceable>
<command>gramps</command> <filename>filename.grdb</filename>
</para>
<para>where <replaceable>filename.ged</replaceable> is the name
of the file you want to open/import. The detailed reference to the
<para>where <filename>filename.grdb</filename> 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 <xref linkend="append-cmdline"/>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@
<para>This information can be entered at any time in the
<guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog, under the
<guilabel>Usage</guilabel> category.
<guilabel>Database/Researcher Information</guilabel> category.
</para>
</sect1>
@@ -113,24 +117,18 @@
<para>If you would like to open an existing database, check the top radio
button and click the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> 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. </para>
<para>NOTE: when starting new database, you should
select an empty <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable>
and <replaceable>NOT a FILE</replaceable>. Create empty directory if
needed. The directory you specify will be used by &app; to store
database file <replaceable>data.gramps</replaceable> as well as any
possible copies of media objects. This directory will be updated by &app;
each time the database is saved. </para>
<para>NOTE: when opening an existing database, you should
open a <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable> and
<replaceable>NOT a FILE</replaceable>. The directory you need to open
should contain the database file <replaceable>data.gramps</replaceable>
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. </para>
<para>
<note id="file-notdir-note">
<title>Selecting file</title>
<para>
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.
</para>
</note>
</para>
</sect1>