From b0b64ff77c4f616c12eaea6f097ab29932df0f94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Roitman Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 04:10:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml: More corrections. svn: r1854 --- gramps2/ChangeLog | 3 + gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml | 97 ++++++++++--------- 2 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-) diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog index e8c70c9fc..85c9dace3 100644 --- a/gramps2/ChangeLog +++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +2003-07-09 Donald Peterson + * doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml: More corrections. + 2003-07-09 Alex Roitman * doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml: Straighten up versioning. * doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual-C.omf: Update version and date. diff --git a/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml b/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml index 739927d41..992e21f59 100644 --- a/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml +++ b/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml @@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ Open example database - Select this item to load an example database shipped + Select this item to load the example database shipped with &app;. This database is composed of fictitious people and serves as - a useful example when learning how to work with &app;. + a useful example for learning how to work with &app;. @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ fileref="figures/mainwin.png" format="PNG"/> Shows &app; main window. Contains titlebar, menubar, - toolbar, sidebar, display area, statusbar, progress bar, and + toolbar, sidebar, display area, statusbar, progressbar, and scrollbars. Menubar contains File, Edit, View, Bookmarks, Reports, Tools, Settings, and Help menus. @@ -395,25 +395,27 @@ The &app; window contains the following elements: Menubar - The menubar provides access to all features of + The menubar is located at the very top of the window + (right below the window title) and provides access to all features of &app; through its menus. Toolbar - The toolbar provides access to the most frequently - used functions of &app;. The appearance of - the toolbar can be adjusted in the Preferences + The toolbar is located immediately below the menubar. + The toolbar provides access to the most frequently used functions + of &app;. The appearance of the toolbar + can be adjusted in the Preferences dialog. - Progress bar - The progress bar is located in the lower left corner + Progressbar + The progressbar is located in the lower left corner of the &app; window. It displays the progress of time consuming operations, such as opening and saving large data bases, importing and exporting to other formats, generating web sites, etc. Statusbar - The statusbar is located to the right of the progress - bar, on the very bottom of the &app; window. + The statusbar is located to the right of the + progressbar, on the very bottom of the &app; window. It displays information about current &app; activity and contextual information about the menu items. The behavior of the Status line can be adjusted in @@ -501,10 +503,11 @@ People View When &app; opens a database, the View is set to the People View ( - and ). People View lists individuals - whose data is stored in the database. People View displays people's - Names, &app; ID numbers, - Gender, and + and ). The People View lists + individuals whose data is stored in the database. The People View + displays people's Names, + &app; ID numbers, + Gender, and their Birth and Death dates. The list can be ordered by any field. @@ -519,8 +522,8 @@ Genealogical databases may contain huge numbers of people. Since the long lists are hard for humans to handle, &app; provides a convenient way to limit - the scope of browsing by using the Filter. To save screen space, - Filter controls may be hidden, depending on the state of + the scope of browsing by using the filter. To save screen space, + filter controls may be hidden, depending on the state of View Filter menu item. @@ -535,10 +538,10 @@ When &app; opens a database, the - Filter is set to the trivial filter called All + filter is set to the trivial filter called All people, i.e. no filtering is in effect. To choose a filter, use the pop-up Filter menu above the - people's list. Once the Filter is chosen, click + people's list. Once the filter is chosen, click Apply in the upper right corner of the window. The filtering will take effect upon clicking Apply. To invert the filtering rule, check @@ -552,14 +555,14 @@ the filter to All people and then click Apply. - Note: even if the Filter controls are not displayed + Note: even if the filter controls are not displayed ( View Filter menu item is unchecked), the filtering might still be in place. In other words, - the visibility of the Filter controls is not related to the actual + the visibility of the filter controls is not related to the actual filtering imposed on the list. This may be a cause of confusion, when you enable the filtering and then remove the controls from the - display. If in doubt, enable the display of Filter controls by + display. If in doubt, enable the display of filter controls by checking View Filter menu item and check what kind of filtering is currently set. @@ -571,7 +574,7 @@ &app; offers another way of managing long lists of people -- alphabetical tabs. Upon loading a database, &app; checks for the stored - Family names and breaks the people list into sublists based on the + family names and breaks the people list into sublists based on the first letter of their name. The alphabetical tabs are displayed in the bottom part of the &app; window. The last tab, Other, stands for unidentified @@ -585,7 +588,7 @@ Family View - Family View displays the Family information of a currently + Family View displays the family information of a currently selected (or Active) person. Specifically, this view shows the relationships (e.g marriages, partnerships, etc.) of the active person, his/her parents (or step parents, or guardians, etc), and @@ -602,10 +605,10 @@ - The Active person's data is in the list-box in the upper left + The Active person's data is in the list box in the upper left corner of the window. Directly below it, another box lists the Spouse's data, for each relationship of Active person (can be more than one). - The double-arrow button to the right of the Active person list-box + The double-arrow button to the right of the Active person list box allows you to exchange the currently selected spouse (Current spouse) with the Active person. Double-clicking on the Active person allows the editing of Active person's data. Double-clicking on the Current spouse @@ -622,31 +625,31 @@ relationship does not remove the person from the database. The parents of both the Active person and the Current spouse - are listed in the corresponding list-boxes in the right-hand part of + are listed in the corresponding list boxes in the right-hand part of the window (Active person's parents on top, Current spouse parents - on the bottom). Both list-boxes have a set of three buttons on their + on the bottom). Both list boxes have a set of three buttons on their right side. The + and - buttons allow you to add and remove parents of the Active person and the Current spouse, respectively. Clicking -> - makes the family in the corresponding list-box an active family. + makes the family in the corresponding list box an active family. That is, it makes the selected Father the Active person, and the selected Mother the Current spouse. - The bottom list-box displays children of the Active person and - the Current Spouse. The Children's list can be order by the Birth date, - by the usual way of clicking on the Birth date column + The bottom list box displays children of the Active person and + the Current Spouse. The Children's list can be ordered by the Birth date + in the usual way of clicking on the Birth date column header. In addition to the Name, ID, Gender, and Birth date columns, the list includes a Status column. The pair of status words reflect the relationship between the child and his Father/Mother (such as Birth, Adoption, etc.) Four buttons are available on the right side of the - children list-box. The top (left arrow) button makes + children list box. The top (left arrow) button makes the selected child the Active person. The next two buttons add a new child to the family: the upper one adds a new person to the database and to the family, the lower one just adds a person existing in the database to the family. Finally, the lowest - - button removes of the selected child from the family. Note that removing + button removes the selected child from the family. Note that removing a child from the family does not remove the person from the database. @@ -680,7 +683,7 @@ placed over the family line, the line changes color to indicate an active link: double-clicking on the line makes the corresponding ancestor the Active person. The display in that case is re-adjusted - to show four generations, starting from a newly selected Active + to show four generations, starting from the newly selected Active person. The left-hand side of the window shows the left arrow button. @@ -714,10 +717,10 @@ database. This can include various documents (birth, death, and marriage certificates, etc.), books, films, journals, private diaries, i.e. virtually anything that can be classified as a source of - information. The sources can be used as the reference for any event + information. The sources can be used as a reference for any event stored in the database. The Source View lists the Title, ID, and the - Author of the source. All the columns can be + Author of the source. Any column can be used for sorting the list. The usual rules apply: one click for ascending order, another click for descending order. @@ -765,7 +768,7 @@ 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 + files, etc. The list box on the bottom lists the Name, ID, Type, and Path to the Media Object. The top part of the GRAMPS window shows a preview (if available) and information about the Media Object. @@ -800,7 +803,7 @@ &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 + 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. @@ -829,7 +832,7 @@ Save or click Save on the Toolbar. The Status line will then display the Saving filename... - message, and the progress bar will advance as the saving progresses. + message, and the progressbar will advance as the saving progresses. @@ -870,7 +873,7 @@ Upon starting the &app; database or &app; package import, &app; will display the progress in the - progress bar of its main window. + progressbar of its main window. If a media file is not found during import, the following dialog will prompt you for the possible actions: @@ -957,8 +960,8 @@ Upon starting the export, &app; will - display the following GEDCOM export progress window with the progress - bars reflecting the current state of exporting. + display the following GEDCOM export progress window with the + progressbars reflecting the current state of exporting.
@@ -1078,7 +1081,7 @@ To specify parents of an active person, first switch to the Family View (). Then click the + button on the right of the active person's - parents list-box. Select the parents from two lists and specify the + parents list box. Select the parents from two lists and specify the parents' relationships to the active person using menus at the bottom. You can also specify parents' relationship to each other. If necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking the @@ -1093,7 +1096,7 @@ To specify parents of the active person's spouse, switch to the Family View and then click the + button on the - right of the spouse's parents list-box. To edit information about + right of the spouse's parents list box. To edit information about parents already present in the database, move the mouse over the corresponding parents' box and double-click. @@ -1104,7 +1107,7 @@ To specify children of an active person, switch to the Family View () and then click the + button on the - right of the children list-box. Select a child from the list and + right of the children list box. Select a child from the list and specify the child's relationship with father and mother using menus at the bottom. If necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking the Add... button. @@ -3355,7 +3358,7 @@ - Tool and Status Bars + Toolbar and Statusbar Toolbar