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10. Can GRAMPS write files readable by GenApp X? 10. Can GRAMPS write files readable by GenApp X?
11. Can GRAMPS print Genealogical tree for my family? 11. Can GRAMPS print a genealogical tree for my family?
12. In what formats can GRAMPS output its reports? 12. In what formats can GRAMPS output its reports?
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See above. See above.
11. Can GRAMPS print Genealogical tree for my family? 11. Can GRAMPS print a genealogical tree for my family?
Yes. Different people have different ideas of what Genealogical tree is. Yes. Different people have different ideas of what a genealogical tree is.
Some think of it as a chart going from the distant ancestor and listing Some think of it as a chart going from the distant ancestor and listing
all his/her descendants and their families. Others think it should be a all his/her descendants and their families. Others think it should be a
chart going from the person back in time, listing the ancestors and their chart going from the person back in time, listing the ancestors and their
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send over the Internet. GRAMPS is familiar with the standard file formats send over the Internet. GRAMPS is familiar with the standard file formats
widely used on the Internet (e.g. JPEG and GIF images, MP3, OGG, and WAV sound widely used on the Internet (e.g. JPEG and GIF images, MP3, OGG, and WAV sound
files, QuickTime, MPEG, and AVI movie files, etc). Other than that, there is files, QuickTime, MPEG, and AVI movie files, etc). Other than that, there is
little that genealogical program can do with the Internet :-) little that a genealogical program can do with the Internet :-)
14. What standards does GRAMPS support? 14. What standards does GRAMPS support?
The nice thing about the standards is that there never is a shortage of The nice thing about the standards is that there never is a shortage of
them :-). GRAMPS is tested to support the following flavors of GEDCOM: them :-). GRAMPS is tested to support the following flavors of GEDCOM:
GEDCOM5.5, Borther's Keeper, Family Origins, Familty Tree Maker, Ftree, GEDCOM5.5, Brother's Keeper, Family Origins, Familty Tree Maker, Ftree,
GeneWeb, Legacy, Personal Ancestral File, Pro-Gen, Reunion, and GeneWeb, Legacy, Personal Ancestral File, Pro-Gen, Reunion, and
Visual Genealogie. Visual Genealogie.
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16. How many people can GRAMPS database handle? 16. How many people can GRAMPS database handle?
We have found that on a typical system, GRAMPS tends to bog down after around We have found that on a typical system, GRAMPS tends to bog down after the
15,000 users. Again, this is dependant on how much memory you have. database has around 15,000 people. Again, this is dependant on how much
memory you have.
17. My database is really big. 17. My database is really big.
Is there a way around loading all the data into memory? Is there a way around loading all the data into memory?
Currently, there is no way around it. However, this is our biggest priority Currently, there is no way around it. However, this is our biggest priority
after releasing 1.0 version. The real database backend will be incorporated after releasing version 1.0. The real database backend will be incorporated
in the next stable release (1.2) which will dramatically improve performance in the next stable release (1.2) which will dramatically improve performance
in both speed and memory usage. in both speed and memory usage.
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large databases tend to be less than responsive. Specifically, the system large databases tend to be less than responsive. Specifically, the system
can be virtually brought to its knees if swapping is needed for GRAMPS' data. can be virtually brought to its knees if swapping is needed for GRAMPS' data.
This will be addressed in the next stable release following 1.0 version. This will be addressed in the next stable release following version 1.0.
Temporarily, adding more memory could make a huge difference, but we realize Temporarily, adding more memory could make a huge difference, but we realize
that this is a poor way of treating the problem. If you would like to help that this is a poor way of treating the problem. If you would like to help
with the implementation of the real database backend, please don't hesitate with the implementation of the real database backend, please don't hesitate