where where filename.gedfilename.ged is the name
of the file you want to open/import.
2.2. Running GRAMPS for the first time for the first time
@@ -735,8 +736,8 @@ CLASS="sect3"
CLASS="sect3"
>2.2.1. Choosing a database on startup2.2.1. Choosing a database on startup
If 2.2.2. Optional ZODB support2.2.2. Optional ZODB support
If either StandaloneZODB or Zope is installed on your system,
3. Main Window3. Main Window
When you open a database (either existing or brand new),
the following window is displayed.
3.1. Views3.1. Views
Views are the various ways to display different aspects of
genealogical information, as described below. Since the relevant
@@ -994,8 +995,8 @@ CLASS="sect3"
CLASS="sect3"
>3.1.1. Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus Tabs3.1.1. Switching Views and Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus Tabs
Depending on the state of the Sidebar menu item, the View could be switched either in the
sidebar or in the notebook tabs in the top part of the window.
- To switch the View, click on the desired sidebar icon or the notebook
- tab. To switch between sidebar and notebook viewing modes,
- choose View->Sidebar from the GRAMPS menu.
To switch the View while in a Sidebar mode,
+ click on the desired sidebar icon.
To switch the View while in a Notebook mode,
+ click on the desired notebook tab.
To switch between sidebar and notebook viewing modes,
+ choose View->Sidebar from the GRAMPS menu.
3.1.2. People View3.1.2. People View
When 3.1.2.1. Filters3.1.2.1. Filters
Genealogical databases may contain huge numbers of people.
Since the long lists are hard for humans to handle,
@@ -1233,8 +1252,8 @@ CLASS="sect4"
CLASS="sect4"
>3.1.2.2. Alphabetical Tabs3.1.2.2. Alphabetical Tabs
3.1.3. Family View3.1.3. Family View
Family View displays the Family information of a currently
selected (or Active) person. Specifically, this view shows the
@@ -1377,7 +1396,7 @@ CLASS="guibutton"
CLASS="guibutton"
>+
buttons allow to add and remove
- children, respectively. Pressing <- makes
@@ -1389,8 +1408,8 @@ CLASS="sect3"
CLASS="sect3"
>3.1.4. Pedigree View3.1.4. Pedigree View
Pedigree View helps to visualize the place of the Active
person in the tree of its ancestors. Pedigree View shows four
@@ -1441,8 +1460,8 @@ CLASS="sect3"
CLASS="sect3"
>3.1.5. Sources View3.1.5. Sources View
Sources View lists the sources of information stored in the
database. This can include various documents (birth, death, and
@@ -1470,8 +1489,8 @@ CLASS="sect3"
CLASS="sect3"
>3.1.6. Places View3.1.6. Places View
Places View lists the geographical places in which the events
of the database took place. These could be places of birth, death,
@@ -1510,8 +1529,8 @@ CLASS="sect3"
CLASS="sect3"
>3.1.7. Media View3.1.7. Media View
Media View is a list of Media Objects used in the database.
Media Objects are any files that relate somehow to the stored
@@ -1530,8 +1549,8 @@ CLASS="sect1"
CLASS="sect1"
>4. Usage4. Usage
As commonly encountered in everyday life, in
4.1. Opening Database4.1. Opening Database
To open a database, either choose Database text
- entry field, or press Browse... to get the
@@ -1616,8 +1635,8 @@ CLASS="sect2"
CLASS="sect2"
>4.2. Starting New Database4.2. Starting New Database
To start a new database, choose 4.3. Saving Database4.3. Saving Database
To save changes made to your database, choose on the Toolbar. The Status line will then
display Saving Saving filenamefilename...
message, and the progress bar will advance as the saving progresses.
4.4. Importing GEDCOM Data4.4. Importing GEDCOM Data
Importing GEDCOM data allows you to incorporate the data created in
other genealogical programs into your currently
@@ -1741,8 +1758,8 @@ CLASS="sect2"
CLASS="sect2"
>4.5. Exporting GEDCOM Data4.5. Exporting GEDCOM Data
Exporting GEDCOM data allows you to share any portion of you
4.6. Importing and Exporting GRAMPS Packages Packages
4.7. Editing4.7. Editing Data
Editing of any portion of data allows you to amend and
+> Editing of any portion of data allows you to amend and/or
modify information stored in the database. The available editing
options include editing personal data, relationship data, data about
children and parents, information about sources, places, and media
@@ -1957,9 +1974,328 @@ CLASS="sect3"
>
4.7.1. Edit Personal Data
4.7.1. To Add a Person
To add a person to the database, switch to the People View
+ (Section 3.1.1) and then click
+ Add on the toolbar.
+ Enter any data you know about this person into the Edit
+ Person Dialog (see Section 4.7.7
+ for details). To edit information about a person already present
+ in the database, select an entry you would like to view/modify,
+ and then click Edit on the toolbar.
To specify a relashionship, first switch to the Family View
+ (Section 3.1.1). Then click +
+ button on the right of the spouse box. Select a spouse/partner from the
+ list and specify their relationship using the menu at the bottom. If
+ necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking
+ Add... button. To edit information about
+ relationship already present in the database, move the mouse over
+ Spouse box and double-click.
+
To specify parents of an active person, first switch to the
+ Family View (Section 3.1.1). Then click
+ + button on the right of the active person's
+ 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
+ Add... button.
The top and bottom lists contain males and females,
+ respectively. By default, GRAMPS will
+ limit both lists to people who could possibly be the parents (jugded
+ by the date of birth) of the active person. To override this, check
+ the Show all box for each list.
+
To specify parents of the active person's spouse, switch to the
+ Family View and then click + button on the
+ 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.
To specify children of an active person, switch to the
+ Family View (Section 3.1.1) and then
+ click + button on the
+ right of the children list-box. Select a child from the list and
+ specify child's relationship with father and motehr using menus
+ at the bottom. If necessary, you can add a person to the list by
+ clicking Add... button.
By default, GRAMPS will
+ limit the list lists to people who could possibly be the child (jugded
+ by the date of birth) of the active person. To override this, check
+ the Show all box.
+
You can add images (as well as other media objects) to
+ individual people, events, sources, places, as well as images
+ generally related to the database (e.g. group family photos).
To add images related to a single person, switch to the
+ People View (Section 3.1.1), select a person, and
+ then click Edit on the toolbar to invoke
+ the Edit Person Dialog
+ (Section 4.7.7). Then, select the
+ Gallery tab, and click
+ Add... to invoke Select a media
+ object dialog. Type filename or select a file with the
+ image, then provide a title for that image. To prevent the file from
+ being copied into your database directory, check the Do not
+ make a local copy box. Keep adding images until you are
+ done.
To add images related to a relationship (e.g. marriage),
+ switch to the Family View (Section 3.1.1) and then
+ double click on the Spouse box invoke Marriage/Relationship
+ editor dialog. Select the Gallery
+ tab and click Add... to add an image.
To add images related to a source or a place, first switch to
+ the Sources View or Places View, respectively
+ (Section 3.1.1). Then select the appropriate source or
+ place and then either double click on it or click
+ Edit on the toolbar to invoke
+ Source Editor (or Place
+ Editor) dialog. Select the Gallery
+ tab and click Add... to add an image.
Finally, to add images that are generally related to the
+ database but not limited to any person, relationship, source, or place
+ in particular, switch to the Media View (Section 3.1.1).
+ Then click Add on the toolbar to add an image.
+ If you have already added any images to any individual galleries,
+ you will also find the listed in the Media View.
In any gallery, you can also use Edit...
+ and Remove buttons to edit image information
+ and to remove the image reference from that gallery. Note that in all
+ galleries removing the reference to the image does not remove the image
+ from the database. To completely remove the image from the database,
+ delete it from Media View by first selecting it and then
+ clicking Remove on the toolbar.
To add a source or a place to the database, switch to
+ the appropriate Sources or Places View (Section 3.1.1).
+ Then click Add on the toolbar to add a
+ source/place. Enter the information into the Source
+ Editor (or Place Editor) dialog.
+
To edit information about sources and places already present
+ in the database, switch to the approrpiate view, select an entry
+ you would like to view/modify, and then click
+ Edit on the toolbar.
+
5.1.3. Researcher Information5.1.3. Researcher Information
5.1.4. Data Guessing5.1.4. Data Guessing
5.2. Display5.2. Display
5.2.1. General5.2.1. General
5.2.2. Dates and Calendar5.2.2. Dates and Calendar
5.2.3. Tool and Status Bars5.2.3. Tool and Status Bars
5.3. Database5.3. Database
5.3.1. General5.3.1. General
5.3.2. Media Objects5.3.2. Media Objects
5.3.3. GRAMPS internal IDs internal IDs
5.3.4. Revision Control5.3.4. Revision Control
6. About GRAMPS
GRAMPS was written by Donald N. Allingham
- (<dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>>).
To find more information about
- Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus Tabs
+ Switching Views and Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus TabsDepending on the state of the
- ViewSidebar
+ ViewSidebar menu item, the View could be switched either in the
sidebar or in the notebook tabs in the top part of the window.
- To switch the View, click on the desired sidebar icon or the notebook
- tab. To switch between sidebar and notebook viewing modes,
+
+
+
+ To switch the View while in a Sidebar mode,
+ click on the desired sidebar icon.
+
+
+
+ Sidebar Viewing Mode
+
+
+ Shows sidebar viewing mode.
+
+
+
+
+ To switch the View while in a Notebook mode,
+ click on the desired notebook tab.
+
+
+
+ Tabbed Viewing Mode
+
+
+ Shows tabbed viewing mode.
+
+
+
+
+
+ To switch between sidebar and notebook viewing modes,
choose ViewSidebar from the &app; menu.
-
-
-
- Sidebar Viewing Mode
-
-
- Shows sidebar viewing mode.
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Tabbed Viewing Mode
-
-
- Shows tabbed viewing mode.
-
-
@@ -546,7 +556,7 @@
etc.) The three buttons are available on the right side of the
children list-box. The +
and + buttons allow to add and remove
- children, respectively. Pressing <- makes
+ children, respectively. Clicking <- makes
the selected child the Active person.
@@ -647,7 +657,7 @@
or click Open button on the Toolbar.
The Open Database dialog will appear.
Either type the full path into the Database text
- entry field, or press Browse... to get the
+ entry field, or click Browse... 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
OK to open it.
@@ -797,8 +807,8 @@
- Editing
- Editing of any portion of data allows you to amend and
+ Editing Data
+ Editing of any portion of data allows you to amend and/or
modify information stored in the database. The available editing
options include editing personal data, relationship data, data about
children and parents, information about sources, places, and media
@@ -808,8 +818,150 @@
editing of that empty structure.
-
- Edit Personal Data
+
+ To Add a Person
+ To add a person to the database, switch to the People View
+ () and then click
+ Add on the toolbar.
+ Enter any data you know about this person into the Edit
+ Person Dialog (see
+ for details). To edit information about a person already present
+ in the database, select an entry you would like to view/modify,
+ and then click Edit on the toolbar.
+
+
+
+
+ To Specify a Relashionship
+ To specify a relashionship, first switch to the Family View
+ (). Then click +
+ button on the right of the spouse box. Select a spouse/partner from the
+ list and specify their relationship using the menu at the bottom. If
+ necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking
+ Add... button. To edit information about
+ relationship already present in the database, move the mouse over
+ Spouse box and double-click.
+
+
+
+
+
+ To Specify Parents
+ To specify parents of an active person, first switch to the
+ Family View (). Then click
+ + button on the right of the active person's
+ 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
+ Add... button.
+
+ The top and bottom lists contain males and females,
+ respectively. By default, &app; will
+ limit both lists to people who could possibly be the parents (jugded
+ by the date of birth) of the active person. To override this, check
+ the Show all box for each list.
+
+
+ To specify parents of the active person's spouse, switch to the
+ Family View and then click + button on the
+ 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.
+
+
+
+
+ To Specify Children
+ To specify children of an active person, switch to the
+ Family View () and then
+ click + button on the
+ right of the children list-box. Select a child from the list and
+ specify child's relationship with father and motehr using menus
+ at the bottom. If necessary, you can add a person to the list by
+ clicking Add... button.
+
+ By default, &app; will
+ limit the list lists to people who could possibly be the child (jugded
+ by the date of birth) of the active person. To override this, check
+ the Show all box.
+
+
+
+
+
+ To Add Images
+ You can add images (as well as other media objects) to
+ individual people, events, sources, places, as well as images
+ generally related to the database (e.g. group family photos).
+
+ To add images related to a single person, switch to the
+ People View (), select a person, and
+ then click Edit on the toolbar to invoke
+ the Edit Person Dialog
+ (). Then, select the
+ Gallery tab, and click
+ Add... to invoke Select a media
+ object dialog. Type filename or select a file with the
+ image, then provide a title for that image. To prevent the file from
+ being copied into your database directory, check the Do not
+ make a local copy box. Keep adding images until you are
+ done.
+
+ To add images related to a relationship (e.g. marriage),
+ switch to the Family View () and then
+ double click on the Spouse box invoke Marriage/Relationship
+ editor dialog. Select the Gallery
+ tab and click Add... to add an image.
+
+ To add images related to a source or a place, first switch to
+ the Sources View or Places View, respectively
+ (). Then select the appropriate source or
+ place and then either double click on it or click
+ Edit on the toolbar to invoke
+ Source Editor (or Place
+ Editor) dialog. Select the Gallery
+ tab and click Add... to add an image.
+
+ Finally, to add images that are generally related to the
+ database but not limited to any person, relationship, source, or place
+ in particular, switch to the Media View ().
+ Then click Add on the toolbar to add an image.
+ If you have already added any images to any individual galleries,
+ you will also find the listed in the Media View.
+
+ In any gallery, you can also use Edit...
+ and Remove buttons to edit image information
+ and to remove the image reference from that gallery. Note that in all
+ galleries removing the reference to the image does not remove the image
+ from the database. To completely remove the image from the database,
+ delete it from Media View by first selecting it and then
+ clicking Remove on the toolbar.
+
+
+
+
+
+ To Edit Sources and Places
+
+ To add a source or a place to the database, switch to
+ the appropriate Sources or Places View ().
+ Then click Add on the toolbar to add a
+ source/place. Enter the information into the Source
+ Editor (or Place Editor) dialog.
+
+
+ To edit information about sources and places already present
+ in the database, switch to the approrpiate view, select an entry
+ you would like to view/modify, and then click
+ Edit on the toolbar.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Advanced: To Edit Personal Information Editing of personal data can be performed in the
following ways.
@@ -843,7 +995,7 @@
information. You can bring any tab to the top for viewing
or editing by clicking on the appropriate tab heading.
The bottom part has OK and
- Cance buttons. Clicking OK
+ Cancel buttons. Clicking OK
at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the
dialog window. Clicking Cancel at any time will
close the window without applying any changes. If any of the data
@@ -1050,49 +1202,21 @@
-
- Edit Relationship Data
-
+
+ Advanced: To Edit Relationship Data
+
+
+
-
-
-
- Edit Children Data
-
-
-
-
-
- Edit Parental Data
-
-
-
-
-
- Edit Sources
-
-
-
-
-
- Edit Places
-
-
-
-
-
- Edit Media Objects
-
-
- Nevigation
+ Navigation