diff --git a/help/C/gramps.xml b/help/C/gramps.xml index ff3316f99..7f2db988f 100644 --- a/help/C/gramps.xml +++ b/help/C/gramps.xml @@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ the person's name is a symbol indicating gender, and an Edit button. Clicking the Edit button will allow you to edit all of the person's individual information in - an Edit Person dialog. + an Edit Person dialog. @@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ Similar to the Parents section is the Family section, which displays families where the Active Person is a parent. Because it - is possible to have multiple familes, it is possible to have + is possible to have multiple families, it is possible to have multiple Family sections. Each family section displays the spouse and any children. @@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ If a place has been highlighted, you may select the Google Maps button to attempt to display the place in a web browser. Your default web browser should open, - attempting to use either the longitude and lattitude coordinates or + attempting to use either the longitude and latitude coordinates or the place name to display the location using the Google Maps web site. This feature is limited, and may not always produce the results you desire. @@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ Undo . If you select this command repeatedly, your most recent - changes will be undone one at a time. To roll back multple commands at a + changes will be undone one at a time. To roll back multiple commands at a time, you can using the Undo History dialog available from the Edit menu. @@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ Berkeley database (BSDDB) with a special structure of data tables. This format is binary and architecture-dependent. It is very quick and efficient, but not generally portable across computers with - different binary architecture (e.g. i386 vs alpha). + different binary architecture (e.g. i386 vs. alpha). @@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ your images when writing image references in GEDCOM. This option allows specify where your image files are - located. This is useful when you are transfering your GEDCOM + located. This is useful when you are transferring your GEDCOM file from one computer to another. It tells the program that is importing the data where your images are. @@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ People can also be added to the database in the Relationships - View, Edit Family dialog, and other places where it makes + View, Edit Family dialog, and other places where it makes sense. @@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ To Specify a Relationship There are two primary ways to specify relationships between - people - using the Relationships View and using the Edit Family dialog + people - using the Relationships View and using the Edit Family dialog from the Family List View. The Family List is usually used to build all the relationships within a single family at a time. The Relationships View is usually used to build multiple relationships to @@ -1911,8 +1911,8 @@ this individual indicated as the "Active Person". Next to the Family label is a Add button (typically represented by a + sign). - Clicking the Add button will display the Edit - Family dialog with the Active Person set as either the father or the + Clicking the Add button will display the Edit + Family dialog with the Active Person set as either the father or the mother.
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ To specify a new relationship in the Family List View, click on the Add button on the toolbar, and an empty - Edit Family dialog will open. At this point, you can add people to the + Edit Family dialog will open. At this point, you can add people to the family. @@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ Add button. If you click on the Select button, you - are presented with the Select Family dialog. This will allow you to + are presented with the Select Family dialog. This will allow you to select the existing family, and then the Active Person will be added as a child to the family. @@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@
If you click on the Add button, a new - Edit Family dialog is presented with the Active Person listed a child + Edit Family dialog is presented with the Active Person listed a child of the new family. You can add the parents to the family by either adding new people as the parents or selecting existing people as the parents. @@ -2019,7 +2019,7 @@ If you create a new family and select parents that are already in an existing family, GRAMPS will issue a warning message. If you - proceed by saving the new famiy, you will have a duplicate + proceed by saving the new family, you will have a duplicate family.
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ You can also specify the parents of a person in the Family List View. If the family already exists, click on the Edit button on the tool bar and add the person - as a child when the Edit Family dialog is displayed. If the family + as a child when the Edit Family dialog is displayed. If the family does not already exist, click the Add button to create a new family, and add the appropriate parents and children. @@ -2051,20 +2051,20 @@ To Specify Children Adding children to a relationship is done through a similar - proceedure. From the Relationships View or the Family List View, + procedure. From the Relationships View or the Family List View, select the existing family or create a new family. Children can be added by selecting the Add button or Select button to the right of the child list. Clicking the Add button will display the - Edit Person dialog, allowing you to enter a new person. Clicking on + Edit Person dialog, allowing you to enter a new person. Clicking on the Select button, will allow you to select an existing person from a list. By default, the child is added with a the relationship type of birth to both parents. If you wish to change the parent/child relationship from the default setting of birth, select the child and click on the Edit - button. This will display the Edit Child Reference dialog. + button. This will display the Edit Child Reference dialog.
Child Reference Editor @@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@ The field ID displays the GRAMPS ID number which identifies the user in the database. This value - helps you distiguish between people who have the same name. You + helps you distinguish between people who have the same name. You may enter any unique value you want. If you do not provide a value, GRAMPS will automatically select a value for you. @@ -2567,7 +2567,7 @@ ignored. If you select the Preformatted option, the text in reports - and web pages will appear exactly as you enter it in the Notes + and web pages will appear exactly as you enter it in the Notes dialog. @@ -2609,7 +2609,7 @@ as sources of the event (under the Events tab) instead of as a source of the person. The person's Sources tab is best used for any sources - not specificly connected to any other data. + not specifically connected to any other data. The central part displays the list of all source @@ -2788,7 +2788,7 @@ care to preserve and use any date information available. Information can be entered into a date field by directly typing - it or by invoking the Date selection dialog. Both methods will be + it or by invoking the Date selection dialog. Both methods will be discussed below, but first, we will cover some important features of dates as they are used in GRAMPS. @@ -2866,7 +2866,7 @@ Date parsing rules - The list only applys to the English version of GRAMPS. If + The list only applies to the English version of GRAMPS. If you are using localized version of GRAMPS, your version may or may not provide a localized date parser. At the time of this writing, localized parsers exist for French, German, Russian, Finnish, @@ -3013,10 +3013,10 @@ If you have an important comment to make about a date, you are better off doing so in a Note that corresponds to the event - than in the Text comment field of the Date selection dialog. We + than in the Text comment field of the Date selection dialog. We recommend this for the following reason: If you enter a date by - typing it directly into the date field (that is, not via the Date - selector dialog), your entry will be copied and stored as the text + typing it directly into the date field (that is, not via the Date + selector dialog), your entry will be copied and stored as the text comment string when GRAMPS parses the entered text. Thus, any comment that may have been there prior to the parsing will be overwritten. @@ -3097,7 +3097,7 @@ The Relationship Information - section fields have the basic desciption of the + section fields have the basic description of the relationship. The GRAMPS ID field displays the ID number which labels this relationship in the database. The available types (such as Married, Unmarried, @@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@ new paragraph; additional inserted lines will be ignored. If you select the Preformatted option, the text in reports - and web pages will appear exactly as you enter it in the Notes + and web pages will appear exactly as you enter it in the Notes dialog. @@ -3589,7 +3589,7 @@ The References tab indicates any database records (events or LDS ordinances) that refer to a - place. This information cannot be modified from the Place Editor + place. This information cannot be modified from the Place Editor dialog. Instead, the corresponding database record (e.g., a birth event) has to be brought up and its place reference edited. @@ -4707,9 +4707,9 @@ variables. The difference between the two styles is how empty data is handled. - The first style of variables are preceeded by a '$'. If the + The first style of variables are preceded by a '$'. If the variable evaluates to an empty string, the variable is replaced with - the empty string. The second style of variables are preceeded by a + the empty string. The second style of variables are preceded by a '%'. If the variable evaluates to an empty string, the line that contains the variable is removed from the output. @@ -4803,7 +4803,7 @@ $M/%M - Displays the place assocated with the marriage of the + Displays the place associated with the marriage of the person and the preferred spouse. @@ -4994,7 +4994,7 @@ This report produces a chart resembling a fan, with Active - person in the center, parents the the semicircle next to it, + person in the center, parents the semicircle next to it, grandparents in the next semicircle, and so on, for a total of five generations. @@ -5006,7 +5006,7 @@ This report creates a complex relationship graph in GraphViz format and then converts into graphical output running - it through the the GraphViz dot tool behind + it through the GraphViz dot tool behind the scene. Specific options for this report include filter, options for dates and places for the events, and whether to include URLs and IDs for individuals and families. There are @@ -5267,10 +5267,10 @@ Genealogy records can generate a lot of files. Many web servers have a difficult time with many files in a single directory. The Narrative Web Generator strives to keep the - number of files per directory to a managable level. To do - this, a hierarchy of directores is created. The generated + number of files per directory to a manageable level. To do + this, a hierarchy of directories is created. The generated files names are not intuitive, but are unique per person. - Subsequent runs will geneate identical file names, making it + Subsequent runs will generate identical file names, making it easy to replace files. By default, the output files are written to the @@ -5338,7 +5338,7 @@ GRAMPS, distorting characters on the screen. If your web server is misconfigured and you do not have - priveledge to fix the configururation, you may solve this + privilege to fix the configuration, you may solve this problem by overriding the default character set to match what your web server may be expecting. @@ -5411,7 +5411,7 @@ indicate that a certain number of years must pass after someone's death before information can be published. The Years to restrict from person's death - option allows you to specifiy how many years a person must be + option allows you to specify how many years a person must be deceased before the information is included. Please note that it is your responsibility to double @@ -5940,7 +5940,7 @@ This option controls the enabling and disabling of - the Tip of the Day dialog at startup. + the Tip of the Day dialog at startup. @@ -6165,7 +6165,7 @@ The actual format is defined here using special formatting characters. Before and after these special characters any - other character or string is allowed. For exmple: + other character or string is allowed. For example: "(%t) %L, %f" will give "(Dr.) SMITH, Edwin". The formatting characters are: @@ -6357,13 +6357,13 @@ The columns of the list views may be added, removed, or - reordered in a Column Editor Dialog, see + reordered in a Column Editor dialog, see . Only checked columns will be shown in the view. To change their order, drag any column to its desired place inside the editor. Clicking OK will reflect the changes in the appropriate view. To invoke Column Editor - Dialog, choose + dialog, choose Edit Column Editor... @@ -6696,18 +6696,18 @@ - Why are non-latin characters displayed as garbage in PDF/PS + Why are non-Latin characters displayed as garbage in PDF/PS reports? - This is a limitation of the builtin fonts of PS and PDF - formats. To print non-latin text, use the Print... in the format + This is a limitation of the built-in fonts of PS and PDF + formats. To print non-Latin text, use the Print... in the format selection menu of the report dialog. This will use the gnome-print backend, which supports PS and PDF creation, as well as direct printing. - If you only have latin text, the PDF option will produce a - smalled PDF compared to that created by gnome-print, simply because + If you only have Latin text, the PDF option will produce a + smaller PDF compared to that created by gnome-print, simply because no font information will be embedded. @@ -6796,12 +6796,10 @@ Most problems can be fixed quickly provided there is enough information. To ensure this, please follow up on your bug reports. - In particular, if you file a bug report with sf.net bug tracker, - PLEASE log in to sf.net before filing (register your free account if - you don't have one). Then we will have a way of contacting you - should we need more information. If you choose to file your report - anonymously, at least check every so often whether your report page - has something new posted, as it probably would. + In particular, if you file a bug report with the gramps bug tracker, + PLEASE log in to bugs.gramps-project.org before filing (register + your free account if you don't have one). Then we will have a way + of contacting you should we need more information. If the above explanations seem vague, please follow Any errors encountered during import, export, or action, will be either dumped to stdout (if these are exceptions handled by - GRAMPS) or or to stderr (if these are not handled). Use usual shell + GRAMPS) or to stderr (if these are not handled). Use usual shell redirections of stdout and stderr to save messages and errors in files.