From eda0e4d8305efc6035bbd2e54a9f25d96c718eff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Roitman Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 04:37:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update svn: r1843 --- gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml | 106 +++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 91 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml b/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml index 06eda1b99..27f45b6f5 100644 --- a/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml +++ b/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml @@ -609,10 +609,17 @@ 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 - allows you to edit their relationship information. To add a spouse, - click + to the right of the spouse box. - To remove Current spouse, click - to the - right of the spouse box. + allows you to edit their relationship information. Shift-clicking on + the Current spouse allows the editing of the Current spouse's data. + + To add a new relationship use one of the two upper buttons to the + right of the spouse box. Click the top one to add a new person to a + database and to the new relationship. Click the middle one to add a + person already existing in the database to the new relationship. + To remove Current spouse, click the lowest button + (-) to the + right of the spouse box. Note that removing a spouse from the + 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 @@ -633,11 +640,14 @@ 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.) Three buttons are available on the right side of the - children list-box. The + - and + buttons allow the adding and removing of - children, respectively. Clicking the left arrow button makes - the selected child the Active person. + etc.) Four buttons are available on the right side of the + 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 + a child from the family does not remove the person from the database. @@ -2449,12 +2459,14 @@ Person from the database If the person's data are stored in a database, check Person - is in the database box. Then enter GRAMPS ID into - ID text entry field. If the ID you entered is - found in the database, the Person field will - display the name of that person. Note: even though the - person's name might be displayed in the Person - field, it is not available for direct editing. + is in the database box. Then click + Select button to evoke Select + Person dialog. Choose the person from that dialog and + click OK. The Person + text field will display the name of the person you selected. + Note: even though the person's name is displayed in the + Person field, it is not available for direct + editing. @@ -2717,6 +2729,70 @@ Reports on the toolbar. + + + Books + Currently, the only available report under this category + is the Book Report. + + The Book Report creates a single document (i.e. a Book) + containing several separate reports. The plan is to enable all existing + reports to be available book items. However, as of version &appversion;, + only text reports are available for inclusion in books. Nevertheless, + this allows for a very reach set of documents that &app; can produce. + + + When Book Report is selected, the following book configuration + dialog appears: + + +
+ Book Report dialog + + + Shows Book Report dialog. +
+ + + The Book name text entry field is used to + save the book (a set of configured selections) for future use. + The pane on the left side lists the items avilable for inclusion in the + book. The pane on the right side lists the currently selected items in + the order they will appear in the book. + + The top set of buttons between the panes operates on the + selected book item. Click Add to add selected + item from the available list to the current book. Click + Remove to remove an item from the current book. + Use Up and Down to change + the items order in the current book. Click Setup + to configure the options of the selected item of the current book. + + + The bottom set of buttons between the panes operates on the + whole book. Click Clear to clear all items from + the current book. Click Save to save the current + book (under the name typed in the Book name text + entry field) for future use. Note that saving the book also saves the + configuration for each item. Click Open to load + the book from the list of previously saved books. Finally, click + Edit books to evoke the editable list of + available books. + + + The configuration dialogs evoked by Setup + are item-specific. If you choose not to configure the item, sane + defaults will be used for all needed options. The common option for + almost all book items is the center person: the person on whom the + item is centered. Thanks to this option, you can create a book with + items centered on different people (e.g. your mom's and dad's + ancestors as separate chapters). By default, the center person is set to + the active person. + + + + Graphical Reports