* src/RelImage.py: replace system call with Utils.search_for

* src/Utils.py: added search_for to look for an executable in the current
path

* FAQ: removed question 18 (how fast is GRAMPS)
* src/PeopleStore.py: set sort data for top level nodes. Allows the first
and last nodes to be sorted properly.


svn: r2374

gramps2/FAQ

@@ -188,12 +188,7 @@ We have found that on a typical system, GRAMPS tends to bog down after around
 15,000 users. Again, this is dependant on how much memory you have. 
 
 
-17. How fast is GRAMPS?
+17. My database is really big. 
-
-No idea.
-
-
-18. My database is really big. 
     Is there a way around loading all the data into memory?
 
 Currently, there is no way around it. However, this is our biggest priority
@@ -202,7 +197,7 @@ in the next stable release (1.2) which will dramatically improve performance
 in both speed and memory usage.
 
 
-19. Can I create custom reports/filters/whatever?
+18. Can I create custom reports/filters/whatever?
 
 Yes. There are many levels of customization. One is creating or modifying 
 the templates used for the reports. This gives you some control over 
@@ -216,7 +211,7 @@ reports, research tools, import/export filters, etc. This assumes some
 knowledge of programming in Python. 
 
 
-20. Why is GRAMPS running so slowly?
+19. Why is GRAMPS running so slowly?
 
 If GRAMPS seems too slow to you, it is most likely that you have a large
 database. Currently, GRAMPS loads all the database into memory, therefore 
@@ -230,7 +225,7 @@ with the implementation of the real database backend, please don't hesitate
 to email us at gramps-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
 
 
-21. Why are non-latin characters displayed as garbage in PDF/PS reports?
+20. Why are non-latin characters displayed as garbage in PDF/PS reports?
 
 This is a known problem -- PS (and PDF) have builtin fonts which pretty much 
 reflect the latin-1 charset. Any font in principle could be used with PS/PDF 

gramps2/src/PeopleStore.py

@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ class PeopleStore:
             self.tree_open[name] = 0
             self.tree_list[name] = []
             self.model.set_value(top,0,name)
+            self.model.set_value(top,5,name.upper())
             self.model.set_value(top,_BCOL,pango.WEIGHT_BOLD)
             self.tree_roots[name] = top
 

gramps2/src/RelImage.py

@@ -204,5 +204,5 @@ def is_pil():
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def is_cnv():
-    return not os.system('which convert>/dev/null')
+    return Utils.search_for('convert')
 

gramps2/src/Utils.py

@@ -587,6 +587,13 @@ def gformat(val):
     return_val = "%.3f" % val
     return return_val.replace(decimal_point,'.')
 
+def search_for(name):
+    for i in os.environ['PATH'].split(':'):
+        fname = os.path.join(i,name)
+        if os.access(fname,os.X_OK):
+            return 1
+    return 0
+                  
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 #  Roman numbers

gramps2/src/gramps.py

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ else:
 
 try:
     locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL,'')
+except locale.Error:
+    pass
 except ValueError:
     pass