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2003-11-25 Alex Roitman <shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu>
* FAQ: Add a question about adding custom columns.
2003-11-25 Don Allingham <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net> 2003-11-25 Don Allingham <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
* src/RelImage.py: replace system call with Utils.search_for * src/RelImage.py: replace system call with Utils.search_for
* src/Utils.py: added search_for to look for an executable in the current * src/Utils.py: added search_for to look for an executable in the current

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*** This is GRAMPS Frequently Asked Questions *** *** This is GRAMPS Frequently Asked Questions ***
The questions below frequently come up in mailing list discussions and forums. The questions below frequently come up in mailing list discussions and forums.
This list is by no means complete. If you would like to add questions/answers to This list is by no means complete. If you would like to add questions/answers
this list, please email your suggestions to gramps-devel@lists.sourceforge.net to this list, please email your suggestions
to gramps-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
*** Index *** *** Index ***
1. What is GRAMPS? 1. What is GRAMPS?
2. Where do I get it and how much does it cost? 2. Where do I get it and how much does it cost?
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16. How many people can GRAMPS database handle? 16. How many people can GRAMPS database handle?
17. How fast is GRAMPS? 17. My database is really big.
18. 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?
19. Can I create custom reports/filters/whatever? 18. Can I create custom reports/filters/whatever?
20. Why is GRAMPS running so slowly? 19. Why is GRAMPS running so slowly?
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?
21. Why can I not add/remove/edit columns to the lists in People View
and Family View?
*** Questions and answers *** *** Questions and answers ***
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families. Yet other people think of a table, text report, etc. families. Yet other people think of a table, text report, etc.
GRAMPS can produce any of the above, and many more different charts and GRAMPS can produce any of the above, and many more different charts and
reports. Moreover, the plugin architechture enables a user (you) to create reports. Moreover, the plugin architechture enables users (you) to create
his own plugins which could be new reports, charts, or research tools. their own plugins which could be new reports, charts, or research tools.
12. In what formats can GRAMPS output its reports? 12. In what formats can GRAMPS output its reports?
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If GRAMPS seems too slow to you, it is most likely that you have a large 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 database. Currently, GRAMPS loads all the database into memory, therefore
large databases lead 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 stable release following 1.0 version. This will be addressed in the next stable release following 1.0 version.
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
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This should be resolved as we move to gnome-print. In the meantime, a useable This should be resolved as we move to gnome-print. In the meantime, a useable
workaround is to generate reports in OOo format and the export to PDF from OOo. workaround is to generate reports in OOo format and the export to PDF from OOo.
21. Why can I not add/remove/edit columns to the lists in People View
and Family View?
This will be addressed after the TreeModelSort bug is fixed in pygtk,
see http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_activity.cgi?id=125172 for the details.
Once the patch is committed and incorporated into pygtk, we will add the
ability to add/remove/edit sortable columns.
*** End of GRAMPS Frequently Asked Questions *** *** End of GRAMPS Frequently Asked Questions ***
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