diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 8eea55c33..23f647fce 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ * src/Makefile.am: Ship SelectPerson.py and choose.glade. * src/plugins/Makefile.am: Ship SimpleBookTitle.py and book.glade. * NEWS: Some updates for upcoming release. + * doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml: Update manual. 2003-07-07 Tim Waugh * src/plugins/WriteGedcom.py: Fix GEDCOM export. Fixed date diff --git a/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml b/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml index 27c7e8ac5..06eda1b99 100644 --- a/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml +++ b/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps-manual.xml @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ - - - + + + GRAMPS"> + + Edit Dates + Anywhere in &app; where the date + is entered or edited, the following rules apply: + + + Date validity indicators + &app; uses color + circles to indicate the validity of the entered date. + + + + Green circle means that the date is valid and + complete (e.g. May 24, 1961). + + Yellow circle means that the date is valid but is + partial (i.e. not complete). Examples of partial dates are: 1961, + about 1961, from 1960 to 1962, before 1963. While partial dates do + not exactly define the date, they allow at least for some type of + comparisons between the dates. + + Red circle means that the date is not recognized as + a valid date (e.g. Christmas week of 61). In that case the date will + be stored as a text string. Therefore, no comparison with other dates + will be available. It is best to avoid such date entries. Same + information can be entered as a note for the event of interest instead + of a date. In the example considered, a better things to do is to + enter December 1961 as a date and Christmas week of 61 as a note. + + + + + + + + Acceptable date entries + &app; recognizes many + formats of exact dates. The only problematic formats are XX/XX/XX or + XX-XX-XX because of the ambiguity between the day and the month. + The interpretation for this type of formats is configured + in Getting Started dialog and can also be changed + from the Preferences dialog. + + Besides exact dates, &app; + recognizes and supports partial dates, date ranges, and alternate + calendars. + + + + Parital dates define some portions of the date such + as a year or a year and a month. + + Date ranges define the boundaries containing the + date such as from January 1961 to March 1963. + + Alternate calendars are calendars other than Gregorian + calendar. Currently, &app; supports Hebrew, + French Republican, Julian, Islamic, and Persian alternate calendars. + + + + + + + Edit Relationship Data @@ -2404,7 +2480,29 @@ - + + + Merge People + Sometime two people entries in the database turn out to be + describing the same person. When this happens, merging people is + a useful useful way of correcting the situation. + + To make a merge, exactly two people have to be selected in the + People View. This is accomplished by selecting one person and then + selecting another person while holding down Ctrl key. + + + When exactly two people are selected, choose + EditMerge + to evoke Merge dialog. The dialog allows you to + retain the data from either person as the primary data for the new + (merged) person. The data from the other person can be kept as alternate + data if you so choose. If you would like to continue editing data of + a newly merged person, click Merge and edit + button. + + + @@ -2548,6 +2646,50 @@ + + + Finding People + To find a person in a database, choose + EditFind... + when in People View, Family View, or Pedigree View. This opens a + Find Person dialog which can be used for searching + forward and backward. + + If the search is successful, the found person becomes an active + person and the display adjust according to the new active person and the + current view. + + + + + Finding Sources + To find a source in a database, choose + EditFind... + when in Sources View. This opens a Find Source + dialog which can be used for searching forward and backward. If the + search is successful, the found source becomes highlighted. + + + + + Finding Places + To find a place in a database, choose + EditFind... + when in Places View. This opens a Find Place + dialog which can be used for searching forward and backward. If the + search is successful, the found place becomes highlighted. + + + + + Finding Media Objects + To find a media object in a database, choose + EditFind... + when in Media View. This opens a Find Media Objects + dialog which can be used for searching forward and backward. If the + search is successful, the found media object becomes highlighted. + +