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2005-02-20 Alex Roitman <shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu> 2005-02-20 Alex Roitman <shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu>
* src/docgen/LPRDoc.py (draw_path,draw_bar): Set proper linewidth. * src/docgen/LPRDoc.py (draw_path,draw_bar): Set proper linewidth.
* doc/gramps-manual/C/usage.xml: Update.
2005-02-20 Don Allingham <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net> 2005-02-20 Don Allingham <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
* src/ReportUtils.py: use today for age calculation if not * src/ReportUtils.py: use today for age calculation if not

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</para> </para>
</warning> </warning>
<para>To open a recently opened database, choose <menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open
Recent</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and select the filename from the list.
You can also use <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Recent Documents</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
from the GNOME <guilabel>Actions</guilabel> menu.
</para>
</sect1> </sect1>
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without saving any changes in other applications. without saving any changes in other applications.
</para> </para>
</tip> </tip>
<para>If you would like to save your database under a different name,
you can do so by choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Save as...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and specifying
the name (and, optionally, format) of your new database.
</para>
<note id="save-as-note"><title>&quot;Save as&quot; continues editing</title>
<para>If you use the <guilabel>Save as...</guilabel> function, the editing in the
main window is performed on the newly made copy. If this is not what you want
to do, please consider using <guilabel>Export...</guilabel> instead.
</para></note>
</sect1> </sect1>
<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ --> <!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
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<!-- ==== End of Export ==== --> <!-- ==== End of Export ==== -->
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2 id="export-grdb"> <sect2 id="export-gramps-formats">
<title>&app; database (grdb) export</title> <title>Export into &app; formats</title>
<para>Exporting to the native format will simply make a copy
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>&app; database (grdb) export</term>
<listitem><para>Exporting to the native format will simply make a copy
of your data under another name. It also may be useful if you have of your data under another name. It also may be useful if you have
directly opened XML or GEDCOM file and would like to save it directly opened XML or GEDCOM file and would like to save it
as the grdb file.</para> as the grdb file.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="export-xml"> <varlistentry><term>&app; XML database export</term>
<title>&app; XML database export</title> <listitem><para>Exporting into &app; XML format will
<para>Exporting into &app; XML format will
produce a database compatible with the previous versions of &app;. produce a database compatible with the previous versions of &app;.
As XML is a text-based human-readable format, you may also use it As XML is a text-based human-readable format, you may also use it
to take a look at your data. to take a look at your data.
</para> </para></listitem></varlistentry>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="export-cd"> <varlistentry><term>&app; package export</term>
<title>Export to CD</title> <listitem><para>Exporting to &app; package will create a gzip-compressed tar
archive (also known as tarball) which contains gramps database, all
local media objects, and copies of all external media objects. This is a
useful format for moving your database to another machine or for sharing
it with somebody, while retaining all the features provided
by &app;.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>Export to CD</term>
<listitem>
<para>Exporting to CD will prepare you database directory with all its <para>Exporting to CD will prepare you database directory with all its
contents to be recorded to the CD. This is done through the contents to be recorded to the CD. This is done through the
<guilabel>burn:///</guilabel> location in Nautilus. After exporting to <guilabel>burn:///</guilabel> location in Nautilus. After exporting to
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database directory will show up. To record it onto the CD, click the CD database directory will show up. To record it onto the CD, click the CD
icon on the Nautilus toolbar, or select <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu> icon on the Nautilus toolbar, or select <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>Write to CD</guisubmenu></menuchoice> in Nautilus menu. <guisubmenu>Write to CD</guisubmenu></menuchoice> in Nautilus menu.
</para> </para></listitem></varlistentry>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="export-package"> </variablelist>
<title>&app; package export</title>
<para>Exporting to &app; package will create a gzip-compressed tar
archive (also known as tarball) which contains gramps database, all
local media objects, and copies of all external media objects. This is a
useful format for moving your database to another machine or for sharing
it with somebody, while retaining all the features provided
by &app;.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="export-wft">
<title>Web Family Tree export</title>
<para>Exporting to Web Family Tree will create the text file suitable
as an input for the WFT program. Specific options include filter selecton
and the ability to restrict data on living people, that is to limit living
people's data to family ties.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="export-gw">
<title>GeneWeb export</title>
<para>Exporting to GeneWeb will save a copy of your data into
a popular web genealogy format. To find out more about GeneWeb
and its format, visit <ulink url="http://cristal.inria.fr/~ddr/GeneWeb/en/"
type="http">this site.</ulink>
</para>
</sect2>
<para>If a media file is not found during export, the following dialog <para>If a media file is not found during export, the following dialog
will prompt you for the possible actions:</para> will prompt you for the possible actions:</para>
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</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="export-other-formats">
<title>Export into other formats</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>Web Family Tree</term>
<listitem>
<para>Exporting to Web Family Tree will create the text file suitable
as an input for the WFT program. Specific options include filter selecton
and the ability to restrict data on living people, that is to limit living
people's data to family ties.
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>GeneWeb</term>
<listitem>
<para>Exporting to GeneWeb will save a copy of your data into
a popular web genealogy format. To find out more about GeneWeb
and its format, visit <ulink url="http://cristal.inria.fr/~ddr/GeneWeb/en/"
type="http">this site.</ulink>
</para></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1> </sect1>
<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ --> <!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->