diff --git a/src/ReportBase/_SimpleDoc.py b/src/ReportBase/_SimpleDoc.py
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+#
+# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2007  Donald N. Allingham
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Provides a simplified database access interface to the GRAMPS database.
+"""
+from types import NoneType
+import BaseDoc
+
+class SimpleDoc:
+    """
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, doc):
+        """
+        """
+        self.doc = doc
+
+    def __define_styles(self):
+        pass
+
+    def __write(self, format, text):
+        self.doc.start_paragraph(format)
+        self.doc.write_text(text)
+        self.doc.end_paragraph()
+
+    def title(self, text):
+        """
+        """
+        self.__write('Title', text)
+
+    def header1(self, text):
+        """
+        """
+        self.__write('Header1', text)
+
+    def header2(self, text):
+        """
+        """
+        self.__write('Header2', text)
+
+    def header3(self, text):
+        """
+        """
+        self.__write('Header3', text)
+
+    def paragraph(self, text):
+        """
+        """
+        self.__write('Normal', text)
+
+def make_basic_stylesheet():
+    sheet = BaseDoc.StyleSheet()
+
+    pstyle = BaseDoc.ParagraphStyle()
+    fstyle = pstyle.get_font()
+    fstyle.set_type_face(BaseDoc.FONT_SANS_SERIF)
+    fstyle.set_size(14)
+    fstyle.set_bold(True)
+    pstyle.set_font(fstyle)
+    pstyle.set_alignment(BaseDoc.PARA_ALIGN_CENTER)
+    sheet.add_paragraph_style('Title', pstyle)
+
+    pstyle = BaseDoc.ParagraphStyle()
+    fstyle = pstyle.get_font()
+    fstyle.set_type_face(BaseDoc.FONT_SANS_SERIF)
+    fstyle.set_size(12)
+    fstyle.set_bold(True)
+    pstyle.set_font(fstyle)
+    pstyle.set_alignment(BaseDoc.PARA_ALIGN_LEFT)
+    sheet.add_paragraph_style('Header1', pstyle)
+
+    pstyle = BaseDoc.ParagraphStyle()
+    fstyle = pstyle.get_font()
+    fstyle.set_type_face(BaseDoc.FONT_SANS_SERIF)
+    fstyle.set_size(10)
+    fstyle.set_bold(True)
+    pstyle.set_font(fstyle)
+    pstyle.set_alignment(BaseDoc.PARA_ALIGN_LEFT)
+    sheet.add_paragraph_style('Header2', pstyle)
+
+    pstyle = BaseDoc.ParagraphStyle()
+    fstyle = pstyle.get_font()
+    fstyle.set_type_face(BaseDoc.FONT_SANS_SERIF)
+    fstyle.set_size(10)
+    fstyle.set_bold(True)
+    fstyle.set_italic(True)
+    pstyle.set_font(fstyle)
+    pstyle.set_alignment(BaseDoc.PARA_ALIGN_LEFT)
+    sheet.add_paragraph_style('Header3', pstyle)
+
+    sheet.add_paragraph_style('Normal', BaseDoc.ParagraphStyle())
+    return sheet