From e4a3ed58a000625019121980092e3711750f420f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Roitman Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 01:37:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Better structure for editing svn: r1357 --- gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps.html | 711 +++++++++++++++++------- gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps.xml | 256 ++++++--- 2 files changed, 686 insertions(+), 281 deletions(-) diff --git a/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps.html b/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps.html index bcf7f2ddf..4e7ec7c2b 100644 --- a/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps.html +++ b/gramps2/doc/gramps-manual/C/gramps.html @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ >GRAMPS Manual V2.0GRAMPS Manual V2.0 Manual V2.0

   

   

3.1.1. Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus TabsSwitching Views and Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus Tabs
3.1.2.
4.7. EditingEditing Data
4.7.1. Edit Personal DataTo Add a Person
4.7.2. Edit Relationship DataTo Specify a Relashionship
4.7.3. Edit Children DataTo Specify Parents
4.7.4. Edit Parental DataTo Specify Children
4.7.5. Edit SourcesTo Add Images
4.7.6. Edit PlacesTo Edit Sources and Places
4.7.7. Edit Media ObjectsAdvanced: To Edit Personal Information
4.7.8. Advanced: To Edit Relationship Data
4.8. NevigationNavigation
1. Introduction1. Introduction

The 1.1. Why GRAMPS??

2. Getting Started2. Getting Started

2.1. To Start GRAMPS

You can start gramps filename.gedfilename.ged

where where filename.gedfilename.ged is the name of the file you want to open/import.

2.2. Running GRAMPS for the first time for the first time

@@ -735,8 +736,8 @@ CLASS="sect3" CLASS="sect3" >2.2.1. Choosing a database on startup2.2.1. Choosing a database on startup

If 2.2.2. Optional ZODB support2.2.2. Optional ZODB support

If either StandaloneZODB or Zope is installed on your system, 3. Main Window3. Main Window

When you open a database (either existing or brand new), the following window is displayed.

3.1. Views3.1. Views

Views are the various ways to display different aspects of genealogical information, as described below. Since the relevant @@ -994,8 +995,8 @@ CLASS="sect3" CLASS="sect3" >3.1.1. Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus Tabs3.1.1. Switching Views and Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus Tabs

Depending on the state of the Sidebar menu item, the View could be switched either in the sidebar or in the notebook tabs in the top part of the window. - To switch the View, click on the desired sidebar icon or the notebook - tab. To switch between sidebar and notebook viewing modes, - choose View->Sidebar from the GRAMPS menu.

To switch the View while in a Sidebar mode, + click on the desired sidebar icon.

To switch the View while in a Notebook mode, + click on the desired notebook tab.

To switch between sidebar and notebook viewing modes, + choose View->Sidebar from the GRAMPS menu.

3.1.2. People View3.1.2. People View

When 3.1.2.1. Filters3.1.2.1. Filters

Genealogical databases may contain huge numbers of people. Since the long lists are hard for humans to handle, @@ -1233,8 +1252,8 @@ CLASS="sect4" CLASS="sect4" >3.1.2.2. Alphabetical Tabs3.1.2.2. Alphabetical Tabs

3.1.3. Family View3.1.3. Family View

Family View displays the Family information of a currently selected (or Active) person. Specifically, this view shows the @@ -1377,7 +1396,7 @@ CLASS="guibutton" CLASS="guibutton" >+ buttons allow to add and remove - children, respectively. Pressing <- makes @@ -1389,8 +1408,8 @@ CLASS="sect3" CLASS="sect3" >3.1.4. Pedigree View3.1.4. Pedigree View

Pedigree View helps to visualize the place of the Active person in the tree of its ancestors. Pedigree View shows four @@ -1441,8 +1460,8 @@ CLASS="sect3" CLASS="sect3" >3.1.5. Sources View3.1.5. Sources View

Sources View lists the sources of information stored in the database. This can include various documents (birth, death, and @@ -1470,8 +1489,8 @@ CLASS="sect3" CLASS="sect3" >3.1.6. Places View3.1.6. Places View

Places View lists the geographical places in which the events of the database took place. These could be places of birth, death, @@ -1510,8 +1529,8 @@ CLASS="sect3" CLASS="sect3" >3.1.7. Media View3.1.7. Media View

Media View is a list of Media Objects used in the database. Media Objects are any files that relate somehow to the stored @@ -1530,8 +1549,8 @@ CLASS="sect1" CLASS="sect1" >4. Usage4. Usage

As commonly encountered in everyday life, in 4.1. Opening Database4.1. Opening Database

To open a database, either choose Database text - entry field, or press Browse... to get the @@ -1616,8 +1635,8 @@ CLASS="sect2" CLASS="sect2" >4.2. Starting New Database4.2. Starting New Database

To start a new database, choose 4.3. Saving Database4.3. Saving Database

To save changes made to your database, choose on the Toolbar. The Status line will then display Saving Saving filenamefilename... message, and the progress bar will advance as the saving progresses.

4.4. Importing GEDCOM Data4.4. Importing GEDCOM Data

Importing GEDCOM data allows you to incorporate the data created in other genealogical programs into your currently @@ -1741,8 +1758,8 @@ CLASS="sect2" CLASS="sect2" >4.5. Exporting GEDCOM Data4.5. Exporting GEDCOM Data

Exporting GEDCOM data allows you to share any portion of you 4.6. Importing and Exporting GRAMPS Packages Packages

4.7. Editing4.7. Editing Data

Editing of any portion of data allows you to amend and +> Editing of any portion of data allows you to amend and/or modify information stored in the database. The available editing options include editing personal data, relationship data, data about children and parents, information about sources, places, and media @@ -1957,9 +1974,328 @@ CLASS="sect3" >

4.7.1. Edit Personal Data

4.7.1. To Add a Person

To add a person to the database, switch to the People View + (Section 3.1.1) and then click + Add on the toolbar. + Enter any data you know about this person into the Edit + Person Dialog (see Section 4.7.7 + for details). To edit information about a person already present + in the database, select an entry you would like to view/modify, + and then click Edit on the toolbar.

4.7.2. To Specify a Relashionship

To specify a relashionship, first switch to the Family View + (Section 3.1.1). Then click + + button on the right of the spouse box. Select a spouse/partner from the + list and specify their relationship using the menu at the bottom. If + necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking + Add... button. To edit information about + relationship already present in the database, move the mouse over + Spouse box and double-click. +

4.7.3. To Specify Parents

To specify parents of an active person, first switch to the + Family View (Section 3.1.1). Then click + + button on the right of the active person's + parents list-box. Select the parents from two lists and specify the + parents' relationships to the active person using menus at the bottom. + You can also specify parents' relationship to each other. + If necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking + Add... button.

The top and bottom lists contain males and females, + respectively. By default, GRAMPS will + limit both lists to people who could possibly be the parents (jugded + by the date of birth) of the active person. To override this, check + the Show all box for each list. +

To specify parents of the active person's spouse, switch to the + Family View and then click + button on the + right of the spouse's parents list-box. To edit information about + parents already present in the database, move the mouse over + the corresponding parents' box and double-click.

4.7.4. To Specify Children

To specify children of an active person, switch to the + Family View (Section 3.1.1) and then + click + button on the + right of the children list-box. Select a child from the list and + specify child's relationship with father and motehr using menus + at the bottom. If necessary, you can add a person to the list by + clicking Add... button.

By default, GRAMPS will + limit the list lists to people who could possibly be the child (jugded + by the date of birth) of the active person. To override this, check + the Show all box. +

4.7.5. To Add Images

You can add images (as well as other media objects) to + individual people, events, sources, places, as well as images + generally related to the database (e.g. group family photos).

To add images related to a single person, switch to the + People View (Section 3.1.1), select a person, and + then click Edit on the toolbar to invoke + the Edit Person Dialog + (Section 4.7.7). Then, select the + Gallery tab, and click + Add... to invoke Select a media + object dialog. Type filename or select a file with the + image, then provide a title for that image. To prevent the file from + being copied into your database directory, check the Do not + make a local copy box. Keep adding images until you are + done.

To add images related to a relationship (e.g. marriage), + switch to the Family View (Section 3.1.1) and then + double click on the Spouse box invoke Marriage/Relationship + editor dialog. Select the Gallery + tab and click Add... to add an image.

To add images related to a source or a place, first switch to + the Sources View or Places View, respectively + (Section 3.1.1). Then select the appropriate source or + place and then either double click on it or click + Edit on the toolbar to invoke + Source Editor (or Place + Editor) dialog. Select the Gallery + tab and click Add... to add an image.

Finally, to add images that are generally related to the + database but not limited to any person, relationship, source, or place + in particular, switch to the Media View (Section 3.1.1). + Then click Add on the toolbar to add an image. + If you have already added any images to any individual galleries, + you will also find the listed in the Media View.

In any gallery, you can also use Edit... + and Remove buttons to edit image information + and to remove the image reference from that gallery. Note that in all + galleries removing the reference to the image does not remove the image + from the database. To completely remove the image from the database, + delete it from Media View by first selecting it and then + clicking Remove on the toolbar.

4.7.6. To Edit Sources and Places

To add a source or a place to the database, switch to + the appropriate Sources or Places View (Section 3.1.1). + Then click Add on the toolbar to add a + source/place. Enter the information into the Source + Editor (or Place Editor) dialog. +

To edit information about sources and places already present + in the database, switch to the approrpiate view, select an entry + you would like to view/modify, and then click + Edit on the toolbar. +

4.7.7. Advanced: To Edit Personal Information

Editing of personal data can be performed in the following ways.

and CanceCancel buttons. Clicking OK

4.7.2. Edit Relationship Data

4.7.8. Advanced: To Edit Relationship Data

4.7.3. Edit Children Data

4.7.4. Edit Parental Data

4.7.5. Edit Sources

4.7.6. Edit Places

4.7.7. Edit Media Objects

4.8. Nevigation4.8. Navigation

4.8.1. Setting Default Person4.8.1. Setting Default Person

4.8.2. Bookmarking People4.8.2. Bookmarking People

4.8.3. Using Family View4.8.3. Using Family View

4.8.4. Using Pedigree View4.8.4. Using Pedigree View

4.9. Generating Reports4.9. Generating Reports

4.10. Running Tools4.10. Running Tools

5. Settings5. Settings

To configure 5.1. Usage5.1. Usage

5.1.1. Find5.1.1. Find

5.1.2. Report Preferences5.1.2. Report Preferences

5.1.3. Researcher Information5.1.3. Researcher Information

5.1.4. Data Guessing5.1.4. Data Guessing

5.2. Display5.2. Display

5.2.1. General5.2.1. General

5.2.2. Dates and Calendar5.2.2. Dates and Calendar

5.2.3. Tool and Status Bars5.2.3. Tool and Status Bars

5.3. Database5.3. Database

5.3.1. General5.3.1. General

5.3.2. Media Objects5.3.2. Media Objects

5.3.3. GRAMPS internal IDs internal IDs

5.3.4. Revision Control5.3.4. Revision Control

6. About GRAMPS

GRAMPS was written by Donald N. Allingham - (>). To find more information about - Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus Tabs + Switching Views and Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus Tabs Depending on the state of the - View Sidebar + ViewSidebar menu item, the View could be switched either in the sidebar or in the notebook tabs in the top part of the window. - To switch the View, click on the desired sidebar icon or the notebook - tab. To switch between sidebar and notebook viewing modes, + + + + To switch the View while in a Sidebar mode, + click on the desired sidebar icon. + + +

+ Sidebar Viewing Mode + + + Shows sidebar viewing mode. +
+ + + + To switch the View while in a Notebook mode, + click on the desired notebook tab. + + +
+ Tabbed Viewing Mode + + + Shows tabbed viewing mode. +
+ + + + + To switch between sidebar and notebook viewing modes, choose View Sidebar from the &app; menu. - - -
- Sidebar Viewing Mode - - - Shows sidebar viewing mode. -
- - - - -
- Tabbed Viewing Mode - - - Shows tabbed viewing mode. -
- @@ -546,7 +556,7 @@ etc.) The three buttons are available on the right side of the children list-box. The + and + buttons allow to add and remove - children, respectively. Pressing <- makes + children, respectively. Clicking <- makes the selected child the Active person. @@ -647,7 +657,7 @@ or click Open button on the Toolbar. The Open Database dialog will appear. Either type the full path into the Database text - entry field, or press Browse... to get the + entry field, or click Browse... to get the Open File dialog in which you can select the file that you want to open. After you have selected the file, click OK to open it. @@ -797,8 +807,8 @@ - Editing - Editing of any portion of data allows you to amend and + Editing Data + Editing of any portion of data allows you to amend and/or modify information stored in the database. The available editing options include editing personal data, relationship data, data about children and parents, information about sources, places, and media @@ -808,8 +818,150 @@ editing of that empty structure. - - Edit Personal Data + + To Add a Person + To add a person to the database, switch to the People View + () and then click + Add on the toolbar. + Enter any data you know about this person into the Edit + Person Dialog (see + for details). To edit information about a person already present + in the database, select an entry you would like to view/modify, + and then click Edit on the toolbar. + + + + + To Specify a Relashionship + To specify a relashionship, first switch to the Family View + (). Then click + + button on the right of the spouse box. Select a spouse/partner from the + list and specify their relationship using the menu at the bottom. If + necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking + Add... button. To edit information about + relationship already present in the database, move the mouse over + Spouse box and double-click. + + + + + + To Specify Parents + To specify parents of an active person, first switch to the + Family View (). Then click + + button on the right of the active person's + parents list-box. Select the parents from two lists and specify the + parents' relationships to the active person using menus at the bottom. + You can also specify parents' relationship to each other. + If necessary, you can add a person to the list by clicking + Add... button. + + The top and bottom lists contain males and females, + respectively. By default, &app; will + limit both lists to people who could possibly be the parents (jugded + by the date of birth) of the active person. To override this, check + the Show all box for each list. + + + To specify parents of the active person's spouse, switch to the + Family View and then click + button on the + right of the spouse's parents list-box. To edit information about + parents already present in the database, move the mouse over + the corresponding parents' box and double-click. + + + + + To Specify Children + To specify children of an active person, switch to the + Family View () and then + click + button on the + right of the children list-box. Select a child from the list and + specify child's relationship with father and motehr using menus + at the bottom. If necessary, you can add a person to the list by + clicking Add... button. + + By default, &app; will + limit the list lists to people who could possibly be the child (jugded + by the date of birth) of the active person. To override this, check + the Show all box. + + + + + + To Add Images + You can add images (as well as other media objects) to + individual people, events, sources, places, as well as images + generally related to the database (e.g. group family photos). + + To add images related to a single person, switch to the + People View (), select a person, and + then click Edit on the toolbar to invoke + the Edit Person Dialog + (). Then, select the + Gallery tab, and click + Add... to invoke Select a media + object dialog. Type filename or select a file with the + image, then provide a title for that image. To prevent the file from + being copied into your database directory, check the Do not + make a local copy box. Keep adding images until you are + done. + + To add images related to a relationship (e.g. marriage), + switch to the Family View () and then + double click on the Spouse box invoke Marriage/Relationship + editor dialog. Select the Gallery + tab and click Add... to add an image. + + To add images related to a source or a place, first switch to + the Sources View or Places View, respectively + (). Then select the appropriate source or + place and then either double click on it or click + Edit on the toolbar to invoke + Source Editor (or Place + Editor) dialog. Select the Gallery + tab and click Add... to add an image. + + Finally, to add images that are generally related to the + database but not limited to any person, relationship, source, or place + in particular, switch to the Media View (). + Then click Add on the toolbar to add an image. + If you have already added any images to any individual galleries, + you will also find the listed in the Media View. + + In any gallery, you can also use Edit... + and Remove buttons to edit image information + and to remove the image reference from that gallery. Note that in all + galleries removing the reference to the image does not remove the image + from the database. To completely remove the image from the database, + delete it from Media View by first selecting it and then + clicking Remove on the toolbar. + + + + + + To Edit Sources and Places + + To add a source or a place to the database, switch to + the appropriate Sources or Places View (). + Then click Add on the toolbar to add a + source/place. Enter the information into the Source + Editor (or Place Editor) dialog. + + + To edit information about sources and places already present + in the database, switch to the approrpiate view, select an entry + you would like to view/modify, and then click + Edit on the toolbar. + + + + + + + Advanced: To Edit Personal Information Editing of personal data can be performed in the following ways. @@ -843,7 +995,7 @@ information. You can bring any tab to the top for viewing or editing by clicking on the appropriate tab heading. The bottom part has OK and - Cance buttons. Clicking OK + Cancel buttons. Clicking OK at any time will apply all the changes made in all tabs and close the dialog window. Clicking Cancel at any time will close the window without applying any changes. If any of the data @@ -1050,49 +1202,21 @@ - - Edit Relationship Data - + + Advanced: To Edit Relationship Data + + + - - - - Edit Children Data - - - - - - Edit Parental Data - - - - - - Edit Sources - - - - - - Edit Places - - - - - - Edit Media Objects - - - Nevigation + Navigation