Getting Started - GRAMPS GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL yes no yes GTK_WIN_POS_NONE yes yes Getting Started Welcome to GRAMPS, the Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System. Several options and information need to be gathered before GRAMPS is ready to be used. Any of this information can be changed in the future in the Preferences dialog under the Settings menu. gramps.xpm splash.jpg GNOME_EDGE_START yes #7d684a #000000 #e1dbc5 #e1dcc5 #ffffff Researcher Information gramps.xpm yes #7d684a #e1dcc5 #e1dcc5 no 0 yes no 0 yes In order to create valid GEDCOM files, the following information needs to be entered. If you do not plan to generate GEDCOM files, you may leave it blank. GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT no 0.5 0.5 0 0 yes 5 yes yes no 0 0 8 2 yes Name GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER no 1 0.5 5 0 yes 0 1 0 1 0 0 fill Address GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER no 1 0.5 5 0 yes 0 1 1 2 0 0 fill City GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER no 1 0.5 5 0 yes 0 1 2 3 0 0 fill State/Province GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER no 1 0.5 5 0 yes 0 1 3 4 0 0 fill Country GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER no 1 0.5 5 0 yes 0 1 4 5 0 0 fill email GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER no 1 0.5 5 0 yes 0 1 7 8 0 0 fill ZIP/Postal Code GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER no 1 0.5 5 0 yes 0 1 5 6 0 0 fill Phone GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER no 1 0.5 5 0 yes 0 1 6 7 0 0 fill yes yes 0 yes yes 1 2 0 1 3 3 expand|fill yes yes 0 yes yes 1 2 1 2 3 3 expand|fill yes yes 0 yes yes 1 2 2 3 3 3 expand|fill yes yes 0 yes yes 1 2 3 4 3 3 expand|fill yes yes 0 yes yes 1 2 4 5 3 3 expand|fill yes yes 0 yes yes 1 2 5 6 3 3 expand|fill yes yes 0 yes yes 1 2 6 7 3 3 expand|fill yes yes 0 yes yes 1 2 7 8 3 3 expand|fill 0 yes yes 0 yes yes 0 yes yes Numerical Date Formats gramps.xpm yes #7d684a #e1dcc5 #e1dcc5 no 0 yes no 0 yes There are three common formats for entering dates in a numerical format. Without some type of indication, GRAMPS cannot correctly tell what format you are using. Please indicate your preferred format for entering numerical dates GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT no 0.5 0.5 5 25 yes 0 no no yes 0 yes 20 no 0 yes yes MM/DD/YYYY (United States) no yes yes 0 no no yes DD/MM/YYYY (European) no yes yes num_us 0 no no yes YYYY-MM-DD (ISO) no yes yes num_us 0 no no 0 no no 0 yes yes 0 yes yes 0 yes yes Alternate Calendar Support gramps.xpm yes #7d684a #e1dcc5 #e1dcc5 no 0 yes no 0 yes By default, all dates stored by GRAMPS use the Gregorian calendar. This is normally sufficient for most users. Support may be enabled for the Julian, French Republican, and Hebrew calendar. If you believe that you will need one or more of these alternate calendars, enable alternate calendar support. GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER no 0.5 0.5 0 25 yes 0 no no no 0 yes 20 yes Enable support for alternate calendars no yes yes 0 yes no 0 no no 0 yes yes 0 yes yes LDS Extensions gramps.xpm yes #7d684a #e1dcc5 #e1dcc5 no 0 yes no 0 yes GRAMPS has support for LDS Ordinances, which are special event types related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. You may choose to either enable or disable this support. You may change this option in the future in the Preferences dialog. GTK_JUSTIFY_FILL no 0.5 0.5 5 25 yes 0 no no no 0 yes 20 yes Enable LDS Ordinance Support no yes yes 50 yes no 0 no no 0 yes yes 0 yes yes Complete GRAMPS is an Open Source project. Its success depends on the users. User feedback is important. Please join the mailing lists, submit bug reports, suggest improvements, and see how you can contribute. Please enjoy using GRAMPS. gramps.xpm splash.jpg GNOME_EDGE_FINISH yes #7d684a #000000 #e1dcc5 #e1dcc5 #ffffff