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<title>&app; Manual V&manrevision;</title>
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<copyright> <year>2003</year> <holder>Alex Roitman</holder> </copyright>
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<copyright> <year>2001</year> <holder>Donald N. Allingham</holder> </copyright>
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<firstname>Donald N.</firstname>
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<surname>Allingham</surname>
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<orgname>GRAMPS Project</orgname>
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<para role="author">Alex Roitman
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<email>shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu</email>
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<para role="publisher">GRAMPS Project</para>
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<revision>
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<revnumber>GRAMPS User Manual V1.1</revnumber>
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<date>2001</date>
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<revdescription>
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<para role="author">Donald N. Allingham
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<email>dallingham@users.sourceforge.net</email>
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<para role="publisher">GRAMPS Project</para>
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<revnumber>gramps User Manual V1.0</revnumber>
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<date>2001</date>
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<revdescription>
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<para role="author">Donald N. Allingham
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<email>dallingham@users.sourceforge.net</email>
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<para role="publisher">GRAMPS Project</para>
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<releaseinfo>This manual describes version &appversion; of GRAMPS.
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<title>Feedback</title>
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<indexterm zone="index"> <primary>GRAMPS</primary> </indexterm>
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<indexterm zone="index"> <primary>gramps</primary> </indexterm>
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<!-- ============= Document Body ============================= -->
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<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->
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<sect1 id="gramps-intro">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para> The <application>&app;</application> is a genealogical
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application. <application>&app;</application> is an acronym for the
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Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System. To put
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it shortly, it allows you to store, edit, and research genealogical data
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using your computer. Its functionality is somewhat common to other
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genealogical programs. However, <application>&app;</application> offers
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some unique features. </para>
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<sect2 id="why-gramps">
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<title>Why &app;?</title>
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<para> <application>&app;</application> was conceived under the concept
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that most genealogy programs were designed to provide the researcher the
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capability to input information related to a particular family tree.
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Most of these programs have allowed for the arranging and storing of
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information consistent with the GEDCOM standards. They usually provide
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means for displaying descendant or ancestral relationships by means of
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graphical displays, charts, or reports. These may be augmented with
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pictures or other media to enhance the data. Most provide for inputting
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data on unconnected individuals/families that may or may not have a
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relationship to the primary surname being researched. Various other
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enhancements may also be provided in the genealogical program that
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allows for different degrees of importing and exporting data from other
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programs and printing the data contained in the various reports. </para>
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<para> <application>&app;</application>, on the other hand, attempts to
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provide all of the common capabilities of these programs, but, more
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importantly, to provide an additional capability of integration not common
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to these programs. This is the ability to input any bits and pieces of
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information directly into <application>&app;</application> and
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rearrange/manipulate any/all data events in the entire data base (in any
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order or sequence) to assist the user in doing research, analysis and
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correlation with the potential of filling relationship gaps. In short, a
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tool that provides a way to input all your research into one place and do
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your analysis and correlation using the speed, power, and accuracy of your
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computer instead of pencils and unmanageable reams of paper. </para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1> <!-- ================ End Intro ================================ -->
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<!-- =========== Getting Started ============================== -->
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<sect1 id="gramps-getting-started">
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<title>Getting Started</title>
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<sect2 id="gramps-start">
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<title>To Start &app;</title>
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<para>You can start <application>&app;</application> in the
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following ways:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> menu</term>
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<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guisubmenu>Other</guisubmenu>
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<guimenuitem>Gramps</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Command line</term>
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<listitem><para>To start <application>&app;</application>
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from a command line, type <command>gramps</command>, then
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press <keycap>Return</keycap>.</para>
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<para>If you would like <application>&app;</application> to open
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a specific database or to import a specific file on startup, you can
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supply the filename as a command line argument:</para>
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<para>
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<command>gramps</command> <replaceable>filename.ged</replaceable>
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</para>
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<para>where <replaceable>filename.ged</replaceable> is the name
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of the file you want to open/import. </para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="run-1st-time">
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<title>Running &app; for the first time</title>
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<para>
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[ FIXME: NEED TO RUN DRUID ]
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The first time you run the program, GRAMPS will display its
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Getting Started screens. </para>
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<figure id="druid-fig">
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<title>&app; Gettin Started Window</title>
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<screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
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fileref="figures/druid.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Shows Getting Started Window. </phrase>
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</textobject></mediaobject></screenshot></figure>
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[ FIXME: NEED TO RUN DRUID ]
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<sect3 id="choose-db-start">
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<title>Choosing a database on startup</title>
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<para>If <application>&app;</application> is started without any
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database to open, the following window will appear prompting you to
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choose what database to open. </para>
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<figure id="first-open">
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<title>Open Database Window</title>
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<screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
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fileref="figures/first-open.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Shows Open Database Window. </phrase>
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</textobject></mediaobject></screenshot></figure>
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<para>If you would like to open an existing database, check the top radio
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button and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. You will then be asked to
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specify the name of your existing database. If you would like to start
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creating your brand new database from scratch right away, choose new XML
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database. </para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="zodb-support">
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<title>Optional ZODB support</title>
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<para>If either StandaloneZODB or Zope is installed on your system,
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<application>&app;</application> will give you the third option of
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creating a new ZODB database. You can choose to start your new database
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in either XML or ZODB format. Both formats have their strong and weak
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points.</para>
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<para>XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language, and is a human readable
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sctructured description of data. It could be easily parsed by other
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programs should the need occur. It stores only the data itself. Its weak
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point is the relatively low speed of processing large data files. </para>
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<para>ZODB stands for Zope Object Database and provides the full-fledged
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database support. ZODB files are not human readable. They contain a
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certain overhead to assist working with large data structures. However,
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ZODB provides a significant speed-up when the database size is large (over
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few thousand people). </para>
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<para>Its is hard to tell which format is better, since this is a typical
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tradeoff situation. If you are starting your research then you are likely
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to be fine with the regular XML database. If you have tons of data to
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import describing thousands upon thousands of people, then you are
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probably better of with ZODB. </para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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</sect1> <!-- ================ End Getting Started ======================== -->
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<sect1 id="gramps-mainwin">
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<title>Main Window</title>
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<para>When you open a database (either existing or brand new),
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the following window is displayed.</para>
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<figure id="mainwin-fig">
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<title>&app; Main Window</title>
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<screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
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fileref="figures/mainwin.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Shows &app; main window. Contains titlebar, menubar,
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toolbar, sidebar, display area, statusbar, progress bar, and
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scrollbars. Menubar contains File, Edit, View, Bookmarks,
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Reports, Tools, Settings, and Help menus. </phrase>
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</textobject></mediaobject></screenshot></figure>
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<para>The &app; window contains the following elements: </para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry><term>Menubar. </term>
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<listitem><para>The menubar provides access to all features of
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<application>&app;</application> through its menus.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Toolbar. </term>
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<listitem><para> The toolbar provides access to the most frequently
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used functions of <application>&app;</application>. The appearance of
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the toolbar can be adjusted in <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel>
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dialog. </para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Progress bar. </term>
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<listitem><para>The progress bar is located in the lower left corner
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of the <application>&app;</application> window. It displays the
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progress of time consuming operations, such as opening and saving
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large data bases, importing and exporting to other formats, generating
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web-sites, etc. </para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Statusbar. </term>
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<listitem><para>The statusbar is located to the right of the progress
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bar, on the very bottom of the <application>&app;</application> window.
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It displays information about current <application>&app;</application>
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activity and contextual information about the menu items.
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The behavior of the Status line can be adjusted in
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<guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog. </para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term>Display area. </term>
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<listitem><para>The largest are in the center of the
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<application>&app;</application> window is the display area.
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It shows certain aspects of genealogical information, depending on the
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currently selected View. There are six Views available
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in <application>&app;</application>: <xref linkend="people-view"/>,
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<xref linkend="family-view"/>, <xref linkend="pedigree-view"/>,
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<xref linkend="sources-view"/>, <xref linkend="places-view"/>,
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and <xref linkend="media-view"/>. </para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<sect2 id="gramps-views">
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<title>Views</title>
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<para>Views are the various ways to display different aspects of
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genealogical information, as described below. Since the relevant
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information is very broad and non-uniform in both context and modality,
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it is best to split it's display into smaller categories, uniform in
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context and modality. Each View represents such a split and displays a
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certain portion of overall available information. Before the detailed
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description of available Views, let us guide you through the ways of
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switching between the Views.</para>
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<sect3 id="view-modes">
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<title>Viewing Modes: Sidebar versus Tabs</title>
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<para>Depending on the state of the <menuchoice>
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<guimenu>View</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Sidebar</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice> menu item, the View could be switched either in the
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sidebar or in the notebook tabs in the top part of the window.
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To switch the View, click on the desired sidebar icon or the notebook
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tab. To switch between sidebar and notebook viewing modes,
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choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Sidebar</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice> from the <application>&app;</application> menu.</para>
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<!-- ==== Figure: Sidebar Notebook Mode ==== -->
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<figure id="side-nofilt-fig">
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<title>Sidebar Viewing Mode</title>
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<screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
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fileref="figures/side-nofilt.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Shows sidebar viewing mode. </phrase>
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</textobject></mediaobject></screenshot></figure>
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<!-- ==== Figure: Tabbed Notebook Mode ==== -->
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<figure id="noside-nofilt-fig">
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<title>Tabbed Viewing Mode</title>
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<screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
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fileref="figures/noside-nofilt.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Shows tabbed viewing mode. </phrase>
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</textobject></mediaobject></screenshot></figure>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="people-view">
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<title>People View</title>
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<para>When <application>&app;</application> opens a database,
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the View is set to the People View. People View lists individuals
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whose data is stored in the database. People View displays people's
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<guilabel>Names</guilabel>, <application>&app;</application>
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<guilabel>ID</guilabel> numbers, <guilabel>Gender</guilabel>, and
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their <guilabel>Birth</guilabel> and <guilabel>Death dates</guilabel>.
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The list can be ordered by any field.</para>
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<para>Example: to order list by the Birth date, click on the
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<guilabel>Birth date</guilabel> column heading. To order list in
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reverse (descending) order, click one more time on the desired column
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heading. </para>
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<sect4 id="filters">
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<title>Filters</title>
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<para>Genealogical databases may contain huge numbers of people.
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Since the long lists are hard for humans to handle,
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<application>&app;</application> provides a convenient way to limit
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the scope of browsing by using the Filter. To save screen space,
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Filter controls may be hidden, depending on the state of
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<menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Filter</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> menu item.</para>
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<!-- ==== Figure: Enabled Filter ==== -->
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<figure id="side-filt-fig">
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<title>Filter Controls Displayed</title>
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<screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
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fileref="figures/side-filt.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Shows filter controls. </phrase>
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</textobject></mediaobject></screenshot></figure>
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<para>When <application>&app;</application> opens a database, the
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Filter is set to the trivial filter called <guilabel>All
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people</guilabel>, i.e. no filtering is in effect. To choose a
|
|
filter, use a pop-up <guilabel>Filter</guilabel> menu above the
|
|
people's list. Once the Filter is chosen, click
|
|
<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> in the upper right corner of the
|
|
window. The filtering will take effect upon clicking
|
|
<guibutton>Apply</guibutton>. To invert the filtering rule, check
|
|
the <guilabel>Invert</guilabel> box on the left
|
|
of <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> button. </para>
|
|
|
|
<para>Example: To show people without children, choose
|
|
<guilabel>People with children</guilabel> filter, then check
|
|
<guilabel>Invert</guilabel> box, and then click
|
|
<guibutton>Apply</guibutton>. To cancel any filtering, set
|
|
the filter to <guilabel>All people</guilabel>
|
|
and then click <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>. </para>
|
|
|
|
<para>Note: even if the Filter controls are not displayed
|
|
(<menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Filter</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> menu item is
|
|
unchecked), the filtering might still be in place. In other words,
|
|
the visibility of the Filter controls is not related to the actual
|
|
filtering imposed on the list. This may be a cause of confusion, when
|
|
you enable the filtering and then remove the controls from the
|
|
display. If in doubt, enable the display of Filter controls by
|
|
checking <menuchoice> <guimenu>View</guimenu>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Filter</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> menu item and check
|
|
what kind of filtering is currently set.</para>
|
|
</sect4>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Main Window Sub-sub-subsection -->
|
|
<sect4 id="alpha-tabs">
|
|
<title>Alphabetical Tabs</title>
|
|
<para><application>&app;</application> offers another way of
|
|
managing long lists of people -- alphabetical tabs. Upon loading a
|
|
database, <application>&app;</application> checks for the stored
|
|
Family names and breaks the people list into sublists based on the
|
|
first letter of their name. The alphabetical tabs are displayed in
|
|
the bottom part of the <application>&app;</application> window.
|
|
The last tab, "Other," stands for unidentified characters -- all
|
|
the entries not assigned to any other tab end up in "Others."</para>
|
|
</sect4>
|
|
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Main Window Sub-subsection -->
|
|
<sect3 id="family-view">
|
|
<title>Family View</title>
|
|
<para>Family View displays the Family information of a currently
|
|
selected (or Active) person. Specifically, this view shows the
|
|
relationships (e.g marriages, partnerships, etc.) of the active
|
|
person, his/her parents (or step parents, or guardians, etc), and
|
|
his/her children (could be step children, adopted children, etc.).
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ==== Figure: Family View ==== -->
|
|
<figure id="family-fig">
|
|
<title>Family View</title>
|
|
<screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
|
|
fileref="figures/family.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
|
|
<textobject>
|
|
<phrase>Shows Family View. </phrase>
|
|
</textobject></mediaobject></screenshot></figure>
|
|
<!-- ==== End of Figure ==== -->
|
|
|
|
<para>The Active person's data is in the list-box in the upper left
|
|
corner of the window. Directly below it, another box lists the Spouse's
|
|
data, for each relationship of Active person (can be more than one).
|
|
The double-arrow button to the right of the Active person list-box
|
|
allows to exchange the currently selected spouse (Current spouse)
|
|
with the Active person. Double-clicking on the Active person allows
|
|
to edit Active person's data. Double-clicking on the Current spouse
|
|
allows to edit their relationship information. To add a spouse,
|
|
click <guibutton>+</guibutton> to the right of the spouse box.
|
|
To remove Current spouse, click <guibutton>-</guibutton> to the
|
|
right of the spouse box. </para>
|
|
|
|
<para>The parents of both the Active person and the Current spouse
|
|
are listed in the corresponding list-boxes in the right-hand part of
|
|
the window (Active person's parents on top, Current spouse parents
|
|
on the bottom). Both list-boxes have a set of three buttons on their
|
|
right side. The <guibutton>+</guibutton> and <guibutton>-</guibutton>
|
|
buttons allow to add and remove parents of the Active person and the
|
|
Current spouse, respectively. Clicking <guibutton>-></guibutton>
|
|
makes the family in the corresponding list-box and active family.
|
|
That is, it makes the selected Father the Active person, and the
|
|
selected Mother the Current spouse. </para>
|
|
|
|
<para>The bottom list-box displays children of the Active person and
|
|
the Current Spouse. Children's list can be order by the Birth date,
|
|
by usual way of clicking on the <guilabel>Birth date</guilabel> column
|
|
header. In addition to the <guilabel>Name</guilabel>,
|
|
<guilabel>ID</guilabel>, <guilabel>Gender</guilabel>, and
|
|
<guilabel>Birth date</guilabel> columns, the list includes
|
|
<guilabel>Status</guilabel> column. The pair of status words reflect the
|
|
relationship between the child and his Father/Mother (such as Birth, Adoption,
|
|
etc.) The three buttons are available on the right side of the
|
|
children list-box. The <guibutton>+</guibutton>
|
|
and <guibutton>+</guibutton> buttons allow to add and remove
|
|
children, respectively. Pressing <guibutton><-</guibutton> makes
|
|
the selected child the Active person.</para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Main Window Sub-subsection -->
|
|
<sect3 id="pedigree-view">
|
|
<title>Pedigree View</title>
|
|
<para>Pedigree View helps to visualize the place of the Active
|
|
person in the tree of its ancestors. Pedigree View shows four
|
|
generations, going back in time from the Active person
|
|
<guilabel>1</guilabel> to his/her parents <guilabel>1</guilabel>,
|
|
to grandparents <guilabel>1</guilabel>, to great-grandparents
|
|
<guilabel>1</guilabel>.
|
|
Each person is denoted by a white box bearing the person's name.
|
|
The two lines that converge on the box represent ties with the
|
|
person's Father (top line) and mother (bottom line). Solid lines
|
|
represent birth relations, while dashed lines represent non-birth
|
|
relations (such as adoption, step-parentship, guardianship, etc.).
|
|
When the mouse moves over the white box, it expands to display the
|
|
corresponding person's dates of birth and death. When the mouse is
|
|
placed over the family line, the line changes color to indicate an
|
|
active link: double-clicking on the line makes the corresponding
|
|
ancestor the Active person. The display in that case is re-adjusted
|
|
to show four generations, starting from a newly selected Active
|
|
person. </para>
|
|
|
|
<para>The left-hand side of the window shows the left arrow button.
|
|
Upon clicking, the button expands to the menu listing the children
|
|
of the Active person. Selecting the menu item makes the corresponding
|
|
child the Active person. </para>
|
|
|
|
<para>The right-hand side of the window shows two right arrow buttons.
|
|
When the top button is clicked, the Father of the Active person
|
|
becomes Active person. Clicking the bottom button makes the Mother of
|
|
the Active person the Active person. Again, the display is re-adjusted
|
|
to show four generations, starting from a newly selected Active
|
|
person.</para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Main Window Sub-subsection -->
|
|
<sect3 id="sources-view">
|
|
<title>Sources View</title>
|
|
<para>Sources View lists the sources of information stored in the
|
|
database. This can include various documents (birth, death, and
|
|
marriage certificates, etc.), books, films, journals, private diaries,
|
|
i.e. virtually anything that can be classified as a source of
|
|
information. The sources can be used as the reference for any event
|
|
stored in the database. The Source View lists the
|
|
<guilabel>Title</guilabel>, <guilabel>ID</guilabel>, and the
|
|
<guilabel>Author</guilabel> of the source. All the columns can be
|
|
used for sorting the list. The usual rules apply: one click for
|
|
ascending order, another click for descending order.</para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Main Window Sub-subsection -->
|
|
<sect3 id="places-view">
|
|
<title>Places View</title>
|
|
<para>Places View lists the geographical places in which the events
|
|
of the database took place. These could be places of birth, death,
|
|
marriages of people, as well as their home, employment, education
|
|
addresses, or any other conceivable reference to the geographical
|
|
location. The Places View lists places' <guilabel>Name</guilabel>,
|
|
<guilabel>ID</guilabel>, <guilabel>Church Parish</guilabel>,
|
|
<guilabel>City</guilabel>, <guilabel>County</guilabel>,
|
|
<guilabel>State</guilabel>, and <guilabel>Country</guilabel>. All of
|
|
these can be used for sorting by the usual sorting rules. </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Main Window Sub-subsection -->
|
|
<sect3 id="media-view">
|
|
<title>Media View</title>
|
|
<para>Media View is a list of Media Objects used in the database.
|
|
Media Objects are any files that relate somehow to the stored
|
|
genealogical data. Technically, any file can be stored as a Media
|
|
Object. Most frequently, these are images, audio files, animation
|
|
files, etc. The list-box on the bottom lists the Name, ID, Type, and
|
|
Path to the Media Object. The top part of the GRAMPS window shows
|
|
the preview (if available) and the information about the Media
|
|
Object. </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
</sect1> <!-- ================ End Main Window ===================== -->
|
|
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage ================================ -->
|
|
<sect1 id="gramps-usage">
|
|
<title>Usage</title>
|
|
<para>As commonly encountered in everyday life, in
|
|
<application>&app;</application> there is usually more than one way to
|
|
accomplish something. The alternatives to some actions will therefore
|
|
be listed as appropriate.</para>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
|
|
<sect2 id="open-db">
|
|
<title>Opening Database</title>
|
|
<para>To open a database, either choose <menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
|
|
or click <guibutton>Open</guibutton> button on the Toolbar.
|
|
The <guilabel>Open Database</guilabel> dialog will appear.
|
|
Either type the full path into the <guilabel>Database</guilabel> text
|
|
entry field, or press <guibutton>Browse...</guibutton> to get the
|
|
<guilabel>Open File</guilabel> dialog in which you can select the file
|
|
that you want to open. After you have selected the file, click
|
|
<guibutton>OK</guibutton> to open it. </para>
|
|
|
|
<para>If you have previously opened files with
|
|
<application>&app;</application> you can retreive your past selections
|
|
from the drop-down menu by clicking the down arrow button. Finally, if
|
|
the Revision Control System (RCS) is enabled in the
|
|
<guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog, the check-box
|
|
<guilabel>Revert to an older version from RCS</guilabel>
|
|
will be available. Check it to revert your database to an older RCS
|
|
version. </para>
|
|
|
|
<para>Note: the name you type or select should be the directory
|
|
(folder) which has your data (data.gramps or data.zodb files) as well as
|
|
any possible copies of Media Objects. </para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
|
|
<sect2 id="new-db">
|
|
<title>Starting New Database</title>
|
|
<para>To start a new database, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
|
|
<guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. You will then be
|
|
prompted with the <guilabel>Save Database</guilabel> dialog asking
|
|
to specify the name under which the new database will be stored.
|
|
Choose an empty directory for your new database (create one if
|
|
necessary). </para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
|
|
<sect2 id="save-db">
|
|
<title>Saving Database</title>
|
|
<para>To save changes made to your database, choose <menuchoice>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or click
|
|
<guibutton>Save</guibutton> on the Toolbar. The Status line will then
|
|
display <guilabel>Saving <replaceable>filename</replaceable>...</guilabel>
|
|
message, and the progress bar will advance as the saving progresses.</para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
|
|
<sect2 id="import-gedcom">
|
|
<title>Importing GEDCOM Data</title>
|
|
<para>Importing GEDCOM data allows you to incorporate the data created in
|
|
other genealogical programs into your currently
|
|
open <application>&app;</application> database.
|
|
<application>&app;</application> can import GEDCOM data files from a
|
|
number of software packages, as long as they comply with GEDCOM
|
|
standards. To import GEDCOM file, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Import from
|
|
GEDCOM</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. You will then be prompted with the
|
|
<guilabel>Open File</guilabel> dialog asking to specify the GEDCOM file
|
|
name. </para>
|
|
|
|
<para>Upon starting the import, <application>&app;</application> will
|
|
display the following GEDCOM import dialog with the summary of the
|
|
information about the data. The information is updated as the import
|
|
progresses. </para>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ==== Figure: GEDCOM Import ==== -->
|
|
<figure id="gedcom-import-fig">
|
|
<title>GEDCOM Import</title>
|
|
<screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
|
|
fileref="figures/gedcom-import.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
|
|
<textobject>
|
|
<phrase>Shows GEDCOM Import Window. </phrase>
|
|
</textobject></mediaobject></screenshot></figure>
|
|
<!-- ==== End of Figure ==== -->
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
|
|
<sect2 id="export-gedcom">
|
|
<title>Exporting GEDCOM Data</title>
|
|
<para>Exporting GEDCOM data allows you to share any portion of you
|
|
<application>&app;</application> database with other researchers
|
|
by way of standard GEDCOM files. To export into GEDCOM file,
|
|
choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Export</guimenuitem>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Export to GEDCOM</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The following
|
|
<guilabel>Export GEDCOM file</guilabel> dialog will appear.</para>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ==== Figure: GEDCOM Export ==== -->
|
|
<figure id="gedcom-export-fig">
|
|
<title>Export GEDCOM File dialog</title>
|
|
<screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
|
|
fileref="figures/gedcom-export.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
|
|
<textobject>
|
|
<phrase>Shows Export GEDCOM File dialog</phrase>
|
|
</textobject></mediaobject></screenshot></figure>
|
|
<!-- ==== End of Export ==== -->
|
|
|
|
<para>Type the desired GEDCOM filename into the text entry box or
|
|
click <guibutton>Browse...</guibutton> to evoke
|
|
<guilabel>Save File</guilabel> dialog. Use <guilabel>Filter</guilabel>
|
|
popup menu to limit the scope of export according to the stated rule.
|
|
Choose the desired <guilabel>Encoding</guilabel> of the exported file.
|
|
Use <guilabel>Target</guilabel> to select the desired GEDCOM
|
|
dialect. Select you copyright statement from the
|
|
<guilabel>Copyright</guilabel> menu. Check <guilabel>Do not include
|
|
records marked private</guilabel> to disable the output of private
|
|
records. Check <guilabel>Restrict data on living people</guilabel>
|
|
to
|
|
<!--
|
|
[ FIXME: What exactly? ]
|
|
-->
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>Upon starting the export, <application>&app;</application> will
|
|
display the following GEDCOM export progress window with the progress
|
|
bars reflecting the current state of exporting. </para>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ==== Figure: GEDCOM Export ==== -->
|
|
<figure id="gedcom-export-progress-fig">
|
|
<title>Export GEDCOM progress dialog</title>
|
|
<screenshot><mediaobject><imageobject><imagedata
|
|
fileref="figures/gedcom-export-progress.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
|
|
<textobject>
|
|
<phrase>Shows Export GEDCOM progress dialog. </phrase>
|
|
</textobject></mediaobject></screenshot></figure>
|
|
<!-- ==== End of Export ==== -->
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
|
|
<sect2 id="gramps-package-impex">
|
|
<title>Importing and Exporting &app; Packages</title>
|
|
<para> <application>&app;</application> provides a way to make your
|
|
<application>&app;</application> database completely portable. This might
|
|
prove useful, for instance, when you need to move your database to
|
|
another machine or to share it with somebody, while retaining all the
|
|
features provided by <application>&app;</application>. To accomplish
|
|
this, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Export</guimenuitem>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Export to GRAMPS Package</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The
|
|
<guilabel>GRAMPS Package Export</guilabel> window will appear. Type
|
|
the desired package name into the text entry area or click
|
|
<guibutton>Browse...</guibutton> to select the file using the
|
|
<guilabel>Save File</guilabel> dialog. The resulting package is
|
|
gzip-compressed tar archive (also known as tarball) which contains
|
|
gramps database, all local media objects, and copies of all external
|
|
media objects. </para>
|
|
|
|
<para>To import data from such a package into your
|
|
<application>&app;</application> database, choose
|
|
<menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Import from GRAMPS</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, then select
|
|
a package to be imported from the <guilabel>Import from GRAMPS</guilabel>
|
|
dialog. </para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
|
|
<sect2 id="gramps-edit">
|
|
<title>Editing</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
<!--
|
|
[ FIXME: STOPPED HERE ]
|
|
-->
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="gramps-edit-pers">
|
|
<title>Edit Personal Data</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="gramps-edit-rel">
|
|
<title>Edit Relationship Data</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="gramps-edit-child">
|
|
<title>Edit Children Data</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="gramps-edit-parent">
|
|
<title>Edit Parental Data</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="gramps-edit-sources">
|
|
<title>Edit Sources</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="gramps-edit-places">
|
|
<title>Edit Places</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="gramps-edit-media">
|
|
<title>Edit Media Objects</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
|
|
<sect2 id="gramps-nav">
|
|
<title>Nevigation</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="gramps-nav-default">
|
|
<title>Setting Default Person</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="gramps-nav-bookmk">
|
|
<title>Bookmarking People</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="gramps-nav-family">
|
|
<title>Using Family View</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="gramps-nav-pedigree">
|
|
<title>Using Pedigree View</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
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<sect2 id="gen-reports">
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<title>Generating Reports</title>
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<para> </para>
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</sect2>
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<!-- ================ Usage Subsection ================================ -->
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<sect2 id="gramps-tools">
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<title>Running Tools</title>
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<para> </para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1> <!-- ================ End Usage ============== -->
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<!-- ================ Customization ================================ -->
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<sect1 id="gramps-prefs">
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<title>Settings</title>
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<para>To configure <application>&app;</application>, choose
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<menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
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The <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog contains the
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following sections seen as the corresponding tree elements:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><xref linkend="gramps-prefs-usage"/></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><xref linkend="gramps-prefs-display"/></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><xref linkend="gramps-prefs-db"/></para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<!-- =============== Customization Subsection ================ -->
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<sect2 id="gramps-prefs-usage">
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<title>Usage</title>
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<para> </para>
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<!-- =============== Customization Sub-subsection ================ -->
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<sect3 id="prefs-usage-find">
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<title>Find</title>
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<para> </para>
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</sect3>
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<!-- =============== Customization Sub-subsection ================ -->
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<sect3 id="prefs-usage-report">
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<title>Report Preferences</title>
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<para> </para>
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</sect3>
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<!-- =============== Customization Sub-subsection ================ -->
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<sect3 id="prefs-usage-res">
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<title>Researcher Information</title>
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<para> </para>
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</sect3>
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<!-- =============== Customization Sub-subsection ================ -->
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<sect3 id="prefs-usage-guess">
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<title>Data Guessing</title>
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<para> </para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<!-- =============== Customization Subsection ================ -->
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<sect2 id="gramps-prefs-display">
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<title>Display</title>
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<para> </para>
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<!-- =============== Customization Sub-subsection ================ -->
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<sect3 id="prefs-display-gen">
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<title>General</title>
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<para> </para>
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</sect3>
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<!-- =============== Customization Sub-subsection ================ -->
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<sect3 id="prefs-display-date">
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<title>Dates and Calendar</title>
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<para> </para>
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</sect3>
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<!-- =============== Customization Sub-subsection ================ -->
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<sect3 id="prefs-display-bars">
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<title>Tool and Status Bars</title>
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<para> </para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<!-- =============== Customization Subsection ================ -->
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<sect2 id="gramps-prefs-db">
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<title>Database</title>
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<para> </para>
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<!-- =============== Customization Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
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<sect3 id="prefs-db-gen">
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<title>General</title>
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<para> </para>
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</sect3>
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<!-- =============== Customization Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="prefs-db-media">
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<title>Media Objects</title>
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<para> </para>
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</sect3>
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<!-- =============== Customization Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
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<sect3 id="prefs-db-id">
|
|
<title>&app; internal IDs</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
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|
</sect3>
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|
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<!-- =============== Customization Sub-subsection ================ -->
|
|
<sect3 id="prefs-db-rcs">
|
|
<title>Revision Control</title>
|
|
<para> </para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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</sect1> <!-- ================ End Customization ================== -->
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<!-- ============= Bugs ================================== -->
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|
<!-- This section is optional and is commented out by default.
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|
You can use it to describe known bugs and limitations of the
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|
program if there are any - please be frank and list all
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problems you know of.
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|
|
|
<sect1 id="mayapp-bugs">
|
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<title>Known Bugs and Limitations</title>
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|
<para> </para>
|
|
</sect1>
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|
-->
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|
<!-- ============= About ================================== -->
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<!-- This section contains info about the program (not docs), such as
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|
author's name(s), web page, license, feedback address. This
|
|
section is optional: primary place for this info is "About.." box of
|
|
the program. However, if you do wish to include this info in the
|
|
manual, this is the place to put it.
|
|
Alternatively, you can put this information in the title page.-->
|
|
<sect1 id="gramps-about">
|
|
<title>About &app;</title>
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|
<para> &app; was written by Donald N. Allingham
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(<email>dallingham@users.sourceforge.net</email>).
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|
To find more information about &app;, please visit the
|
|
<ulink url="http://gramps.sourceforge.net" type="http">GRAMPS Project
|
|
Web page</ulink>. </para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or
|
|
this manual, follow the directions in this
|
|
<ulink url="ghelp:gnome-feedback" type="help">document</ulink>.
|
|
</para>
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|
|
|
<para> This program is distributed 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. A copy of this license can be found at this
|
|
<ulink url="ghelp:gpl" type="help">link</ulink>, or in the file
|
|
COPYING included with the source code of this program. </para>
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|
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|
</sect1>
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</article>
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