Gramps Bugtracker - Issues

0005552: Handle sources Indexing

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:09:44 -0700

Added an experimental "pre-alpha" set of utilities (tools) for trunk (3.4).

This aims to provide some fields for quickly generating indexes by using python and GtkBuilder (glade files), like current Editors.

This is rather a third party program than a real gramps' tool.
And this is not yet clear how this could be used.

My primary idea was to use a simple flat file as index and to handle multiple indexes:

1. to use one XML file, a Gramps XML 'light/small' oriented sources and citations.
2. to use ElementTree (python 2.5) or SAX or DOM and to read and write this 'light/small' XML file, like an editor.

A simple index(es) dialog with TreeView and connections to related editors as main window, large dialogs with many fields for seizures. The use of some Gramps' modules like date handler, note and name editors, photo handling. gen.lib, GUI widgets, etc ... avoid extra work and it also makes the maintenance easier.

These types of indexes are often shared by genealogists.
It is publications and something close to our genealogical searches.
They are also the 'genealogical' toggle/battle for commercial web sites or collaborative associations.

0005553: GEDCOM import does not import references to repositories

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:31:03 -0700

If a <> appears (in a <>) before the referenced <>, then the repository reference in the Gramps database does not have a valid reference to the repository.

Output from Gramps, and other test cases have the <> before the <>, so this problem frequently occurs.

0001571: Option on import to preserve Non-standard data from GEDCOM files (currently discarded without notice)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:07:00 -0700

GEDCOM is an imperfact standard and many genealogy apps therefore add custom tags to the files. At present this data is simply discarded when importing to GRAMPS.

Some of the data is likely to be human readable, or at least understandable with a bit of research, so some GRAMPS users would prefer to keep the data, for example in GRAMPS note fields.

Solving this would contribute to a workaround for these bugs:
0001371
0000827
0001360

0001371: source record ignores useful DATA block

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:03:51 -0700

We presently ignore this element, but a DATA element of a source record seems to contain information that researchers might consider valuable.

+1 DATA {0:1}
+2 EVEN {0:M}
+3 DATE {0:1}
+3 PLAC {0:1}
+2 AGNC {0:1}
+2 <> {0:M}

It seems a petty well defined structure, and may be more-or-less straightforward in the required implementation effort in the database, xml, and parsing.

Secondarily, it is a fairly visible annoyance that we ignore this information in the one sample gedcom file of the gedcom spec.

..jim

0005547: Back-up crashes

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:21:39 -0700

User Information:
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Attempting a back-up

Error Details:
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384040: ERROR: gramps.py: line 142: Unhandled exception
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GrampsAIO\share\gramps\gui\viewmanager.py", line 1576, in quick_backup
writer.export()
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GrampsAIO\share\gramps\plugins\export\ExportPkg.py", line 188, in export
archive.add(filename, archname)
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GrampsAIO\lib\tarfile.py", line 1989, in add
self.addfile(tarinfo, f)
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GrampsAIO\lib\tarfile.py", line 2013, in addfile
buf = tarinfo.tobuf(self.format, self.encoding, self.errors)
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GrampsAIO\lib\tarfile.py", line 994, in tobuf
return self.create_gnu_header(info)
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GrampsAIO\lib\tarfile.py", line 1025, in create_gnu_header
return buf + self._create_header(info, GNU_FORMAT)
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GrampsAIO\lib\tarfile.py", line 1110, in _create_header
itn(info.get("mtime", 0), 12, format),
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\GrampsAIO\lib\tarfile.py", line 217, in itn
n = struct.unpack("L", struct.pack("l", n))[0]
error: integer out of range for 'l' format code

System Information:
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Python version: 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
BSDDB version: 4.8.4.1 (4, 7, 25)
Gramps version: 3.3.1 (AIO v.2)
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
OS: win32
Distribution:

GTK version : (2, 18, 9)
pygtk version : (2, 24, 0)
gobject version: (2, 28, 4)
cairo version : (1, 8, 10)

0005459: Gramps chrashes when switching to person view

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:23:25 -0700

User Information:
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Switching to person view

Error Details:
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9735332: ERROR: gramps.py: line 142: Unhandled exception
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\gui\viewmanager.py", line 1265, in view_changed
self.__change_page(page_num)
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\gui\viewmanager.py", line 1278, in __change_page
self.active_page.set_active()
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\plugins\lib\libpersonview.py", line 398, in set_active
ListView.set_active(self)
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\gui\views\listview.py", line 256, in set_active
NavigationView.set_active(self)
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\gui\views\navigationview.py", line 154, in set_active
PageView.set_active(self)
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\gui\views\pageview.py", line 305, in set_active
self.build_tree()
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\gui\views\listview.py", line 279, in build_tree
sort_map=self.column_order())
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\gui\views\treemodels\peoplemodel.py", line 476, in __init__
scol=scol, order=order, sort_map=sort_map)
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\gui\views\treemodels\flatbasemodel.py", line 415, in __init__
self.rebuild_data()
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\gui\views\treemodels\flatbasemodel.py", line 556, in _rebuild_filter
allkeys = self.sort_keys()
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\gui\views\treemodels\flatbasemodel.py", line 516, in sort_keys
self.sort_func(data)), key) for key, data in cursor)
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\gui\views\treemodels\flatbasemodel.py", line 516, in
self.sort_func(data)), key) for key, data in cursor)
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\share\gramps\Utils.py", line 287, in
conv_unicode_tosrtkey_ongtk = lambda x: locale.strxfrm(x.encode(codeset,'replace'))
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO64\lib\encodings\cp1252.py", line 12, in encode
return codecs.charmap_encode(input,errors,encoding_table)
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xc3 in position 0: unexpected end of data

System Information:
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Python version: 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 14:24:46) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)]
BSDDB version: 4.8.4.1 (4, 7, 25)
Gramps version: 3.3.1 (AIO64 v.1)
LANG: nb_NO.UTF-8
OS: win32
Distribution:

GTK version : (2, 24, 7)
pygtk version : (2, 24, 0)
gobject version: (2, 28, 6)
cairo version : (1, 10, 0)

0005549: database corruption

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:36:32 -0700

User Information:
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Error Details:
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9625: ERROR: dbloader.py: line 93: Invalid argument -- C:\Documents and Settings\Joseph White\Application Data\gramps\grampsdb\4e9f19fa\meta_data.db: unexpected file type or format15843: ERROR: tool.py: line 250: Failed to start tool.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO\share\gramps\gui\plug\tool.py", line 246, in gui_tool
tool_class(dbstate, uistate, options_class, name, callback)
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO\share\gramps\plugins\tool\Check.py", line 207, in __init__
with DbTxn(_("Check Integrity"), self.db, batch=True) as trans:
File "C:\Program Files\GrampsAIO\share\gramps\gen\db\txn.py", line 115, in __init__
self.commitdb = grampsdb.get_undodb()
AttributeError: 'DbBsddbRead' object has no attribute 'get_undodb'

System Information:
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Python version: 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
BSDDB version: 4.8.4.1 (4, 7, 25)
Gramps version: 3.3.1 (AIO v.2)
LANG: 1033
OS: win32
Distribution:

GTK version : (2, 18, 9)
pygtk version : (2, 24, 0)
gobject version: (2, 28, 4)
cairo version : (1, 8, 10)

0005515: Have this on portable APPS

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:25:04 -0700

When I ran the updates, it gave me something about one did not load and to restart..

The view Graph View did not load. See Help Menu, Plugin Manager for more info.
Use http://bugs.gramps-project.org [^] to submit bugs of official views, contact the view author (gary.burton@zen.co.uk) otherwise.

5273: WARNING: spell.py: line 59: pyenchant must be installed
5289: WARNING: spell.py: line 67: Spelling checker is not installed52424: ERROR: dbloader.py: line 316: dbloader: read_file: DbEnvironmentError detected

0005551: The view Graph View did not load

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:04:12 -0700

The view Graph View did not load. See Help Menu, Plugin Manager for more info.
Use http://bugs.gramps-project.org [^] to submit bugs of official views, contact the view author (gary.burton@zen.co.uk) otherwise.

0005550: DB crash

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:00:36 -0700

User Information:
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opening a family file

Error Details:
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13627: ERROR: dbloader.py: line 316: dbloader: read_file: DbEnvironmentError detected

System Information:
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Python version: 2.7.2+ (default, Oct 4 2011, 20:06:09) [GCC 4.6.1]
BSDDB version: 4.8.4.1 (4, 8, 30)
Gramps version: 3.3.1-1
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
OS: Linux
Distribution: 3.0.0-15-generic

GTK version : (2, 24, 6)
pygtk version : (2, 24, 0)
gobject version: (2, 28, 6)
cairo version : (1, 8, 8)

0005143: Starting the application (ccrashed on start-up)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:54:03 -0700

User Information:
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Starting gramps

Error Details:
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9736: ERROR: dbloader.py: line 316: dbloader: read_file: DbEnvironmentError detected

System Information:
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Python version: 2.6.5 (r265:79063, Apr 16 2010, 13:09:56) [GCC 4.4.3]
BSDDB version: 4.7.3 (4, 8, 24)
Gramps version: 3.3.0-1
LANG: en_US.utf8
OS: Linux
Distribution: 2.6.32-21-generic

GTK version : (2, 20, 1)
pygtk version : (2, 17, 0)
gobject version: (2, 21, 1)
cairo version : (1, 8, 8)

0005204: error on trying to load pre-existing DB (saved using same version) after reinstalling software

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:53:50 -0700

11393: ERROR: dbloader.py: line 316: dbloader: read_file: DbEnvironmentError detected

0005283: I just upgraded my database, and used it this afternoon. After I rebooted my machine, I cannot access the system again

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:53:34 -0700

User Information:
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Error Details:
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30645: ERROR: dbloader.py: line 316: dbloader: read_file: DbEnvironmentError detected1206447: ERROR: dbloader.py: line 316: dbloader: read_file: DbEnvironmentError detected

System Information:
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Python version: 2.7.1+ (r271:86832, Apr 11 2011, 18:05:24) [GCC 4.5.2]
BSDDB version: 4.8.4.1 (4, 8, 30)
Gramps version: 3.3.0-1
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
OS: Linux
Distribution: 2.6.38-11-generic

GTK version : (2, 24, 4)
pygtk version : (2, 22, 0)
gobject version: (2, 28, 3)
cairo version : (1, 8, 8)

0005095: can't open database or restore from backup

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:51:54 -0700

attempt to open database gives this messag
Gramps has detected a problem in the underlying Berkeley database. This can be repaired by from the Family Tree Manager. Select the database and click on the Repair button

Invalid argument -- /home/jackds/.gramps/grampsdb/4d82aa1b/meta_data.db: unexpected file type or format

attempt to use database repair tool gives
45937: ERROR: _Tool.py: line 248: Failed to start tool.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/gramps/PluginUtils/_Tool.py", line 244, in gui_tool
tool_class(dbstate, uistate, options_class, name, callback)
File "/usr/share/gramps/plugins/tool/Check.py", line 169, in __init__
trans = self.db.transaction_begin("", batch=True)
AttributeError: 'DbBsddbRead' object has no attribute 'transaction_begin'

attempt to load backup gramps.data gives

79514: ERROR: dbloader.py: line 247: Failed to import database.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/gramps/gui/dbloader.py", line 237, in do_import
self._pulse_progress)
File "/usr/share/gramps/plugins/import/ImportXml.py", line 111, in importData
version_is_valid(xml_file, cl) is False:
File "/usr/share/gramps/plugins/import/ImportXml.py", line 2479, in version_is_valid
parser = VersionParser(filename)
File "/usr/share/gramps/plugins/import/ImportXml.py", line 2405, in __init__
self.__p.ParseFile(xml_file)
ExpatError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 41718, column 26

0005302: can't access database - says minor corruption but won't fix it.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:50:31 -0700

User Information:
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starting gramps. I started it, it said there ws a bug and I should repair it, I pressed the repai button, it said to restart Gramps, I restarted Gramps, same message came up, I repaired it and then got a longer error report. I can't see any of my database.

Error Details:
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22937: ERROR: dbloader.py: line 93: Invalid argument -- C:\Documents and Settings\Katherine\Application Data\gramps\grampsdb\4e90fa36\meta_data.db: unexpected file type or format
36889: ERROR: tool.py: line 250: Failed to start tool.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\Gramps\share\gramps\gui\plug\tool.py", line 246, in gui_tool
tool_class(dbstate, uistate, options_class, name, callback)
File "D:\Gramps\share\gramps\plugins\tool\Check.py", line 178, in __init__
with DbTxn(_("Check Integrity"), self.db, batch=True) as trans:
File "D:\Gramps\share\gramps\gen\db\txn.py", line 115, in __init__
self.commitdb = grampsdb.get_undodb()
AttributeError: 'DbBsddbRead' object has no attribute 'get_undodb'104858: ERROR: tool.py: line 250: Failed to start tool.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\Gramps\share\gramps\gui\plug\tool.py", line 246, in gui_tool
tool_class(dbstate, uistate, options_class, name, callback)
File "D:\Gramps\share\gramps\plugins\tool\Check.py", line 178, in __init__
with DbTxn(_("Check Integrity"), self.db, batch=True) as trans:
File "D:\Gramps\share\gramps\gen\db\txn.py", line 115, in __init__
self.commitdb = grampsdb.get_undodb()
AttributeError: 'DbBsddbRead' object has no attribute 'get_undodb'

System Information:
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Python version: 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)]
BSDDB version: 4.8.4.1 (4, 7, 25)
Gramps version: 3.3.0 (AIO v.2)
LANG: en_NZ.UTF-8
OS: win32
Distribution:

GTK version : (2, 18, 9)
pygtk version : (2, 24, 0)
gobject version: (2, 28, 4)
cairo version : (1, 8, 10)

0005501: Gedcom with embedded and linked notes creates duplicate IDs

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:28:23 -0700

This bug was originally communicated by "Tim Forsythe" via the mailing list.

4. All embedded notes were converted to linked notes, which in itself is
not a problem, but they reused existing note record ids resulting in
duplicates, which no application could possibly use.

0005530: Integration of the Narrative Web Site into a CMS or MVC

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:12:19 -0700

Tne NarrativeWeb generate flat html files.
If you use a MVC or a CMS like itseasy, pmwiki, ... you can't return to the home page.
You loose all the look and feel of your website.
If I create some php files which include those html files ( mode_rewrite ),
it doesn't work because we have headers and in them.
could we have a MVC or CMS integration with only the body of html files.
We could have in this case at the same level of these partial html files an include file with specific javascript and specific light css.
CMS=[Content Management System] and MVC=[ Model View Controller ]

0005548: Triggered crash of Narrative Web Page report

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:15:25 -0700

In short. I set the report "Header" note to private and broke it.

IMNSHO, the condition is a fringe case but it should be handled a smidgen better.

0005542: Unable to add in alternative family name

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:04:15 -0700

Assume we have a person with two different recorded spellings of their surname - Lyster & Lister. She is entered into gramps as Mary Lyster and I want to add in the alternate spelling for reference and searching.

I've edited the person and gone into both Names.Use Multiple Surname and Names.Create and add a new name and no matter what I do, it just won't store any values.

In the image below, as soon as I tab to the next field the new value "Lister" just goes away. This seems to apply to all fields related to this function, but fields for adding in a new person, adding a nickname, adding in a location, adding a note, etc . . . all work. It's just on this function (adding a second name to an existing person) that it fails.

Any ideas ?

z

0001727: Option on export to gedcom to preserve Non-standard data from gramps db (currently discarded without notice)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:49:22 -0700

Gramps can store more information then can fit into gedcom. If there is no clear gedcom equivalent to data stored in gramps, the data is currently discarded without notice when exporting to gedcom.

Instead, this data could be put into the note field in Gedcom. Or into other fields if they would be more suitable.

0001720: Don't throw away data: on export to gedcom write gramps data to ?notes?, on import try to parse non standard gedcom into ?notes?

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:49:00 -0700

From: http://www.nabble.com/Rewriting-the-GEDCOM-export-for-3.0-tt11977242.html#a14709232 [^]

Duncan:
There is one problem as I see it.

We are throwing away data.

But yes, Jim, we are doing it in two ways:
1. We are ignoring and discarding anything we don't understand in
incoming GEDCOM files.
2. We are flinging out into the ether anything we have painstakingly
entered into GRAMPS which does not fit into the GEDCOM paradigm and
format.

0001033: Notes ID not imported from EasyTree GEDCOM file

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:17:04 -0700

I recently obtained a GEDCOM file that used identifiers for notes and some other items, and these were not imported into GRAMPS when I did an import. Here are snippets from the file to illustrate what I mean.

0 HEAD
1 SOUR EasyTree
2 VERS V6.0
2 CORP Sierra On-Line
1 DEST EasyTree
1 DATE 8 MAY 2000
1 SUBM @U1@
1 FILE c:\SIERRA\GEN6\My Family File Copy.uds
1 GEDC
2 VERS 5.5
1 CHAR IBM WINDOWS
0 @U1@ SUBM
1 NAME Rachel Anne Jones-Brown
1 ADDR 1122 Elizabeth St.
2 CONT St. Joseph, Missouri 64504
1 PHON 816-238-4419
1 EMAL rachanne80@hotmail.com
...
0 @I102@ INDI
1 NAME Jonathon /Jones/
1 SEX M
1 OCCU Shoemaker- would travel town to town, house to house, making new shoes and repairing old ones.
1 NOTE @N27@
1 FAMC @F12@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 8 MAR 2000
...
0 @I165@ INDI
1 NAME Charles Donald /Jones/
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 24 JAN 1920
2 PLAC Leon, Iowa
1 DEAT
2 DATE 20 APR 1943
2 PLAC Hawaii
2 NOTE Died during the military
1 OCCU Military
1 NOTE @N79@
1 MILI @N80@
1 FAMC @F8@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 5 MAY 2000
...
0 @I336@ INDI
1 NAME Andrew J. /Jones/
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE 1688
2 PLAC Greenwich, Rhode Island
1 DEAT
2 DATE 1754
2 PLAC Pennsylvania
1 BURI
2 DATE 1754
2 PLAC Pennsylvania
2 NOTE Buried on small plot of land on the back acres of the family
3 CONC farm. Cemetary is now a private place for family still to this
3 CONC day.
1 OCCU Farmer, Accountant
1 EDUC apprenticeship to the bank of Rhode Island
1 NOTE @N87@
1 NOTE @N88@
1 HIST @N89@
1 FAMC @F251@
1 FAMS @F248@
1 CHAN
2 DATE 26 APR 2000
...
0 @N27@ NOTE
1 NOTE Served as a captain in the Army during the Civil War with his
2 CONC brother-in-law, Powell Bixler. Both were captured and held
2 CONC prisoner at Andersonville prison, Camp Sumter, Georgia in 1864.
2 CONC Andersonville was one of the worst prison camps during the civil
2 CONC War. In 1864, when they were there, the prison held 35,000
2 CONC prisoners. Jonathon and Powell were a few of the prisoners that
2 CONC escaped and survived.
0 @N79@ NOTE
1 NOTE Never married nor had any children.
0 @N80@ NOTE
1 NOTE Died during WW2 in Hawaii while on duty.
0 @N87@ NOTE
1 NOTE Was given the family farm but passed it to his brother so that
2 CONC he could fulfill his own career choices.
0 @N88@ NOTE
1 NOTE He helped brother Jesse with the crops at harvest time.
0 @N89@ NOTE
1 NOTE Found he was honored as an upstanding citizen for his work fo
2 CONC rthe town of "Pittsburgh" and his fellow neighbors. He was
2 CONC always helping those who needed it and would work side by side
2 CONC with his fellow farmers to make sure everyones crops were
2 CONC harvested in time.

The complete file can be downloaded from

http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=:544662&id=I26022018 [^]

but it is too large for me to attach here.

I am using GRAMPS 2.2.6-1 included with Kubuntu/Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn).

0005546: Complete Individual Report

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:27:45 -0700

Please add an option to include 'relationship to home person' on the complete individual report.

0005544: True Narrative Reports with Interleaved Events and Analysis

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:42:04 -0700

I listed this in the Category of "Other" in that it has Report and Database characteristics.

For years, I have been looking for a single genealogy software program that has ALL of the following capabilities. I have tested Gramps, and have found some potential. However, Gramps is still lacking. I am hoping that the developers of Gramps can accomplish the following one day soon. Most of the following functional capabilities are met by Gramps. However, functions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 9 below are things that either Gramps does not currently enable or only partially enables. I listed all of them here, so that developers can see how all of these feature requests work together.

1. The ability to automatically generate prose-style-narrative ancestry and descendency reports with concatenated text and notes and user-controlled placement of spaces, tabs, and paragraphs within the concatenation. (Gramps does ancestry and descendency reports, but Gramps DOES NOT ENABLE a true narrative report.)

2. The ability to link Analysis objects to Person objects. (It would be great is a separate Analysis object were defined. However, in Gramps, Note objects linked to the Person object can be used as Analysis objects.)

3. User definable Attributes for Person objects, Event objects linked to Person objects, and Analysis objects linked to Person objects. (Gramps does this for Person objects and Event objects, but DOES NOT ENABLE THIS for Analysis objects, considering that Note objects being used in Gramps for Analysis objects as described above do not have user-definable Attributes.)

4. User-definable text templates in Events objects linked to a Person object and Analysis objects linked to a Person object. Such text templates would have the ability to use Attribute, Calculation, and Conditional Variables to insert values of Attribute fields, calculated values using values of multiple Attribute fields, and conditional statements using values of Attribute fields into user-defined text language for use in the above narrative reports. (Gramps DOES NOT DO THIS. See feature request 0005538: Enable Users to Define Note Structures with Variables for the Automatic Creation of Notes in Event Role Notes.)

5. Birth and death information are defined as standard Attributes of the Person object, so that the user-definable text templates describe above can utilize birth-related and death-related Variables, especially useful for Calculation Variables that use birth and death dates and places to calculate ages and distances. (Gramps DOES NOT DO THIS, though Gramps does seem to have the ability to calculate ages in some of its standard reports, likely using Birth Event Objects. The problem with this is that users can link more than one Birth Event object to a Person object.)

6. The ability to record Attributes of a Person Object, Event objects linked to a Person object, and Analysis objects linked to a Person object independent of each other. (Gramps does this with Note objects used as Analysis objects.)

7. The ability to control the sequence in narrative reports of text associated with Event objects linked to a Person object and Analysis objects linked to a Person object independent of each other. (Gramps does this with Note objects used as Analysis objects. Event objects linked to a Person object are in a separate list from Note objects linked to a Person object.)

8. The ability to interleave in narrative reports the text associated with Event objects linked to a Person object and the text associated with Analysis objects linked to a Person object. (Gramps does this by enabling the creating of new Note objects linked to a Person object and the linking as Note objects of Notes that are recorded in Event objects linked to a Person object. The Analysis objects are the newly created Note objects.)

9. The ability to have references to source citations provided in end-notes and footnotes of a narrative report embedded in the interleaved narrative text described above. (Gramps DOES NOT DO THIS. Regarding Notes recorded in Event objects linked to a Person object that have also been linked as Note objects to the Person object, such Note objects do not carry the linkage of Source objects that are linked to the same Event objects.)

0005539: End-note/Footnote Source Citation References for Notes

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:38:34 -0700

When reports are generated with Notes and Sources, but without Events, there needs to be superscripted reference numbers in the notes that refer to source citations that are listed in the End-notes/Footnotes. These references would be generated using the Sources that are linked to the References that are linked to the Notes.

This could be made optional by adding a checkbox under the Notes selection of the report that would allow selecting Note Source Citations.