Gramps 3.2 Wiki Manual - What's new? - Revision history

Romjerome at 09:54, 27 June 2010

2010-06-27T09:54:34Z

Bmcage: /* Before you upgrade */

2010-04-22T11:24:34Z

‎Before you upgrade

Lcc: /* New and updated plugins */

2010-03-30T15:27:48Z

‎New and updated plugins

Lcc: /* Visible changes to the core */

2010-03-30T15:27:01Z

‎Visible changes to the core

Romjerome: /* New and updated plugins */

2010-03-17T08:58:45Z

‎New and updated plugins

Romjerome: /* New and updated plugins */

2010-03-17T08:57:47Z

‎New and updated plugins

Dsblank: /* New infrastructure */

2010-03-15T10:41:54Z

‎New infrastructure

Bmcage at 09:19, 15 March 2010

2010-03-15T09:19:24Z

Kulath: Added warning that upgrade problems might be a real possibility!

2010-03-14T18:17:10Z

Added warning that upgrade problems might be a real possibility!

Kulath: Added reference to Gramps 3.1 Manual backup instructions

2010-03-14T18:08:10Z

Added reference to Gramps 3.1 Manual backup instructions

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 After you install Gramps 3.2, you will be able to immediately open your old family trees and continue working. In case of problems (eg after a complete system upgrade), you might need to use the backup file created above to recreate your family tree in the exact way it was  before upgrade.
-'''Warning 1''': On Mac OS X via portage and on Win 7 64 bit, attempting to open a Gramps 3.1 database with Gramps 3.2 gives the error shown below, so backing up your data is not an idle warning! Should you have forgotten to backup, reinstall Gramps 3.1 to open this family tree and create a gramps xml file after all. The error is in the database core Gramps uses [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=3716].
+'''Warning 1''': On Mac OS X via portage and on Win 7 64 bit, attempting to open a Gramps 3.1 database with Gramps 3.2.0 gives the error shown below (should be fixed in version 3.2.1), so backing up your data is not an idle warning! Should you have forgotten to backup, reinstall Gramps 3.1 to open this family tree and create a gramps xml file after all. The error ticket: [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=3716].
 [[Image:Databasecorruption.jpg|center|thumb|250px|Database Corruption]]

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 # As almost with every release, the narrated web site has received more options
 # Some reports have received the option to output in another language than the language you use Gramps in.
-# Improvements on ''Individual complete report'' and ''Detailed descendants report''.
+# Improvements on ''Individual complete report'' and ''Detailed descendant report''.
 # Styled notes are now supported in most output forms, eg in ODF output and in the web report

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 In Gramps 3.1, every category in the sidebar had one view. In Gramps 3.2, a category can have multiple views. Eg, the person category now has a listview and a treeview. You can switch via the '''View''' menu and via view buttons on the toolbar.
-== View Configuration ==
+== View configuration ==
 [[Image:Config_view.png|right|The new toolbar, section with views, and a configure view button on the right]]
 Configuration of a view in 3.1 is via different mechanism. In 3.2 a move is made to one place to configure a view: the Configure View dialog. This can be accessed via a toolbar button, see the Fig. Most views make use of this in 3.2 (Pedigreeview is not converted yet).

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 # Improvements on ''Individual complete report'' and ''Detailed descendants report''.
 # Styled notes are now supported in most output forms, eg in ODF output and in the web report
 = Under the hood changes =

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	Eg: You don't use the Pedigree View? Hide it in the Plugin Manager, and it will not be present anymore. You don't use vcard export? Hide it in the Plugin Status, and it will not be offered anymore.		Eg: You don't use the Pedigree View? Hide it in the Plugin Manager, and it will not be present anymore. You don't use vcard export? Hide it in the Plugin Status, and it will not be offered anymore.

−	The plugin system of 3.2 already has a lot of downloadable content, see [[3.2_Addons\|3.2 Addons]].	+	You can now add new functionality to Gramps by installing third-party plugins (called "addons") directly from inside Gramps. The plugin system of 3.2 already has a lot of downloadable content, see [[3.2_Addons\|3.2 Addons]]. In Gramps, go to the menu -> Help -> Plugin Manager and select the "Install Addons" tab.

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 # keep the resulting file in a safe place
-More: [[Gramps_3.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Backing_up_a_Family_Tree]] but note that creating an archive might not be appropriate in this case. In the unlikely event that Gramps 3.2 were to corrupt your current database, it could also lose the archive.
+More: [[Gramps_3.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Backing_up_a_Family_Tree|Backing up a Family Tree]], note that creating an archive might not be appropriate in this case. In the unlikely event that Gramps 3.2 were to corrupt your current database, it could also lose the archive.
-Uninstall Gramps 3.1 (hierarchical change on folders and plugins) and install Gramps 3.2.
+After this you can install Gramps 3.2. Use a package manager to do this. Otherwise, remove Gramps 3.1 and install Gramps 3.2, or make sure you install Gramps 3.2 in a different location.
 After you install Gramps 3.2, you will be able to immediately open your old family trees and continue working. In case of problems (eg after a complete system upgrade), you might need to use the backup file created above to recreate your family tree in the exact way it was  before upgrade.
-'''Warning''': On at least one operating system (Mac OS X), attempting to open a Gramps 3.1 database with Gramps 3.2 gives the error shown below, so backing up your data is not an idle warning!
+'''Warning 1''': On Mac OS X via portage and on Win 7 64 bit, attempting to open a Gramps 3.1 database with Gramps 3.2 gives the error shown below, so backing up your data is not an idle warning! Should you have forgotten to backup, reinstall Gramps 3.1 to open this family tree and create a gramps xml file after all. The error is in the database core Gramps uses [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=3716].
-Note: once you open a family tree on a newer operating system, the chances are big you cannot open that database anymore on an older OS (e.g. installed on the same computer). As always, the ''gramps xml'' format is the format to use for the interchange of your data between computers. There are tools to repair broken databases, but they are for expert users, so avoid needing them by doing a backup before you upgrade your OS and Gramps.
+'''Warning 2''': Once you open a family tree on a newer operating system, the chances are big you cannot open that database anymore on an older OS (e.g. installed on the same computer). As always, the ''gramps xml'' format is the format to use for the interchange of your data between computers. There are tools to repair broken databases, but they are for expert users, so avoid needing them by doing a backup before you upgrade your OS and Gramps.
 = Visible changes to the core =

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	After you install Gramps 3.2, you will be able to immediately open your old family trees and continue working. In case of problems (eg after a complete system upgrade), you might need to use the backup file created above to recreate your family tree in the exact way it was before upgrade.		After you install Gramps 3.2, you will be able to immediately open your old family trees and continue working. In case of problems (eg after a complete system upgrade), you might need to use the backup file created above to recreate your family tree in the exact way it was before upgrade.
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		+	'''Warning''': On at least one operating system (Mac OS X), attempting to open a Gramps 3.1 database with Gramps 3.2 gives the error shown below, so backing up your data is not an idle warning!
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		+	[[Image:Databasecorruption.jpg]]

	Note: once you open a family tree on a newer operating system, the chances are big you cannot open that database anymore on an older OS (e.g. installed on the same computer). As always, the ''gramps xml'' format is the format to use for the interchange of your data between computers. There are tools to repair broken databases, but they are for expert users, so avoid needing them by doing a backup before you upgrade your OS and Gramps.		Note: once you open a family tree on a newer operating system, the chances are big you cannot open that database anymore on an older OS (e.g. installed on the same computer). As always, the ''gramps xml'' format is the format to use for the interchange of your data between computers. There are tools to repair broken databases, but they are for expert users, so avoid needing them by doing a backup before you upgrade your OS and Gramps.