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=== Display ===
This category contains preferences relevant to the display of dataand names. Options are:*Name format: This option controls the display of names. In GRAMPS there are two type of name display formats: the predefined formats, and the user defined custom formats. Several different predefined name formats are available: Given - Prefix Patronymic, Suffix Given - Prefix Surname, Given Patronymic Suffix etc. Clicking on the righthand side {{man button|Edit...}} will bring up a {{man label|Display Name Editor}} window where the available list of options is shown. The format is given as well as an example. When predefined formats are not suitable one can define one's own format. You can use the {{man button|Add}} button to add a Name format to the list. Clicking once will give you a '''SURNAME,Given Suffix(call)''' format and as example : '''SMITH, Edwin Jose Sr (Ed)'''. If you added new name formats to the list the {{man button|Remove}} and {{man button|Edit}} buttons become available to change the name format list. {{man note|1=Note|2=Besides the system wide setting GRAMPS allows deciding the name display format individually for every single name via the {{man label|Name Editor}} dialog (see ''adv-an'' ).}}{{man note|1=Note|2=Custom name display formats are stored in the databases, thus before loading any database the {{man label|Custom format details}} expander is disabled.}}
*Date format: This option controls the display of dates. Several different formats are available, (e.g. YYYY-MM-DD (ISO)) which may be dependent on your locale.
*Surname Guessing: This option affects the initial family name of a child when he/she is added to the database. If {{man label|None}} is selected, no guessing will be attempted. Selecting {{man label|Father's surname}} will use the family name of the father. Selecting {{man label|Combination of mother's and father's surname}} will use the father's name followed by the mother's name. Finally, {{man label|Icelandic style}} will use the father's given name followed by the "sson" suffix (e.g. the son of Edwin will be guessed as Edwinsson).
*Status bar: This option controls the information displayed in the status bar. This can be either the Active person's name and ID or Relationship to home person.
*Show text in sidebar buttons: This option controls whether or not a text description is displayed next to the icon in the sidebar. This option takes effect after the program has been restarted.
==Name Format Editor==
