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; Develop database test cases: We need sample databases that handle all the features of the program.
; Help with interface testing: Either testing the interface by hand, or help writing dogtail tests for automated testing.
; Write tutorials on wiki: Here is where you can make '''the most valuable contributions'''.As a user you can best explain how you go about and sharing this knowledge is a great thing to do. As a user of GRAMPS, you will gain knowledge of the reports, how they work, and how they can be made better. {{man tip|1=Wiki manual|2=Please enhance the {{man label|Wiki}} - particularly the manual section.}} [[:Category:How_do_I|How I do ...]], [[:Category:Tutorials|Tutorials]], [[:Category:Tips|Tips]].
; Develop screencasts: [http://www.unixuser.org/~euske/vnc2swf/ vnc2swf], [http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/ recordmydesktop], [http://live.gnome.org/Istanbul Istanbul], [http://www.tortall.net/mu/wiki/Cankiri Cankiri], [http://www.techmag.biz/capturing_screen_VLC_screencasting VLC], [http://people.freedesktop.org/~company/byzanz/ byzanz], [http://xvidcap.sourceforge.net/ xvidcap], gifsicle or [http://www.swftools.org/ SWFTools] programs can be used to create screen movies that could be used to show people how to perform different tasks.
Also, seems that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web_Consortium W3C] work on specifications for [http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/ Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language] and a video markup could be added on [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#video HTML5]...
; Provide a translation: GRAMPS supports many languages, but the more languages we support, the more we serve our community. See also [[Portal:Translators| Translators]]
; Package the program for a distribution: Installing GRAMPS from source code is more than most new users can handle. If you can provide a package for your system, it will make it easier for new users to starting using GRAMPS.
; Participate on the mailing lists: If the users of the community can answer each other's questions, it can significantly reduce the load on the developers.