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=Introduction='''The following are experiences using [[Windows_installer|GRAMPS installed on Windows and GRAMPS'''==XP]] (version 3.0.x).
GRAMPS version 3.0.x runs well on a Windows PC. For known problems or problem reports go to [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/main_page.php http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/main_page.php]. For several discussion about GRAMPS you may look at [http://www.nabble.com/GRAMPS-f1185.html http://www.nabble.com/GRAMPS-f1185.html] where you'll find a special main thread for 'GRAMPS -Windows'.
Nobody guarantees anything at all!
==='''Installing GRAMPS'''===Although it is unusual for a Windows user, it is necessary to install several parts to get a complete and working application - it's the way to install GRAMPS. If one follows the instructions of the documentation ([[Windows_installer]]) it should work without trouble. ==='''Setting the working language for GRAMPS'''===
GRAMPS looks during the start-up-phase for an environment variable (called LANG) to switch to a special language. It's better to use a ".CMD" or ".BAT" file to control this environment variable instead a permanent setting in the windows registry, to have the possibility to go back to the GRAMPS standard language (English) in the case you want to report about a problem or a bug.
You have to place the ".CMD" file into the same folder as the file "gramps.py" or to set your environment variable PATH to include the path to the file "gramps.py". At least in one case there was a problem using a line "phytonw.exe gramps.py" in a ".CMD" file: The usage of the environment and STDIN, SDTOUT and STDERROR does not work properly. May be, there is any where a Phyton-Windows specialist who knows more about this topic or is able to solve the problem.
==='''Setting the configuration path for GRAMPS'''===
During the boot process of GRAMPS there is a check for an environment variable called GRAMPSHOME.
set GRAMPSHOME=E:\GRAMPS
==='''Updating GRAMPS'''===Well, Windows users will need to check the version of all dependencies for each version update. The [[Windows user it's installer]] page lists the same unusual way to update GRAMPS as versions you will need. I you have trouble seeing which version you have, just install the way recommended version to install itbe sure. ==Building from source==See the documentation for more information to get the newest Phyton Python files ([[Installation]], see chapter 'Obtaining the source'). As usual in this community the update includes only the GRAMPS part of the software. But if one did run first all steps of the installation there should be no problems using the update.
At least up to version 3.0.2 you have also to compile and replace your language file.
#Replace the old gramps.mo by the new one. It should be placed in "...\lang\de\LC_MESSAGES" (e.g. C:\Programme\gramps_prog)
==='''Using external applications to open a Opening media file (e.g. ".JPG" or ".PDF")'''=files==
GRAMPS has some predefined MIME types for some file types (e.g. ".JPG", ".BMP" or ".PDF") and uses the MIME definitions of your Windows System, to select the external application accessing the media file. This is not the usual way of the Windows Explorer where only the file's extension defines the default application for the file (the method is usual called File Associations)!
If GRAMPS knows the MIME type of a special file this MIME type will be shown in the column "Type" of the table "Media". But it may be, that this MIME type is an unknown or incomplete MIME type of your system. In this case one has to define the correct MIME type. It’s possible but really not easy. So, a better way would be, to find an application where the MIME definition for file type of your choice will be defined as a MIME type or to focus onto the build-in file types of GRAMPS.
Comment (12.10.2008): Up to release 3.0.1 for file and folder names standard ASCII letters are allowed only (e.g. no 'Ü', 'Ä', .... on a German Windows)! This issue is fixed in the 3.0.2 release (see [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=2246])
==='''Archiving'''===
The new possibilities for archiving versions of a GRAMPS database is announced for GRAMPS version 3.0.2.
There are some special hints to use the functionality:
