Customize the Genealogical Symbols lookup table - Revision history

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Gioto: /* Genealogical Symbols */

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‎Genealogical Symbols

Bamaustin: /* See also */

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Bamaustin at 06:55, 30 March 2020

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 ===Genealogy symbols preferences===
-[[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Advanced_manipulation_of_settings|Advanced Manipulation of Settings]] - you can manually editing the <code>gramps.ini</code> configuration [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file ini file] stored in the Gramps version sub-folder of the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_User_Directory|user directory]].
+[[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Advanced_manipulation_of_settings|Advanced Manipulation of Settings]] - you can manually editing the <code>gramps.ini</code> configuration [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file ini file] stored in the Gramps version sub-folder of the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_User_Directory|user directory]].
 However, this section store a negligible amount of information. Rather being Advanced manipulation, hacking this configuration file offers little value. The most common hack will be to delete the subsection entirely and allow Gramps to re-create it with default settings.
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 == See also ==
-* [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Genealogical_Symbols|Genealogical Symbols]] - Gramps feature user documentation
+* [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Genealogical_Symbols|Genealogical Symbols]] - Gramps feature user documentation
 * [[GEPS 039: Genealogical symbols in gramps]]
 * Feature request: {{bug|9098}} Gramps should be able to use genealogy symbols everywhere.

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   selected-font='Segoe UI Symbol'
 {{-}}
-===Built-in date label options===
+===Builtin date label options===
 The Relationship category view to the right shows the symbolic (language agnostic) labeling method created for the 5.1 version of Gramps.
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	[[File:EditPreferences-GenealogicalSymbols-tab-default-52.png\|center\|thumb\|450px\|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure\|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols" - initial Preferences tab (Gramps 5.2.x)]]		[[File:EditPreferences-GenealogicalSymbols-tab-default-52.png\|center\|thumb\|450px\|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure\|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols" - initial Preferences tab (Gramps 5.2.x)]]
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		+	[[File:EditPreferences-GenealogicalSymbols-tab-default-60.png\|center\|thumb\|450px\|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure\|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols" - initial Preferences tab (Gramps 6.0.x)]]
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	After clicking the {{man button\|Try to find}} button in the {{Man menu\|Edit ➡ Preferences ➡ Genealogical Symbols}} tab		After clicking the {{man button\|Try to find}} button in the {{Man menu\|Edit ➡ Preferences ➡ Genealogical Symbols}} tab

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 The Relationship category view to the right shows the superseded English label method.
 {{-}}
-[[File:Relationships-category-view-default-52.png|right|450px|thumb|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Relationships Category view in Gramps version 5.1]]It was determined that these English labels did not encourage localization. An arbitrary set of symbols had been proposed that was deemed more universal than English terms and abbreviations.
+[[File:Relationships-category-view-default-60.png|right|450px|thumb|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Relationships Category view in Gramps version 6.0]]It was determined that these English labels did not encourage localization. An arbitrary set of symbols had been proposed that was deemed more universal than English terms and abbreviations.
 This set of symbols has been [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_coding hard-coded], following a [Tamura Jones expounds on [https://www.tamurajones.net/GenealogySymbols.xhtml 30-year old recommendation for genealogical software]. However, these recommendations were based on the very limited options in early personal computers. The symbols used for birth & death are re-purposed from mathematical operators. This raises objections about ambiguity.

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 The Relationship category view to the right shows the superseded English label method.
 {{-}}
-[[File:Relationships-category-view-51.png|right|450px|thumb|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Relationships Category view in Gramps version 5.1]]It was determined that these English labels did not encourage localization. An arbitrary set of symbols had been proposed that was deemed more universal than English terms and abbreviations.
+[[File:Relationships-category-view-default-52.png|right|450px|thumb|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Relationships Category view in Gramps version 5.1]]It was determined that these English labels did not encourage localization. An arbitrary set of symbols had been proposed that was deemed more universal than English terms and abbreviations.
 This set of symbols has been [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_coding hard-coded], following a [Tamura Jones expounds on [https://www.tamurajones.net/GenealogySymbols.xhtml 30-year old recommendation for genealogical software]. However, these recommendations were based on the very limited options in early personal computers. The symbols used for birth & death are re-purposed from mathematical operators. This raises objections about ambiguity.

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 If the [https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fontconfig/ fontconfig] [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Prerequisite|prerequisite has been installed]], then on the {{Man menu|Edit &#x27a1; Preferences &#x27a1; Genealogical Symbols}} select the {{man button|Try to find}} button, Gramps will attempt to detect any suitable unicode text fonts that include gylphs for all the required symbols.
-[[File:EditPreferences-GenealogicalSymbols-tab-default-51.png|center|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols"  - initial Preferences tab]]
+[[File:EditPreferences-GenealogicalSymbols-tab-default-51.png|center|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols"  - initial Preferences tab (Gramps 5.1.x)]]
 After clicking the {{man button|Try to find}} button in the {{Man menu|Edit &#x27a1; Preferences &#x27a1; Genealogical Symbols}} tab

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-===Next Section===
 [[File:GenealogicalSymbolsRelationshipsView_textSub-51.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols"  - Relationship View - text substitutions]]
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 [[File:GenealogicalSymbolsRelationshipsView_default_AlphaOmega-51.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols"  - Relationship View - Alpha & Omega text]]
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 == See also ==
 * [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Genealogical_Symbols|Genealogical Symbols]] - Gramps feature user documentation

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 ===Customizing the date labels===
-The Relationship category view to the right shows the language agnostic labeling method created for the 5.1 version of Gramps.
+The Relationship category view to the right shows the symbolic (language agnostic) labeling method created for the 5.1 version of Gramps.
 {{-}}
-[[File:GenealogicalSymbolsRelationshipsView_default-51.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols"  - Relationship View - default display for version 5.1]]The Relationship category view to the right also shows the language agnostic labeling method created for the 5.1 version of Gramps. (The Gramplet bars have been turned off to reduce distracting clutter.) The data for Sibling 2 has been changed to display the baptismal and burial date  text styling variants. These are only shown in this view when an explicit date for birth (or death) is missing.  Note that these dates are italicized to highlight that they are not actual birth or death dates.
+[[File:GenealogicalSymbolsRelationshipsView_default-51.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols"  - Relationship View - default display for version 5.1]]The Relationship category view to the right also shows the language agnostic labeling method created for the 5.1 version of Gramps. (The Gramplet bars have been turned off to reduce distracting clutter.) ''The data for Sibling 2 has been changed to display the baptismal and burial date text styling variants.'' These are only shown in this view when an explicit date for birth (or death) is missing.  These dates are italicized to indicate that they are inferred by other events, not the actual birth or death dates.
 {{-}}