From: <pac...@co...> - 2008-07-20 01:08:17
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Friends, GRAMPS 3.0.1-1 on Heron: Where in the ubuntu directory structure is the best or correct place to locate images, texts, sound and video files? Should all different types of files be in the same directory? The imported xml file suggests that the path for the files can be changed at time of startup in preferences. Following the directions an using terminal I find gramps but the key for preferences is empty? Do I need to do preference tinkering at all? I have no problem re-assigning images to the proper people but I want to be sure the directory I setup is O.K. in event I have to do another move because of an O.S. upgrade. Please email me directly as well as the list. Best, Charles |
From: Duncan L. <dli...@gm...> - 2008-07-20 22:08:12
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> Where in the ubuntu directory structure is the best or correct place to locate images, texts, sound and video files? Should all different types of files be in the same directory? Up to you really. But I've noticed that nautilus gets slow with too many files in icon view. > The imported xml file suggests that the path for the files can be changed at time of startup in preferences. Following the directions an using terminal I find gramps but the key for preferences is empty? Do I need to do preference tinkering at all? 'Edit > Preferences > General' see the last setting. I think this should be moved, but where? > I have no problem re-assigning images to the proper people but I want to be sure the directory I setup is O.K. in event I have to do another move because of an O.S. upgrade. I'm currently working on the first element of solving this perpetual problem of file names and locations. On the GRAMPS wiki I'm working on what filenames are both safe and useful, so far just the page http://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Portable_Filenames which looks for a sensible set of characters. The next step is to use the available characters to make meaningful file names, for example: [birt][plac]London,_England[date]1974-03-12_[name]Smith,_John_[note]birth_certificate.jpg Let's keep talking and we'll make the start of a recommended solution... Duncan |
From: Perkins, J. <Jer...@jp...> - 2008-07-21 13:13:25
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pac...@co... wrote: > Where in the ubuntu directory structure is the best or correct place to locate images, texts, sound and video files? Should all different types of files be in the same directory? Here is my method. Hope this will be some help. Ubuntu or not, this should work for all UNIX / Linux, even Microsoft. (Toot my hone, I use Debian Stable (Etch). /srv I store all my server files in /srv, including web and Samba. This is the standard UNIX directory for server files. /srv/Genealogy/ or /srv/Samba/Genealogy/ or /srv/Samba/Family/Genealogy/ or If you use a samba file share, you may want to use something like the second one. I use the third one, which has a file share of Family. This is the structure of /srv/Genealogy: ./Books_Published/ All books that I have published, such as "Perkins Family History". ./Books_In_Process/ Current book that I am working on. ./Doc/ This is the big one where I store all the Media files. ./Doc/Book_xxxxx/ I have stored documents such as birth certificated in a three ring binder. These are enclosed in acid free clear sleeves. The "xxxxx" = the name of the binder. ./Doc/Book_xxxxx/001-xxxx.jpeg These are the graphics from the book. the first three is the page number of the sleeve. Then a title. This title is the same as I use for the Media title. Hence path is ../Doc/Book_1/031-Birth_Record_Perkins_Gerald.png and Media Title is Birth Record Perkins, Gerald Dana ./Doc/Census/ path is ../Doc/Census/california-humboldt-south_fork_township-1920-69-1b.jpeg Title is Census USA, California, Humboldt, South Fork Township 1920 69 p. 1B ./Doc/Head_Shot/ Where I keep an individuals head shot. This is placed in People > Person > Gallery ./Doc/Indiana_Marriage_Collection_1800-1941/ Names of different collections. Example shown. ./Doc/Media_yyyy/ This is kind of my general catch all. I know, not good. It started to be so large that I started a new one every year. Slowly I have moved some to there proper directories. ./Doc/Military/ Example Registration_Perkins_C_Ray.jpeg ./Doc/Naturalization/ Example Helwig_Otto.jpeg ./Doc/Object/ These are photos of objects such as Military_POW_Tag_Helwig_Charles.jpeg ./Doc/Ship_Manifest/ I have been working on the format here. This is a current example sm-philadelphia_rhynland-a-1901-06-16.jpeg ./Gramps/ The home of Gramps. ./Miscellaneous/ Currently store blank Census forms and the like. ./Need_To_Process/ Any new files, photos, etc that I need to process into Gramps. Kind of a holding area. -- Jerry Perkins Home page = http://jperkins.us/ |
From: Duncan L. <dli...@gm...> - 2008-07-21 16:47:32
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2008/7/21 Perkins, Jerry <Jer...@jp...>: Hi Jerry, how would you like to add that description to the GRAMPS wiki? It'd be really useful in my opinion, and it's exactly what I'll be working on in the next few days. I've made a hidden link under Good practises for genealogical research' on http://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Portal:Genealogy if you want to use it. Duncan |
From: Perkins, J. <Jer...@jp...> - 2008-07-21 23:26:27
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Duncan Lithgow wrote: > 2008/7/21 Perkins, Jerry <Jer...@jp...>: > > Hi Jerry, how would you like to add that description to the GRAMPS > wiki? It'd be really useful in my opinion, and it's exactly what I'll > be working on in the next few days. > > I've made a hidden link under Good practises for genealogical > research' on http://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Portal:Genealogy > if you want to use it. > > Duncan I would be glad to. It is roughed in right now. I will be making a few passes through it to put a little better description to it. Comments / help is appreciated. -- Jerry Perkins Home page = http://jperkins.us/ |
From: Martin S. <mar...@ma...> - 2008-07-22 04:10:39
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"Duncan Lithgow" <dli...@gm...> writes: >> Where in the ubuntu directory structure is the best or correct place >> to locate images, texts, sound and video files? Should all different >> types of files be in the same directory? > > Up to you really. But I've noticed that nautilus gets slow with too > many files in icon view. > >> The imported xml file suggests that the path for the files can be >> changed at time of startup in preferences. Following the directions >> an using terminal I find gramps but the key for preferences is >> empty? Do I need to do preference tinkering at all? > 'Edit > Preferences > General' see the last setting. I think this > should be moved, but where? > Most of the linux apps I use have variables (directory paths, editor, and so on) which I can set for my environment. Is there some reason why gramps doesn't have these (as well as menu preferences)? Would they not be useful? Why not GRAMPSMEDIA? -- Martin |
From: Duncan L. <dli...@gm...> - 2008-07-22 16:59:29
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See 'Edit > Preferences > General' Base path... Duncan |
From: Duncan L. <dli...@gm...> - 2008-07-22 17:00:22
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2008/7/22 Perkins, Jerry <Jer...@jp...>: >> Duncan > I would be glad to. It is roughed in right now. I will be making > a few passes through it to put a little better description to it. > Comments / help is appreciated. Hi Jerry, I can't find the page you're using. I'm looking at http://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Meaningful_filenames Duncan |
From: Duncan L. <dli...@gm...> - 2008-07-22 18:58:26
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2008/7/22 Duncan Lithgow <dli...@gm...>: > Hi Jerry, I can't find the page you're using. I'm looking at > http://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Meaningful_filenames Silly me, found it http://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Organise_your_files Duncan |