From: Teresa C. <ter...@gm...> - 2014-01-15 15:05:02
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This is my first time posting here. I don't know anything about coding, but I hope my problem doesn't need that type of knowledge. In a previous Gramps (3- can't remember the rest), I was able to change the maximum age settings, but now I cannot change it above 140 years. I'm working on a project to create family trees on Biblical and mythical dinasties which soar above the one thousand years of age. I started it a couple of years ago, and when I picked it up again, I upgraded Gramps but found out I cannot change the maximum age above 140. How can I get around this? Thank you for every help you can give me on this. -- Teresa Costa |
From: Jerome <rom...@ya...> - 2014-01-15 15:25:30
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Hi, You need to change this hardcoded limit, set on code... Do not worry, it can be simple. Use a text editor, encoding compliant and have a look at 'gui/configure.py' file: self.add_spinner(table, _('Maximum age probably alive'), 3, 'behavior.max-age-prob-alive', (80, 140)) Now, change the last value to your custom limit. Le mer. 15 janv. 2014 at 16:04,Teresa Costa <ter...@gm...> a écrit : > This is my first time posting here. I don't know anything about > coding, but I hope my problem doesn't need that type of knowledge. > > In a previous Gramps (3- can't remember the rest), I was able to > change the maximum age settings, but now I cannot change it above 140 > years. > > I'm working on a project to create family trees on Biblical and > mythical dinasties which soar above the one thousand years of age. I > started it a couple of years ago, and when I picked it up again, I > upgraded Gramps but found out I cannot change the maximum age above > 140. > > How can I get around this? > > Thank you for every help you can give me on this. > -- > Teresa Costa |
From: Enno B. <enn...@gm...> - 2014-01-15 15:40:29
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Hi, > Do not worry, it can be simple. > > Use a text editor, encoding compliant and have a look at > 'gui/configure.py' file: > > self.add_spinner(table, > _('Maximum age probably alive'), > 3, 'behavior.max-age-prob-alive', (80, 140)) > > Now, change the last value to your custom limit. This will not work on Windows Vista or newer, because Windows protects files inside Program Files from changes. When you save, everything looks fine, but it has no effect, because Windows writes changes to a hidden folder, which is not read by Gramps at all. There are ways around this, but that is quite advanced. regards, Enno |
From: Teresa C. <ter...@gm...> - 2014-01-15 16:25:55
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Thanks, it worked! ^_^ @Jerome - I found the file as you said (/lib/python2-7/site-packages/gramps/gui/configure.py) and I made the changes. Easy as pie. @Enno - As you said, Windows 7 protected it. But I'm stubborn! Because I have adm clearance, I saved a copy of the file to my desktop (I kept the original name). Then, I copied it back into the folder. It prompted my adm clearance in order to replace the original file with this one, and that was it. I've since checked with Gramps and it's working perfectly. I'm extremely thankful for your simple explanations and warning. Teresa On 15 January 2014 15:40, Enno Borgsteede <enn...@gm...> wrote: > Hi, > > Do not worry, it can be simple. > > > > Use a text editor, encoding compliant and have a look at > > 'gui/configure.py' file: > > > > self.add_spinner(table, > > _('Maximum age probably alive'), > > 3, 'behavior.max-age-prob-alive', (80, 140)) > > > > Now, change the last value to your custom limit. > This will not work on Windows Vista or newer, because Windows protects > files inside Program Files from changes. When you save, everything looks > fine, but it has no effect, because Windows writes changes to a hidden > folder, which is not read by Gramps at all. > > There are ways around this, but that is quite advanced. > > regards, > > Enno > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. > Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For > Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. > Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Gramps-users mailing list > Gra...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users > -- Teresa Costa |