[Gramps-devel] Name display patch for a short, common name

[Douglas S. B. <db...@cs...>]

I'm trying to finish up some calendar enhancements for 2.2 and 3.0. One
problem I've been wrestling with is how to get names to nicely fit inside
a small area for a day.

I have some hacks in the calendar code, but they aren't general. If there
were a name display format that had a short first name option, that would
be the best solution, and others could use the short first name code as
well.

I've written such a name displayer:
http://bugs.gramps-project.org/view.php?id=1256

This is a clean up of the name displayer code which also allows some more
sophisticated patterns, internationalization, keywords (rather than %
codes), initials, and a "common" name (which is either the call name, or
the first part of firstname).

The patch also adds other name display patterns that are impossible with
the old code. This could also make the interface to a Custom Format name
display easier, as you wouldn't need a "Format Name" because the pattern
is the description (ie, "Surname, Given" is a valid pattern).

Can someone look at that patch?

Thanks!

-Doug