Re: [Gramps-devel] Date definition

[Doug B. <dou...@gm...>]

On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 5:08 AM, Peter Landgren <pet...@te...>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a problem with defining date ranges in the events filter sidebar,
> specifically using
> before/after:
>
> If I want all birth events after 1800-01-01 I have to write (in Swedish)
> "mellan 1800-01-01 och 2009-09-19"
> If I write
> "efter 1800-01-01"
> I only get birth dates between 1800 and 1810.
> Just the closest decade. Similar with using before.
>
> (I have also tested with English (I had disable the loading of
> "_Date_sv.py".)
>
> Is this correct or is it a bug? Both branch and trunk.
>
>
I think that this may be based on your Preferences and what you have defined
"after" to mean. It looks like it is set to 10 years.

This is a little awkward because we are using two meanings of "after". For
example, if you say that a person was born "after 1645" you probably don't
mean that they might have been born in 2009. However, in a query, you really
might literally mean anything after 1645, including things in 2009.

We might automatically change the meaning of the after-range to use in a
query to be infinity, so as to better match expectations.

In any event, the user can currently control this via Preferences.

-Doug


> /Peter
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Come build with us! The BlackBerry&reg; Developer Conference in SF, CA
> is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your
> developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay
> ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9&#45;12, 2009. Register now&#33;
> http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf
> _______________________________________________
> Gramps-devel mailing list
> Gra...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-devel
>