From: Benny M. <ben...@gm...> - 2011-08-20 09:14:24
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2011/8/18 Michael C Tiernan <mic...@gm...> > I understand (reasonably) that name formats are varied (but may not know > *how* widely they vary) so I am going to ask this in an effort to learn more > about how Gramps works using names. > > I have a name that I put in, such as my own > Family: Tiernan > Given: Michael C "Mike" > And that it's my birth name. > > It seems to display "as I expect" and then I run the "Extract from names" > tool and it, seemingly rightfully, recognizes "Mike" as a "nickname" and > pulls it out of the Given Name field and creates an attribute key/value pair > for it of "nickname"/"Mike". > Version 3.3 should not do that, it has a nickname field in the name editor, so that would actually be a bug (left over from 3.2) > > So far, logical from my point of view. (Yes, I know this is a limited view, > which is why I'm asking questions instead of complaining. :) ) > > Now, if I work on the "Display Name Editor" and create a field that reads > like this: > >>Prefix Surname, Suffix, Given, "Call", (Patronymic)<< > Call is something Germanic, don't use it as an Angelosaxon. It is part of the given name (first name) that is the call name. Use Nickname. > (Using <<>> as quotes for this message.) > when I'm finished, the name display doesn't seem to have changed *and*, the > "Call" entry, doesn't pick up the "Nickname" value when the "Call Name" > field is blank. > Call is something different, so normal that nick name does not show. If nick is in the attributes, there is no way to see it via the name format. Name format selection in the preferences should immediately be visisble. > > > 1. Is this a known FAQ that I should have found? > If so, my apologies, please point to it for me and I'll go read it. > 2. I know there's a long discussion about the use of the "Call" name > field and I'm not trying to open that can of worms. It *seems* that the tool > to extract info from names recognizes a nickname correctly and puts it where > it belongs but then, the display name editor fails to permit the nickname to > be used. Again, if this is a known issue we can drop it here. > 3. I've logged two bug reports on the Display Name Editor, and I think > they both are simple errors in handling the unknown cases. > > Please, post the bug numbers here, searching bug tracker is not always that easy. Benny > > 1. > > Thanks for everyone's time! > -- > << MCT >> Michael C Tiernan. > Is God a performance artist? > http://www.linkedin.com/in/mtiernan > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get a FREE DOWNLOAD! and learn more about uberSVN rich system, > user administration capabilities and model configuration. Take > the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and the > tools developers use with it. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-d2d-2 > _______________________________________________ > Gramps-users mailing list > Gra...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users > > |