Re: [Gramps-users] Adding a photo to more than one person

[Benny M. <ben...@gm...>]

2012/1/29 Michaël Van Dorpe <mic...@gm...>:
> On 01/29/2012 03:38 PM, Dianne Reuby wrote:
>> I have several photos that include more than one person - siblings,
>> couples, etc.
>>
>> I've been storing these in the folder I use for media, and adding them
>> to both people (choosing a person, click edit, gallery tab, add new
>> photo, then repeating with the second person).
>
> For the second person, instead of 'adding a new image', you should
> 'choose an image' from the list of existing images. You can do that with
> the icon right next to the big "+" icon that you have been using.
>
> That way, you will have the picture in your database just once, but both
> persons will refer to that picture.

Also, you can click+drag in the picture on the reference image
section, and indicate on a group photo which one is the person you are
referencing.
Read: http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_create_image_reference_regions
for details.

Benny
>
>
>> When I look at the Media list, it shows that media item twice, each with
>> it's own O number. Am I mucking up my database by doing it this way?
>> Should I be duplicating the image with a slightly different name, and
>> using one for each person?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Dianne
>>
>>
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