Re: [Gramps-users] 64 bit and Windows 8

[Jeff H. <jef...@gm...>]

Hi John,
I hope this will be confirmed by people more comfortable with Gramps
than I am, but I have done what you are doing and it has not been a
problem.
The file path to media is 'hard-wired' onto the people that reference
that media, so a number of different 'Family Trees' should be able to
reference the same media.

For instance if grandpa has a picture of a birth certificate at
/this/is/a/file/path then as long as that picture remains there is
should be shown.

There is a very effective media path tool for repairing/changing file
paths if things have changed or moved for any reason.

I think the answer to point two is 'no' and the others are unnecessary.

Merry x and Happy ny.

On 26/12/2012, John Tea <j2...@ya...> wrote:
> Thank you for your helpful advice
> Apologies for this being a new email - I have not managed to work out how to
> continue the thread as my view of the archive is 'read only'.  Perhaps
> someone could give me a hint on this?
>
> I have successfully upgraded Gramps to version 3.4.2-1 on both the desktop
> and the laptop.  This version seems to load the programme more quickly, but
> the import of the database from the memory stick into the programme seems
> rather slower.
>
> Also, I have another query:
> To recap, I use a desktop and a laptop, transferring the database between
> the two on a memory stick via the export and import functions, because I
> work on it in two separate locations.
> I want to start adding Media (and I have many items) to the database on the
> desktop, attaching them variously to people, events, and places.  I know I
> can export the database to the memory stick without the media files and then
> import to the laptop where I will continue to edit and add to the records.
> When I transfer the revised database back to the desktop it will be imported
> into a new family tree.  But this new family tree will not have the media
> files.
> My objective is to work on the database on the two machines, but retain the
> media files on the version in the desktop only, as the database including
> the media files will be too large and slow to transfer each time on a
> regular basis.
> My questions are:
> 01. Is there a way to transfer the media files from the old family tree on
> the desktop to the new one after importing the revised database from the
> laptop, retaining the appropriate attachment for each?
> 02. When I transfer the revised database, is there a way to import only the
> changes into the existing family tree on the desktop (that still has the
> media files in it)?
> 03. Could this be achieved using synchronisation software?
> 04. Any other suggestions for achieving the objective?
>
> Many thanks and best regards
> John