Re: [Gramps-users] Manual in ePub format

[Bob Melson <melsonr@ea...>]

All indications are that .epub is still in Alpha, which
leads to the question why you want to convert from a
stable .pdf format to an unstable .epub format.  As
somebody famously said, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

Bob Melson

[ Charset ISO-8859-1 unsupported, converting... ]
> Hi Bo
> 
> On 30/11/11 09:16 AM, Bo Ros?n wrote:
> 
> 
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried that too earlier and it didn't
> > turn out all that well for me. I don't have it here, but I think
> > especially boxed text got mixed into the main text for a rather
> > confusing read ;)
> >
> > There may be some semi-arcane tricks to conversion I don't know about
> > though, likely as I've never really tried this before.
> >
> > (I did see that Mediawiki has an export to epub extension...)
> >
> >
> 
> I took a little more time to look at my conversion and found that, 
> indeed, it was not much use. In my case all the internal links appeared 
> to fail.
> 
> Persevering I tried an on line conversion service I have used in the 
> past which came back with
> 
> 
> There was a problem converting your file - We attempted to perform the
> conversion you requested from *pdf* to *epub* but unfortunately the 
> conversion failed - our support team have been notified and are looking 
> into the problem.
> Please click here <http://www.zamzar.com>; if you would like to try and 
> perform your conversion again. Conversion failed for the following file:
> 
> *GRAMPS_3_3_Prince.pdf*
> 
> So it would seem that there is more to this than meets the eye!
> 
> Colin.
> 
> 
> 
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[Gramps-users] Find Possible Duplicate People search

[Ken B <ken.mymail@gm...>]

Hello All,

    I have just imported a small gedcom (supplied by a just found
relative)into a backup of my working database.
    I have exported the merged database, created a new one and run all
the tests.
    My question is about running the "Find Possible Duplicate People"
search. What are the Match Threshold settings (Low, Medium, High) and
how do they effect the search and results produced. Does the High
threshold produce results with a high chance of a match, and the Low
threshold produce more results with less chance of an accurate match?
    Are there any recommended methods to run this tool? I understand the
use of the soundex codes option.

Many thanks,
Ken.
NZ.

Re: [Gramps-users] Manual in ePub format

[Colin Reynolds <colin.reinhold@gm...>]

Hi Bo

On 30/11/11 09:16 AM, Bo Rosén wrote:


>
> Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried that too earlier and it didn't
> turn out all that well for me. I don't have it here, but I think
> especially boxed text got mixed into the main text for a rather
> confusing read ;)
>
> There may be some semi-arcane tricks to conversion I don't know about
> though, likely as I've never really tried this before.
>
> (I did see that Mediawiki has an export to epub extension...)
>
>

I took a little more time to look at my conversion and found that, 
indeed, it was not much use. In my case all the internal links appeared 
to fail.

Persevering I tried an on line conversion service I have used in the 
past which came back with


There was a problem converting your file - We attempted to perform the
conversion you requested from *pdf* to *epub* but unfortunately the 
conversion failed - our support team have been notified and are looking 
into the problem.
Please click here <http://www.zamzar.com>; if you would like to try and 
perform your conversion again. Conversion failed for the following file:

*GRAMPS_3_3_Prince.pdf*

So it would seem that there is more to this than meets the eye!

Colin.

[Gramps-users] Question about Gramps upgrade

[Ourtaau Mickael <mickael_ourtaau@ya...>]

Hello everybody

I began using Gramps last year on version 3.2.4. Today I would like to continus my works on gramps.

First, I would like to install the lastest version for Windows XP

I read in the documentation there are a 3.3.1 Portable and a 3.3.1-2 AIO.

My first question is : what are the differents between these both package? the Portable version is it a full version? What are his limit?

Secondly, Is it possible to upgrade my old version 3.2.4 to the lastest version (portable or AIO)? I read that to upgrade my gramps I must export my database in XML export, uninstall my old gramps, install the new version and import my XML.
Is there a full compatibility between the XML export 3.2.4 and the XML import 3.3.1?

Thanks in advance for you answer.

Mickaël

Re: [Gramps-users] Manual in ePub format

[Bo Rosén <bo.rosen@gm...>]

2011-11-30 16:45, Colin Reynolds skrev:
>
> Bo,
>
> I just ran the .pdf through Calibre and converted it to ePub. I did not
> check for errors but it seems to be fine so this is effectively a do it
> yourself project.
>
> Calibre is a free ebook handling programme available on most OS.
>
> Colin

Thanks for the suggestion, but I tried that too earlier and it didn't 
turn out all that well for me. I don't have it here, but I think 
especially boxed text got mixed into the main text for a rather 
confusing read ;)

There may be some semi-arcane tricks to conversion I don't know about 
though, likely as I've never really tried this before.

(I did see that Mediawiki has an export to epub extension...)

Cheers,
Bo

Re: [Gramps-users] Manual in ePub format

[Colin Reynolds <colin.reinhold@gm...>]

On 30/11/11 03:30 AM, Bo Rosén wrote:
> Hi,
> I was wondering how much trouble it would be to generate the manual as
> an ePub as well as a PDF for reading on devices with smaller screens?
> Any chance of this happening at some point?

Bo,

I just ran the .pdf through Calibre and converted it to ePub. I did not 
check for errors but it seems to be fine so this is effectively a do it 
yourself project.

Calibre is a free ebook handling programme available on most OS.

Colin

Re: [Gramps-users] text file to gramps database and misc questions

[Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gm...>]

2011/11/26 Doug Blank <doug.blank@...>

> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 5:23 AM, Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@...>
> wrote:
> > Thanks Benny and Doug. I used the gramplet and it worked fine.
>
> Your'e welcome!
>
> > Few more questions:
> > a) Is there a  textfile interface from which gramps database can be
> > populated?
> >     This can potentially help speed up the task when a lot of entries
> need
> > to be added. Adding them one by one becomes very slow with all the
> clicking
> > that needs to take place.
>
> There are three things:
>
> a) All of the imports are essentially textual imports. Gramps XML,
> GEDCOM, and all of the rest can be written by hand if you wish and
> imported. Not easy, but possible.
>
> b) There is a Spreadsheet import that is specifically designed for
> exactly for this purpose:
>
> http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees:_CSV_Import_and_Export
>
> > b) Is there a limitation on the size of the database that gramps uses? I
> am
> > running it on mac book air.
>
> No practical limit:
>
> http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_FAQ#What_is_the_maximum_database_size_.28bytes.29_Gramps_can_handle.3F
>
> > c) One question from my previous email was about how to count number of
> > girls (or boys or dads) in each generation starting from the leaf node
> > (assume birthdates are not known).
>
> There are many options:
>
> * you can set a filter on gender
>

In case you did not see, the bottom bar on a listview shows the amount of
rows presents in the view over the total, so eg 25/400, indicating you have
25 entries that satisfy the filter, on 400.

Benny

>
> * you can run the statistic report
>
> * the Statistics Gramplet shows you the count; double-click it to see a
> list.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> -Doug
>
> > Thanks and Regards,
> > -Bobby
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Doug Blank <doug.blank@...>
> > To: Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@...>
> > Cc: Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@...>;
> > gramps-users@...
> > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:59 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] (no subject)
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 4:06 AM, Benny Malengier
> > <benny.malengier@...> wrote:
> >> You would need some code to do this.
> >>
> >> Some options:
> >>
> >> 1/open the top surnames gramplet and safe it as a new gramplet. Your
> idea
> >> of
> >> frequency of first names would be a great new gramplet. Also as a new
> >> report
> >> type this is interesting
> >
> > There is a Given name Cloud Gramplet that already does much of what
> > you would need.
> >
> > -Doug
> >
> >> 2/If you want to avoid learning a bit of the internals of Gramps, then
> you
> >> can use spreadsheet. This goes as follows:
> >> Via the Preferences->Display, set the name type to Given, so that only
> the
> >> first name shows in the person views. Then go the flat person view (so
> not
> >> grouped per surname), via the configuration make first name and birth
> date
> >> the first columns, sort on first name (click on column header) and
> export
> >> to
> >> a csv file using the menu option Family Tree->Export View, which you
> open
> >> in
> >> a spreadsheet (if you have LibreOffice you can directoy export the view
> as
> >> an opendocument spreadsheet, which is faster). Then use the spreadsheet
> >> functions to calculate and plot the frequencies. So, a function to add a
> >> column with the number of equal names in column 1 would be:
> >> =COUNTIF(A1:A955, A1)
> >> and then copy this formula from the first row down to the last by
> >> selecting
> >> and dragging it down.
> >> This gives you a column with the frequency, then you remove duplicate
> rows
> >> and insert eg a pie chart with this frequency. I'm not a spreadsheet
> guru,
> >> for frequency per time period, writing it as a gramplet would be faster
> >> for
> >> me :-)
> >>
> >> The second is fastest if you need a quick idea. The first is best to
> share
> >> with the Gramps community and make it really usefull with some options.
> >>
> >> Greetings,
> >> Benny
> >>
> >> 2011/11/15 Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@...>
> >>>
> >>> Hello There,
> >>> I am trying to solve two problems and perhaps the list already knows a
> >>> solution.
> >>>     a) If I want to get a frequency of first names in a database how
> can
> >>> I
> >>> do this?
> >>>     b) If I want to get the same statistics as in a) but generation by
> >>> generation starting from the youngest to the oldest generation how
> would
> >>> I
> >>> do this?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks and Regards,
> >>> -Bobby
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
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> >> contains a definitive record of customers, application performance,
> >> security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this
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[Gramps-users] Locations and Church Records in Sweden

[Bo Rosén <bo.rosen@gm...>]

Hi,
This is possibly a question mostly for other Swedes here. I'm just 
getting back into gramps after many years' absence.

When you enter details for an event, such as a birth how do you choose 
to record it? Where the birth actually took place (at home, in hospital 
etc), by street address or parish?

Cheers,
Bo

[Gramps-users] Manual in ePub format

[Bo Rosén <bo.rosen@gm...>]

Hi,
I was wondering how much trouble it would be to generate the manual as 
an ePub as well as a PDF for reading on devices with smaller screens? 
Any chance of this happening at some point?

Cheers,
Bo

Re: [Gramps-users] new Gramps user

[David O. Rowell <djrpublic@cf...>]

I'd suggest going to FullCircle magazine's site
(http://fullcirclemagazine.org) and reading/downloading my Gramps
article from issues 52 and 53.  They should get you started.

Dave Rowell

Re: [Gramps-users] Old Gramps Data, how to import

[Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gm...>]

First of all,

Make sure you have a backup of the file you try to import. Importing it
self might change the file in unwanted ways.

Very old db files are no longer supported, you would have to install an old
version of Gramps, use that to import and export to the xml file format,
then import the xml in the latest version.
Normal old db files should be named as xx.grdb, and should import, if you
have also backed up and reset the hidden data in ~/.gramps
See
http://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Recover_corrupted_family_tree

If nothing works, you can send it via private mail to me.

Benny

2011/11/28 Hal Wolfe <wolfehl@...>

> I have '.db' gramps from an older version of Gramps. I now have 3.2.0-1
> version loaded and can not get it to see/read old gramps db's.
>
>  What can be done to get these to be readable? This is obviously important
> to continuing my research into my family's genealogy.
>
> Using Ubuntu 10.04. FWIW, I do have files in Brother's Keeper, a Windows
> program, if anyone knows how to import that information.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure
> contains a definitive record of customers, application performance,
> security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this
> data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense.
> http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d
> _______________________________________________
> Gramps-users mailing list
> Gramps-users@...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users
>
>

[Gramps-users] Old Gramps Data, how to import

[Hal Wolfe <wolfehl@sb...>]

I have '.db' gramps from an older version of Gramps. I now have 3.2.0-1 version loaded and can not get it to see/read old gramps db's. 

 What can be done to get these to be readable? This is obviously important to continuing my research into my family's genealogy.

Using Ubuntu 10.04. FWIW, I do have files in Brother's Keeper, a Windows program, if anyone knows how to import that information.

Re: [Gramps-users] opening earlier version db in new version of gramps

[Mike White <txtinman@gm...>]

Well, I just tried it again so I could post the error message, and it
opened just fine. Oh well another of those things that I can't
explain.

On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Michiel Nauta <m.d.nauta@...> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> It should work. Can you describe what happens? What operating system are
> using?
>
> It can be useful to run Gramps from a terminal window/command line; that
> usually gives a bit more error messages.
>
> Michiel.
>
> On 11/27/2011 10:14 PM, Mike White wrote:
>>
>> I installed Gramps 3.3.1-1 on my laptop and it wont open my database
>> created with 3.3.0-1. Is there an easy way to do this?
>>
>



-- 
Mike White
Lorena, Texas

Re: [Gramps-users] opening earlier version db in new version of gramps

[Michiel Nauta <m.d.nauta@he...>]

Hi Mike,

It should work. Can you describe what happens? What operating system are 
using?

It can be useful to run Gramps from a terminal window/command line; that 
usually gives a bit more error messages.

Michiel.

On 11/27/2011 10:14 PM, Mike White wrote:
> I installed Gramps 3.3.1-1 on my laptop and it wont open my database
> created with 3.3.0-1. Is there an easy way to do this?
>

Re: [Gramps-users] How do I import a ".ged" file?

[Mary Lynch <mary-and-david@bl...>]

On 27/11/2011 20:19, Brandon Jones wrote:
> I am a new user and I don't know how to get started.  I installed the 
> latest 64-bit Windows version.  I want to import a ".ged" file that my 
> son sent me.  The help file says go to Menu->FamilyTrees->Import.  A 
> recent post to this list said to go to menu->FamilyTrees->Manager.  
> However, on my system the Family Trees menu does not have either of 
> these items.  I only have New, Delete, Rename, Repair and Archive.  
> What do I do?
>
Create a new tree (Menu->Family Trees->Manage Family Trees, "New" 
button), and load it. Then import your .ged file into the new tree 
(Menu->Family Trees->Import).

Mary

[Gramps-users] opening earlier version db in new version of gramps

[Mike White <txtinman@gm...>]

I installed Gramps 3.3.1-1 on my laptop and it wont open my database
created with 3.3.0-1. Is there an easy way to do this?

-- 
Mike White
Lorena, Texas

[Gramps-users] How do I import a ".ged" file?

[Brandon Jones <Brandon@cb...>]

I am a new user and I don't know how to get started.  I installed the latest 64-bit Windows version.  I want to import a ".ged" file that my son sent me.  The help file says go to Menu->FamilyTrees->Import.  A recent post to this list said to go to menu->FamilyTrees->Manager.  However, on my system the Family Trees menu does not have either of these items.  I only have New, Delete, Rename, Repair and Archive.  What do I do?

Re: [Gramps-users] Correcting case for given names

[Dianne Reuby <pramclub@ya...>]

On Sat, 2011-11-26 at 14:01 -0500, Doug Blank wrote:
> I have added a new Addon for Gramps 3.3 for changing
> Given Names. I would make a backup before using, but this is based on
> an almost verbatim copy of the Change Surname Tool, so it should be
> close to identical to that functionality.

Thanks - what service! You're worth your weight in census
transcripts. :) That worked perfectly, so I've now got only a handful of
manual corrections to do which were typos in the original GEDCOM.

Dianne

Re: [Gramps-users] Correcting case for given names

[Doug Blank <doug.blank@gm...>]

On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Dianne Reuby <pramclub@...> wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-11-26 at 09:15 -0500, Doug Blank wrote:
>> No scripting necessary; from the menu:
>>
>> Tools -> Family Tree Processing -> Fix Capitalization of Family Name.
>>
>> That should give you the option to change the ones that are
>> uppercase.
>
> That works OK on the family names (surnames) but doesn't seem to have an
> option to correct the given names (forenames). I'm running Gramps
> 3.3.0-1 on Ubuntu 10.10

Sorry.. I didn't read your question carefully enough. As a punishment
for my sins, I have added a new Addon for Gramps 3.3 for changing
Given Names. I would make a backup before using, but this is based on
an almost verbatim copy of the Change Surname Tool, so it should be
close to identical to that functionality.

You can go to preferences, and update the Addons now, selecting the
"Change Given Name" tool. I see that in my own database both of these
Change Name tools could be revised: they don't treat punctuation as
spaces, and so don't upper-case items in parens or quotes. But it
should catch a fair number of case-errors.

Let me know if you have any problems,

-Doug

> Dianne
>
>

Re: [Gramps-users] Correcting case for given names

[Dianne Reuby <pramclub@ya...>]

On Sat, 2011-11-26 at 09:15 -0500, Doug Blank wrote:
> No scripting necessary; from the menu:
> 
> Tools -> Family Tree Processing -> Fix Capitalization of Family Name.
> 
> That should give you the option to change the ones that are
> uppercase. 

That works OK on the family names (surnames) but doesn't seem to have an
option to correct the given names (forenames). I'm running Gramps
3.3.0-1 on Ubuntu 10.10

Dianne

Re: [Gramps-users] Correcting case for given names

[Doug Blank <doug.blank@gm...>]

On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Dianne Reuby <pramclub@...> wrote:
> I "inherited" a huge part of my research from my dad, but most of the
> given and family names were upper-case (as that's how his original
> software stored them). I've used the tool to correct the family names,
> but is there a way to correct given names?

No scripting necessary; from the menu:

Tools -> Family Tree Processing -> Fix Capitalization of Family Name.

That should give you the option to change the ones that are uppercase.

-Doug

> I've never done any scripting, so I can't mess about with the tool
> myself.
>
> Thanks
> Dianne
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure
> contains a definitive record of customers, application performance,
> security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this
> data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense.
> http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d
> _______________________________________________
> Gramps-users mailing list
> Gramps-users@...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users
>

Re: [Gramps-users] text file to gramps database and misc questions

[Doug Blank <doug.blank@gm...>]

On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Doug Blank <doug.blank@...> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 5:23 AM, Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@...> wrote:
>> Thanks Benny and Doug. I used the gramplet and it worked fine.
>
> Your'e welcome!
>
>> Few more questions:
>> a) Is there a  textfile interface from which gramps database can be
>> populated?
>>     This can potentially help speed up the task when a lot of entries need
>> to be added. Adding them one by one becomes very slow with all the clicking
>> that needs to take place.
>
> There are three things:
>
> a) All of the imports are essentially textual imports. Gramps XML,
> GEDCOM, and all of the rest can be written by hand if you wish and
> imported. Not easy, but possible.
>
> b) There is a Spreadsheet import that is specifically designed for
> exactly for this purpose:
> http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees:_CSV_Import_and_Export

I left out a third options:

c) There is a Data Entry Gramplet that is designed to be easy to enter
the basic information for people. For example, it has birth date and
place in one text entry box; easy to add a related person; and can add
sources easily.

-Doug

>> b) Is there a limitation on the size of the database that gramps uses? I am
>> running it on mac book air.
>
> No practical limit:
> http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_FAQ#What_is_the_maximum_database_size_.28bytes.29_Gramps_can_handle.3F
>
>> c) One question from my previous email was about how to count number of
>> girls (or boys or dads) in each generation starting from the leaf node
>> (assume birthdates are not known).
>
> There are many options:
>
> * you can set a filter on gender
>
> * you can run the statistic report
>
> * the Statistics Gramplet shows you the count; double-click it to see a list.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> -Doug
>
>> Thanks and Regards,
>> -Bobby
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Doug Blank <doug.blank@...>
>> To: Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@...>
>> Cc: Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@...>;
>> gramps-users@...
>> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] (no subject)
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 4:06 AM, Benny Malengier
>> <benny.malengier@...> wrote:
>>> You would need some code to do this.
>>>
>>> Some options:
>>>
>>> 1/open the top surnames gramplet and safe it as a new gramplet. Your idea
>>> of
>>> frequency of first names would be a great new gramplet. Also as a new
>>> report
>>> type this is interesting
>>
>> There is a Given name Cloud Gramplet that already does much of what
>> you would need.
>>
>> -Doug
>>
>>> 2/If you want to avoid learning a bit of the internals of Gramps, then you
>>> can use spreadsheet. This goes as follows:
>>> Via the Preferences->Display, set the name type to Given, so that only the
>>> first name shows in the person views. Then go the flat person view (so not
>>> grouped per surname), via the configuration make first name and birth date
>>> the first columns, sort on first name (click on column header) and export
>>> to
>>> a csv file using the menu option Family Tree->Export View, which you open
>>> in
>>> a spreadsheet (if you have LibreOffice you can directoy export the view as
>>> an opendocument spreadsheet, which is faster). Then use the spreadsheet
>>> functions to calculate and plot the frequencies. So, a function to add a
>>> column with the number of equal names in column 1 would be:
>>> =COUNTIF(A1:A955, A1)
>>> and then copy this formula from the first row down to the last by
>>> selecting
>>> and dragging it down.
>>> This gives you a column with the frequency, then you remove duplicate rows
>>> and insert eg a pie chart with this frequency. I'm not a spreadsheet guru,
>>> for frequency per time period, writing it as a gramplet would be faster
>>> for
>>> me :-)
>>>
>>> The second is fastest if you need a quick idea. The first is best to share
>>> with the Gramps community and make it really usefull with some options.
>>>
>>> Greetings,
>>> Benny
>>>
>>> 2011/11/15 Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@...>
>>>>
>>>> Hello There,
>>>> I am trying to solve two problems and perhaps the list already knows a
>>>> solution.
>>>>     a) If I want to get a frequency of first names in a database how can
>>>> I
>>>> do this?
>>>>     b) If I want to get the same statistics as in a) but generation by
>>>> generation starting from the youngest to the oldest generation how would
>>>> I
>>>> do this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks and Regards,
>>>> -Bobby
>>>>
>>>>
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Re: [Gramps-users] text file to gramps database and misc questions

[Doug Blank <doug.blank@gm...>]

On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 5:23 AM, Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@...> wrote:
> Thanks Benny and Doug. I used the gramplet and it worked fine.

Your'e welcome!

> Few more questions:
> a) Is there a  textfile interface from which gramps database can be
> populated?
>     This can potentially help speed up the task when a lot of entries need
> to be added. Adding them one by one becomes very slow with all the clicking
> that needs to take place.

There are three things:

a) All of the imports are essentially textual imports. Gramps XML,
GEDCOM, and all of the rest can be written by hand if you wish and
imported. Not easy, but possible.

b) There is a Spreadsheet import that is specifically designed for
exactly for this purpose:
http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees:_CSV_Import_and_Export

> b) Is there a limitation on the size of the database that gramps uses? I am
> running it on mac book air.

No practical limit:
http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_FAQ#What_is_the_maximum_database_size_.28bytes.29_Gramps_can_handle.3F

> c) One question from my previous email was about how to count number of
> girls (or boys or dads) in each generation starting from the leaf node
> (assume birthdates are not known).

There are many options:

* you can set a filter on gender

* you can run the statistic report

* the Statistics Gramplet shows you the count; double-click it to see a list.

Hope this helps,

-Doug

> Thanks and Regards,
> -Bobby
>
> ________________________________
> From: Doug Blank <doug.blank@...>
> To: Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@...>
> Cc: Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@...>;
> gramps-users@...
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] (no subject)
>
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 4:06 AM, Benny Malengier
> <benny.malengier@...> wrote:
>> You would need some code to do this.
>>
>> Some options:
>>
>> 1/open the top surnames gramplet and safe it as a new gramplet. Your idea
>> of
>> frequency of first names would be a great new gramplet. Also as a new
>> report
>> type this is interesting
>
> There is a Given name Cloud Gramplet that already does much of what
> you would need.
>
> -Doug
>
>> 2/If you want to avoid learning a bit of the internals of Gramps, then you
>> can use spreadsheet. This goes as follows:
>> Via the Preferences->Display, set the name type to Given, so that only the
>> first name shows in the person views. Then go the flat person view (so not
>> grouped per surname), via the configuration make first name and birth date
>> the first columns, sort on first name (click on column header) and export
>> to
>> a csv file using the menu option Family Tree->Export View, which you open
>> in
>> a spreadsheet (if you have LibreOffice you can directoy export the view as
>> an opendocument spreadsheet, which is faster). Then use the spreadsheet
>> functions to calculate and plot the frequencies. So, a function to add a
>> column with the number of equal names in column 1 would be:
>> =COUNTIF(A1:A955, A1)
>> and then copy this formula from the first row down to the last by
>> selecting
>> and dragging it down.
>> This gives you a column with the frequency, then you remove duplicate rows
>> and insert eg a pie chart with this frequency. I'm not a spreadsheet guru,
>> for frequency per time period, writing it as a gramplet would be faster
>> for
>> me :-)
>>
>> The second is fastest if you need a quick idea. The first is best to share
>> with the Gramps community and make it really usefull with some options.
>>
>> Greetings,
>> Benny
>>
>> 2011/11/15 Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@...>
>>>
>>> Hello There,
>>> I am trying to solve two problems and perhaps the list already knows a
>>> solution.
>>>     a) If I want to get a frequency of first names in a database how can
>>> I
>>> do this?
>>>     b) If I want to get the same statistics as in a) but generation by
>>> generation starting from the youngest to the oldest generation how would
>>> I
>>> do this?
>>>
>>> Thanks and Regards,
>>> -Bobby
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> RSA(R) Conference 2012
>>> Save $700 by Nov 18
>>> Register now
>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Gramps-users mailing list
>>> Gramps-users@...
>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure
>> contains a definitive record of customers, application performance,
>> security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this
>> data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense.
>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d
>> _______________________________________________
>> Gramps-users mailing list
>> Gramps-users@...
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users
>>
>>
>
>
>

[Gramps-users] Correcting case for given names

[Dianne Reuby <pramclub@ya...>]

I "inherited" a huge part of my research from my dad, but most of the
given and family names were upper-case (as that's how his original
software stored them). I've used the tool to correct the family names,
but is there a way to correct given names?

I've never done any scripting, so I can't mess about with the tool
myself.

Thanks
Dianne

Re: [Gramps-users] text file to gramps database and misc questions

[Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@ya...>]

Thanks Benny and Doug. I used the gramplet and it worked fine. 


Few more questions:
a) Is there a  textfile interface from which gramps database can be populated?
    This can potentially help speed up the task when a lot of entries need to be added. Adding them one by one becomes very slow with all the clicking that needs to take place.

b) Is there a limitation on the size of the database that gramps uses? I am running it on mac book air.

c) One question from my previous email was about how to count number of girls (or boys or dads) in each generation starting from the leaf node (assume birthdates are not known).


Thanks and Regards,
-Bobby



________________________________
 From: Doug Blank <doug.blank@...>
To: Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@...> 
Cc: Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@...>; gramps-users@... 
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Gramps-users] (no subject)
 
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 4:06 AM, Benny Malengier
<benny.malengier@...> wrote:
> You would need some code to do this.
>
> Some options:
>
> 1/open the top surnames gramplet and safe it as a new gramplet. Your idea of
> frequency of first names would be a great new gramplet. Also as a new report
> type this is interesting

There is a Given name Cloud Gramplet that already does much of what
you would need.

-Doug

> 2/If you want to avoid learning a bit of the internals of Gramps, then you
> can use spreadsheet. This goes as follows:
> Via the Preferences->Display, set the name type to Given, so that only the
> first name shows in the person views. Then go the flat person view (so not
> grouped per surname), via the configuration make first name and birth date
> the first columns, sort on first name (click on column header) and export to
> a csv file using the menu option Family Tree->Export View, which you open in
> a spreadsheet (if you have LibreOffice you can directoy export the view as
> an opendocument spreadsheet, which is faster). Then use the spreadsheet
> functions to calculate and plot the frequencies. So, a function to add a
> column with the number of equal names in column 1 would be:
> =COUNTIF(A1:A955, A1)
> and then copy this formula from the first row down to the last by selecting
> and dragging it down.
> This gives you a column with the frequency, then you remove duplicate rows
> and insert eg a pie chart with this frequency. I'm not a spreadsheet guru,
> for frequency per time period, writing it as a gramplet would be faster for
> me :-)
>
> The second is fastest if you need a quick idea. The first is best to share
> with the Gramps community and make it really usefull with some options.
>
> Greetings,
> Benny
>
> 2011/11/15 Bobby Singh <b_bobby_singh@...>
>>
>> Hello There,
>> I am trying to solve two problems and perhaps the list already knows a
>> solution.
>>     a) If I want to get a frequency of first names in a database how can I
>> do this?
>>     b) If I want to get the same statistics as in a) but generation by
>> generation starting from the youngest to the oldest generation how would I
>> do this?
>>
>> Thanks and Regards,
>> -Bobby
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> RSA(R) Conference 2012
>> Save $700 by Nov 18
>> Register now
>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1
>> _______________________________________________
>> Gramps-users mailing list
>> Gramps-users@...
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users
>>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure
> contains a definitive record of customers, application performance,
> security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this
> data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense.
> http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d
> _______________________________________________
> Gramps-users mailing list
> Gramps-users@...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users
>
>