Re: Fwd: Re: [Gramps-users] Sources - Scratchpad

[Sarolite <cal...@ya...>]

--- Brian Matherly <pez...@ya...> wrote:

> > Another thought on this subject- I think that as you flip pages in
>  > the
> > source, you should be able to transcribe the information in a
> format
> > that the program can parse out. 
> > 
> > For example, I make the source for a book. 
> > I then edit the source in a tab where I can optionally add
> > page/film/roll/disc/etc, then type in what I see that is relevant:
> > 
> > John Smith sibling Joan Smith
> > John Smith wife Jane Smith
> > John Smith death 1803
> > (Parsable items can be done as a drop down list for translation
> > purposes.)
> > 
> > When I'm done with the page of the book, I would click to another
> > page,
> > or click done or apply. If I hit apply, it would check the
> > information
> > and then return for more edits. If I hit new page/disc/roll/etc, it
> > would allow me to enter more information but not check it. If I
> click
> > done, it would check the information, not create a new page, and
> > return
> > me to the main source editing dialog. So once you hit apply/done,
> you
> > yae or nae the program's interpretation of each line. The text you
> > enter isn't stored- once it's processed, you'd get a blank text box
> > if
> > you go to edit the page again. This means that once you accept the
> > information, you cannot remove it from the source editor, you have
> to
> > remove it from the edited person(s) (that's negotiable).
> > 
> > It would go through what I've entered and ask me if John Smith is
> > this
> > John Smith with ID <#>, and show some basic information like the
> > merge
> > person dialog. It would then say something like "Joan Smith - No
> > person
> > with matching name" and prompt me to either select a person in a
> > dialog
> > like the add parents dialog (perhaps I have this person under a
> > married/maiden name) or create a new person with the link described
> > in
> > the source and the information that I've provided in the dialog.
> > 
> > I've only worked with online sources and sources from my family
> > members
> > (photo albums and address books) so far, so there may be
> limitations
> > for those who do a lot of work with books and such that I wouldn't
> > have
> > thought of. It works in my head! 
> > 
> > -Patti
> 
>  Wow, you certainly took things to the next level. This idea might be
> handy, but I'm not sure if I trust Gramps to guess the right John
> Smith from the 12 in my database.

Absolutely, which is why it would name match and then give you
information with which to pick out which person you're refering to.If
the birth/death information is not enough to differentiate, you'd be
able to double click on the person to bring up the person editor to
confirm that it's the right one. This process should be no more
difficult than picking the person out in the first place from your
people list. For ease of use, perhaps there would be a "use this John
Smith for all references on this page" checkbox once you pick out which
one you're talking about. Maybe even a quick sanity check- "this person
died before this event, are you sure you want to continue?"

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