Re: [Gramps-users] 2.1.x Editing Place Names

[Don A. <don...@co...>]

Jim,

This was a bug, and I have just committed a patch to fix this. This
check was a left over from when the titles could not be the same. We
removed this restriction, but forgot to remove this check.

Don

On Thu, 2006-06-22 at 23:11 -0400, Jim Winfrey wrote:
> In the 2.0.x series, editing place names was straightforward.  If I
> removed, for example, a local site name from the place name and the
> resulting place name was already in the list of place names, the
> duplicated place name popped up and you can click on it to confirm the
> change.  Editing place names in 2.1.x is difficult.  If the edit
> produces a resulting name that duplicates one already in the list, a
> message pops up stating the there is already a place with that name in
> the database and won't let me change it.  To get around this, I have
> to add a character or something to make it discrete, then get out of
> edit and go to the merge routine.  Am I doing this wrong or is it
> really this difficult to edit place names?  Here is an example...
>=20
> These names exist in the place name list:
>=20
> Raleigh, Wake, NC, USA
> Rex Hospital, Raleigh, Wake, NC, USA
>=20
> I want to put the Rex Hospital in the Description field for the Event
> and put the address for the hospital in the Event Note.  When I remove
> the Rex Hospital, Gramps thinks I have 2 identical place names so
> won't let me make the edit.  That's when I have to create something
> different in one of the names and then do a merge.  A lot of key
> strokes and time for what was a simple activity.
>=20
> Thanks,
>=20
> Jim
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