From: <bm...@ca...> - 2007-05-10 07:13:29
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Martin, you find more info on the internal notes on http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Generating_Web_pages and http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Howto:_Make_a_genealogy_website_with_GRAMPS as well as in the help manual Benny Quoting Brian Matherly <br...@gr...>: > Martin, > > I'm including the gramps-users list in case others find this topic > interesting. > >> I am using Gramps to generate a Web site, and I think the way the >> software does this is really excellent. I am sometimes finding that the >> media objects from the main "Gallery" tab (in this case a sound file) in >> a Person record don't always come through -- but I can force them to >> appear on the Web site if I associate the media object with an event >> (say "education"). Do you know what the logic of the program is doing >> here? > > The narrative web site has a filter option. That option decided which > people in the database are included in the report. Any other data > (events, places, gallery items) must be associated with one of the > people in the filter to be shown on the web page. Even if you select > "Entire Database" for your filter, it only applies to people. Other > types of objects must be associated with a person or you won't see > them on the web page. You can reference media objects in events, or > each person can reference media objects directly. Doing either will > cause your media objects to appear in the web report. > >> I am also looking for a way to create a media object which is a link to >> an external Web site, so you run up the site when you click on the >> object link. I use the database as a portal to all my genealogical >> information (e.g. I have an Abiword file as a media object containing a >> log of my reaesrch). I have tried various workarounds without success so >> far. Once again, the functionality in general here is >> excellent. > > Here is one way to add internet links: If you look at the GUI, people > editors and place editors have an "Internet" tab. You can add web > links there. To add a link to Google, add an internet entry, change > the type to "Web Home" and enter "www.google.com" for the Web > Address. With this approach, the link has to be associated with a > person or place and will show up in the corresponding person or place > page. > > Here is another way: > The narrative web site lets you select a note to use on your "home" > page. Follow these steps: > 1) In the Media View, click the "+" to create a new media object. > 2) Instead of choosing an object, check the "Internal Note" checkbox. > 3) Change the title to "MyWeb Home" and click "OK" > 4) Double click the new entry in the Media View titled "My Web > Home" to open the editor > 5) On the note tab, enter anything you want to see on the home > page. For example: > This is a link to Google: Google'>www.google.com">Google > 6) Click "OK" to close the editor > 7) Run a Narrative Web report from the menu > 8) On the "Page Generation" tab, select "My Web Home" from the > combo box for the "Home Media/Note ID:" field. > 9) Click "OK" to generate the report. > 10) Open the web site and click on the "Home" link. You will see > the contents of your "My Web Home" note. > > Hopefully one of these two ways will get you what you want. > > ~Brian > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Gramps-users mailing list > Gra...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. |