From: Jim W. <jim...@gm...> - 2009-03-06 13:42:25
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On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Doug <dou...@on...> wrote: > I don't quite understand the problem. > If the Event Description field is empty, Tools=> Database > Processing=>'Extract Event Descriptions from Event Data' will fill it > for you. > The only (occasional) snag is that the tool won't overwrite anything > you've already put in that field. > That can be a bit of a nuisance if you want to change the description - > say, you've now discovered the surname of an ancestor's wife - then > you'll either need to edit the description manually or delete the > description and re-use the tool (the easier option if you have a lot of > changes to make) > > Doug, The problem is that in most other genealogy programs the event description field can be used to expand the definition of the event with info like the cemetery name or what the person's degree was. etc. But Gramps uses this valuable field just to reiterate the person the event belongs to. That info is already in the database because Gramps uses it to link people and families but it is not displayed when you click on References for Place names as an example. This request is asking Gramps to automatically fill the field that identifies the owner of the event and to give us a field for each event where we can add free form event details. Jim |