Re: [Gramps-users] Feature suggestion?

[Doug B. <dou...@gm...>]

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Alan Whall <the...@ao...> wrote:
> Hello,
> As a non technical user of  genealogy software I have been looking for an
> application to run on my IMac which can replace the windows package I
> currently use (Family Tree Maker) The only reason I stick with the Windows
> thing is that it links with the Ancestry.com database.  This allows me to
> search the database and import any required records directly into my family
> database.  All of the Mac software I have seen  forces one to browse the
> database then do a manual transfer of data which is tedious and prone to
> errors. Is there any reason why GRAMPS does not/cannot provide such a link?
>  Maybe by providing  a way of coupling to a browser window... is that
> possible or am I being a non tekkie simpleton?

Alan,

No, that is a fine idea. and no real reason why someone couldn't write
Python code to have Gramps (or any program) work that way.

In fact, the upcoming Gramps 3.3 has a few new addons that allow you
to search a few sites at Ancestry.com (and other sites) for a person
directly from Gramps (for example, the upcoming addon "US Web Connect
Pack").

Downloading data into your local database is harder (if the data
aren't GEDCOM), and every site does it differently. If it is GEDCOM,
you can import it into Gramps, and perhaps just merge the overlapping
people. If it is some other format, it could still be done, but might
be a never ending chase to keep up with a changing protocol. Do you
have an example of such a site with a download link?

-Doug

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