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From: Tony Gordon <TB.G@xt...> - 2012-03-27 07:04:38
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On Mon, 2012-03-26 at 15:50 +0100, Nick Hall wrote: > On 26/03/12 10:50, Tony Gordon wrote: > > > I have used tags in my database to differentiate different branches > > of my family tree. Somehow I now have a duplicate of each tag in the > > 'organise tags' list. > > This should not be possible. Do you know how this happened? > > > Only one of each shows when I click on the 'tagged selected rows' > > icon in the person view. But if I choose 'edit the tag list' in the > > person editor the duplicates show, with only one of the duplicates > > ticked. In the person filter editor, the duplicates also show. I > > have tried exporting and importing into a new family tree but that > > doesn't help. > > Each tag has a unique internal id, a name and a colour. If two tags > somehow get the same name (which is a bug) then the code should still > work but be confusing. I'd have to look at the code, but it is quite > possible that some menus would remove duplicate names. > > > How can I get rid of the duplicates without risking removing the > > wrong one and losing a tag that could be on a few thousand people? > > You can rename a tag in the Tag Organiser. Rename some tags so that > the names are unique. Then remove the unwanted tags. Finally, rename > the any tags back that have the wrong name. > Let me know if you have any problems. > > Nick. Nick I have no idea how or when this happened so cannot help there. I looked at the exported xml file and each tag has its own tag handle and priority but the name and color were common for each duplicate. I cleaned it up by: adding a suffix '-1' or '-2' to the duplicate tag names using the tag filter on the filter side bar to select those tagged '-2' for each tag in turn removing the '-2' tag and adding the '-1' tag (fortunately there were not too many to change) removing the tags with the suffix '-2' in the tag organizer renaming the '-1' tags back to the original. Tony |