Re: [Gramps-users] Problem with the numbering of Persons and Familys

[Ralf L. <r.l...@fr...>]

Nick Hall schrieb:
> On 01/08/13 21:45, Carey Parks wrote:
>> So you can use the IDs for some purpose, or you can just ignore them
>> and let the system use them for it's purpose. Which I assume is to let
>> you change the name of the person or place etc without changing it's
>> ID. Perhaps a developer can tell us if the ID we see is used as a key
>> or if as I suspect there is another "key" used for linking and other
>> "internal" purposes, and this ID is nothing more than user data.
>>
>
> Internally the primary key on tables is called a handle.  This is a 16
> digit hex number, so we don't display it to the user.

This is not the Number I mean.

>
> The Gramps ID is intended to be an easy to use unique identifier. You
> can assign your own or use the default.

Where are the Preferences for this functions ?

> There is an index on the Gramps ID, so that a record can be found
> quickly.  You should be able to jump to any Gramps ID in a list view by
> using CTRL-J.
>
> When Gramps assigns an ID, it looks for the next free ID available,
> starting from the last ID assigned or the number of records in the table
> when the family tree is first opened.  If you delete some records it is
> possible to re-use an old ID.

I try it and it´s work.
Thank you for this Information.
I have now though still only restart if I want to assign a new number 
but that is better than nothing.

MfG R.Lehmeier