Re: [Gramps-users] How can I import to an older version?

[Munzir T. <mun...@gm...>]

Ok I filed a bug at
https://gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=7464
and let me reply to your questions ...

On 02/11/2014 12:24 AM, Nick Hall wrote:
> The gramplet actually splits the given name up.  In English, the given 
> name field is used to store the first name and also middle names.  Each 
> of these names will be separated by a space.

But I though even English given names could contain a space, e.g "Oliver
Google" ;)


> I can see this will cause problems with Arabic names.  Are middle names 
> common in Arabic names?  How can we tell that two words form a single name?

In most Arabic countries if not all, the middle name is the father's
name and there is no way whatsoever you can tell whether this is one
name or two names unless you told to, e.g
Muhammad Ahmed
Could be a child called Muhammad and his father is Ahmed or it could be
one name and this is why I suggest you put a different text box for the
middle name like most software and applications do.

> We could add an option to this gramplet, so that it interprets the given 
> name field as a single name.

The generic solution I proposed would serve you better because a family
tree could have names from different cultures and they need the best of
both worlds.


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