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=== Issues ===
* Location xref (_LOC) structure allows multiple place types, with a date for each. Gramps allows only one, with no date.
* Location xref (_LOC.TYPE) record for place type is not well defined by the Gedcom L group. In some cases they use an integer followed by text type, in other case only the text. In their examples, these types are in German, leading to questions on how to handle internationalization. At the moment they will be converted to standard PlaceType values, if recognized. If not, they will be imported as PlaceType CUSTOM values (text).* Location xref (_LOC.TYPE) record for place type seems likely to allow an enormous list of types. Far more than the current Gramps PlaceType list. We could import them as Custom Gramps types, but that will have has poor results for internationalization. I have contacted the Gedcom L group on this topic, but their mailing list is nearly as infrequently attended as ours is, so I don't expect any resolution soon.
* Location xref (_LOC) structure allows multiple postal codes, with a date for each. Gramps allows only one, with no date.
* Gramps has no direct support of ABBR, ABBR.TYPE, _FPOST, _FPOST.DATE, _POST.DATE, _GOV, _FSTAE, _FCTRY, _MAIDENHEAD, _LOC.TYPE (Hierarchical relationship), _DMGD, _DMGD.DATE, _AIDN, _AIDN.DATE, _AIDN.TYPE. These are proposed to be stored in a Note.
* Gramps does not support Event references from Place objects. These are proposed to be stored as xrefs in a StyledText Note.
* The potential exists for place names defined in ADDR, PLAC, and _LOC records to be different. If this occurs, then multiple Gramps alt place names will be set for the place. The primary name will be set from the _LOC record.
* The potential exists for certain items to be defined both in the PLAC and _LOC records (where the GEDCOM L specification says they should be in the _LOC record). If this occurs, both the PLAC.FORM and the _LOC versions of hierarchy will take prioritybe imported into the Gramps place.
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