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One of the [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_FAQ#How_can_the_relationship_between_people_on_the_tree_be_determined.3F|Frequently Asked Questions]] of new users of Gramps is whether there is a simple way to discover the relationship and degree of separation between two Persons?
But the answer depends on which relationship is of interest. Some users are interested in only showing direct ancestor or descendant genetic relationships. Other users are also interested in collateral (cousins!) lines or immediate in-laws. And yet other users are interested in how the most indirect connections influence a community.
===Relationship Calculator===
[[File:RelationshipTo-dialog-RelationshipCalculator-Tool-example-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Relationship to '...' " - dialog - showing results for "Relationship Calculator" Tool]]You can make them the Active Person and then use the [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Tools#Relationship_Calculator|Relationship calculator]] via the {{man menu|Tools ➡ Utilities ➡ Relationship Calculator...}} menu.
This tool is interesting because it lists the relationship in conversational terms. That is, it says something like "Smith, John is the great grand uncle of Weaver, Susan. Their common ancestors are Smith, Mark and Carpenter, Mary."
Normally, you will have set yourself as the [[Gramps_Glossary#home_person|Home Person]]. That made Gramps describe records in terms of their relationship to you.
But while having a conversation with someone, you will want to temporarily swap Gramps to reporting from '''''their''''' perspective instead. (I have a [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#Bookmarks|bookmark]] for myself to make it easier to 'find myself' and reset these ''temporary'' Home Person designations back to normal.)
Changing the perspective is typically done by [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Setting_Home_person|designating that Person as the Home Person]] and [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#Setting_the_Active_Person|navigating the Active Person selection]] to the others as they pop up in discussion.
Sometimes, the subject of the conversation will be an ancestor which you're mutually researching. So that ancestor would become the temporary Home Person.
===The Status Bar:===
ln the [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Display|display tab of the Preferences]], you can change the Status bar from the default of displaying the 'Active person's name and ID' to 'Relationship to home person'.
===Quick Views:===
Open the '''Relation to Home Person''' [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Reports_-_part_8#Quick_Views|quick view]] from the Edit Person dialog.
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(This Quick View needs exploration & documenting. [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Reports_-_part_8#Relation_to_Home_Person|The wiki section is only a 'stub']])
{{man tip| 1=Explore a Quick View interactively |2=Quick Views are normally a static analysis snapshot invoked from a pop-up menu when editing a single record.
You can use the [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Quick_View|Quick Views]] Gramplet to explore the '''Relation to Home Person''' Quick View interactively. This can accelerate learning its uses.
After adding the Quick View Gramplet to the Person view sidebar, click the Configure... button, go to the Quick View tab, select '''Person''' from the View Type menu and '''Relation to Home Person''' from the Quick Views menu.
===Gramplets:===
[[File:DeepConnectionsGramplet.png|thumb|right|450px|Deep Connections Gramplet - example results]]The [[Addon:Deep_Connections_Gramplet|Deep Connections Gramplet]] is a [[{{Version manualman version}}_Addons|3rd party add-onaddon]] that shows indirect relationships but can be confusing for direct cousins... because the listing stops at siblings. It will not list the mutual ancestor(s). Most people want to know the shared ancestor and if you're descended from the same marriage.
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==See also:==
* The [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Tools#Not_Related|Not Related]] report (reports Persons not directly or indirectly connected to the Tree branch of the Active Person)
* [[Genealogical_Numbering_Systems|Genealogical Numbering Systems]] supported in Gramps
* The '''[[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Tools#Relationship_Calculator|Relationship Calculator]]'''* The '''Relationship to home person''' [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Display|Display Preferences]] option for the Status bar* '''Relation to Home Person''' [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Reports_-_part_8#Quick_Views|quick view]].* The '''[[Addon:Deep_Connections_Gramplet|Deep Connections]]''' gramplet: If this third party add-on addon is installed, it will list the intervening generations through the sibling offspring of a common ancestor. (But it does not list the common ancestor or whether both persons are connected through the same spouse.) The Gramplet also details the indirect relationships. * [[Addon:NetworkChart|Network Chart]] Web report: If this third party addon is installed, and you use the Highlight preferences tab show only path(s) set to "Direct" option to show a direct path between the two individuals selected and display only that path if available. * [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Filters#Relationship_filters|Relationship path filters]]* [[Gramps_{{Version manualman version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Reports_-_part_6#Kinship_Report|Kinship report]]
*based on the [https://sourceforge.net/p/gramps/mailman/gramps-users/ Gramps-users] archived threads:
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