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 [[Image:prefsEditPreferencesGeneral3.0.png|right|thumb|150px|Fig. 4.1. Preferences dialog]]

*Automatically load last database: This option controls the enabling and disabling of the loading on start up of the last used database. *Enable database transactions: This option controls the enabling and disabling of transactions during database operations.{{man warn|Disabling transactions|Care must be taken with selecting this option. By default, transactions are enabled. This improves database performance and protects database integrity. However, if your system is using a version of the Python language prior to version 2.5, your database will not be portable to other machines, and if you want to transfer your data to another machine, you will need to export using the GRAMPS XML format. Disabling this option will allow databases to be portable, but at a risk of database integrity problems.}}

===Display===

[[Image:EditPreferencesDisplay3.0.png|right|thumb|150px|Fig. 4.3. Preferences dialog]] This category contains preferences relevant to the display of dataand names. Options are:*Name format: This option controls the display of names. In GRAMPS there are two type of name display formats: the predefined formats, and the user defined custom formats. Several different predefined name formats are available: Given - Prefix Patronymic, Suffix Given - Prefix Surname, Given Patronymic Suffix etc. Clicking on the righthand side {{man button|Edit...}} will bring up a {{man label|Display Name Editor}} window where the available list of options is shown. The format is given as well as an example. When predefined formats are not suitable one can define one's own format. You can use the {{man button|Add}} button to add a Name format to the list. Clicking once will give you a '''SURNAME,Given Suffix(call)''' format and as example : '''SMITH, Edwin Jose Sr (Ed)'''. If you added new name formats to the list the {{man button|Remove}} and {{man button|Edit}} buttons become available to change the name format list. {{man note|1=Note|2=Besides the system wide setting GRAMPS allows deciding the name display format individually for every single name via the {{man label|Name Editor}} dialog (see ''adv-an'' ).}}{{man note|1=Note|2=Custom name display formats are stored in the databases, thus before loading any database the {{man label|Custom format details}} expander is disabled.}}*Date format: This option controls the display of dates. Several different formats are available, (e.g. YYYY-MM-DD (ISO)) which may be dependent on your locale.*Surname Guessing: This option affects the initial family name of a child when he/she is added to the database. If {{man label|None}} is selected, no guessing will be attempted. Selecting {{man label|Father's surname}} will use the family name of the father. Selecting {{man label|Combination of mother's and father's surname}} will use the father's name followed by the mother's name. Finally, {{man label|Icelandic style}} will use the father's given name followed by the "sson" suffix (e.g. the son of Edwin will be guessed as Edwinsson).

If {{man label|None}} is selected, no guessing will be attempted. Selecting {{man label|Father's surname}} will use the family name of the father. Selecting {{man label|Combination of mother's and father's surname}} will use the father's name followed by the mother's name. Finally, {{man label|Icelandic style}} will use the father's given name followed by the "sson" suffix (e.g. the son of Edwin will be guessed as Edwinsson).*Status bar: This option controls the information displayed in the status bar. This can be either the Active Personperson's name and GRAMPS ID or Active Person's relationship Relationship to the Home home person.

=== Text === [[Image:EditPreferencesText3.0.png|right|thumb|150px|Fig. 4.4. Preferences dialog]] This category contains preferences relevant to how missing and private names and records should be shown. *Missing surname: in the input field you can determine how a missing surname should be displayed. Default value is '''[Missing Surname]'''. You can change this to [--] or whatever is most convenient for you.*Missing given name: in the input field you can determine how a missing given name should be displayed. Default value is '''[Missing given name]'''. You can change this to whatever you want.*Missing record*Private surname*Private given name*Private record === ID Formats === [[Image:EditPreferencesIDFormats3.0.png|right|thumb|150px|Fig. 4.5. Preferences dialog]] This category contains preferences relevant to the automatic generation of GRAMPS IDs.{{man tip|ID Prefixes |The ID prefixes use formatting conventions common for C, Python, and other programming languages. For example, the %04d expands to an integer, prepended with zeros to have the total width of four digits. If you would like IDs to be 1, 2, 3, etc., simply set the formatting parameter to %d.}} *Person: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Person. Default value: I%04d. *Family: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Family. Default value: F%04d.*Place: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Place. Default value: P%04d.*Source: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Source. Default value: S%04d.*Media Object: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Media Object. Default value: O%04d.*Event: Provides the template for generating IDs for an Event. Default value: E%04d.*Repository: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Repository. Default value: R%04d.*Note: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Note. Default value: N%04d. === Warnings === [[Image:EditPreferencesWarnings3.0.png|right|thumb|150px|Fig. 4.6. Preferences dialog]] This category controls the display of warning dialogs, allowing the re-enabling of dialogs that have been disabled. *Suppress warning when adding parents to a child: *Suppress warning when cancelling with changed data*Suppress warning about missing researcher when exporting to GEDCOM*Show plugin status dialog on plugin load error === Researcher Information === [[Image:EditPreferencesResearcher3.0.png|right|thumb|150px|Fig. 4.7. Preferences dialog]] Enter your personal information in the corresponding text entry fields. Although GRAMPS requests information about you, this information is used only so that GRAMPS can create valid GEDCOM output files. A valid GEDCOM file requires information about the file's creator. If you choose, you may leave the information empty, however none of your exported GEDCOM files will be valid. The available text entry fields are:*Name Display :*Address:*City:*State/Province:*Country:*ZIP/Postal Code:*Phone:*Email: === Marker Colors === [[Image:EditPreferencesMarkerColors226.png|right|thumb|150px|Fig. 4.8. Preferences dialog]] This category controls the highlight color of items in the Person list when a marker has been set for a person. You can choose a different color for: *Complete: default color Green: #008B00*ToDo: default color Red: #F00*Custom: default color Purple: 8B008B Clicking on the colored boxes brings up an {{man label|Pick a Color}} editor where you can change the default settings. The color name can be changed by typing in the name of a color: e.g. ''Beige''. Clicking the {{man button|Revert}} button will undo the changes. ==Other settings ==

This category contains preferences relevant Besides {{man label|Preferences}} dialog, there are other settings available in GRAMPS. For various reasons they have been made more readily accessible, as listed below.===Column Editor===The columns of the list views may be added, removed, or reordered in a {{man label|Column Editor}} dialog, see ''column-editor-fig'' . Only checked columns will be shown in the view. To change their order, drag any column to its desired place inside the display of nameseditor. In GRAMPS there are two type of name display formats: Clicking {{man button|OK}} will reflect the changes in the predefined formatsappropriate view. To invoke {{man label|Column Editor }} dialog, choose ''' Edit ->Column Editor... ''' .{{man tip|1=Column Editor|2=The {{man label|Column Editor}} is available and works in the user defined custom formatssame way for all list views. Specifically, it is available for People View, Family View (children list). Sources View, Places View, Media View, Repositories View and the Notes View.}}===Setting Home person===The Home person is the person who becomes active when database opened, when {{man button|Home}} button is clicked or the Home menu item is selected from either Go menu or the right-click context menu anywhere. The predefined formats {{man button|Home}} button is available in the Toolbar in the People View, Relationships View, and Pedigree View.To set Home person, make the desired person active and then choose ''' Edit ->Set Home person... ''' .===Adjusting viewing controls===Whether the toolbar, the sidebar, or the filter (not available on Pedigree and Relationships Views) aredisplayed in the main window is adjusted through the View menu.In the different views clicking the {{man label|View}} menu will shows three boxes you can click:*Sidebar*Toolbar*Filter Sidebar

*Family nameAdditionally, Given name Patronymic*Given name Family name*Patronymicdepending on the view you are in, Given name*Given nameother options will be available.

When predefined formats are not suitable one can define one's own format.*Gramplets: {{man label|Set Columns to}}*Display formatRelationships: The system wide name format is selected here from a list, which contains both the predefined and custom name formats (if any).{{man notelabel|1=Note|2=Besides the system wide setting GRAMPS allows deciding the name display format individually for every single name via the Show Siblings}} and {{man label|Name EditorShow Details}} dialog *All other Views: no other options===Export the screen===On most Views, displayed data could be exported, choose ''' File ->Export View... '''.GRAMPS will export data on screen according your choice (see ''adv-anfilter, columns'' ).}}*Custom format details: It expands the custom format handling user interfaceThis is a powerful function (''no limitations''), like a report. ==Advanced manipulation of settings== {{man notewarn|1=NoteWarning |2=Custom name display formats The contents of this section is outside the scope of interest of a general user of GRAMPS. If you proceed with tweaking the options on the low level you may damage your GRAMPS installation. Be careful. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!}}By default, GRAMPS stores its settings using gconf2 system. All the settings used in this version of GRAMPS are stored in subdirectories under ''/apps/gramps/'' in the gconf2 namespace. Accessing the keys can be done either using <pre>gconftool-2</pre> command line tool, or the databases<pre>gconf-editor</pre> GUI tool.All keys are documented, and the notification mechanisms are used as appropriate. Therefore, updating keys from outside of GRAMPS should lead to updating GRAMPS in real time, without necessarily restarting it. GNOME provides a central system called GConf for storing user preferences on behalf of individual applications. Now, thus before loading any GRAMPS uses INI but previous version (2.x) used the GConf API. The GConf database is structured like a filesystem, containing keys. Those keys are organized into a tree hierarchy. Each key can have a '''Name''' and a '''Value'''. GConf has several tools. There is a GUI that brings you to the '''Configuration Editor'''. This GUI does not appear by default in an Ubuntu Applications Menu. You can edit the Application menu and add it. Got to '''Applications -> Accessories -> Alacarte Menu Editor -> System Tools''' and turn on the Configuration Editor. If you use the GNOME desktop and you run<code> sudo gconf-editor</code>in a terminal and give your root password, you will get a list of all your GNOME settings. If you look in '''apps''' you will find '''gramps'''. When you open Configuration Editor, you'll notice that there is no {{man labelbutton|Custom format detailsSave}} expander is disabledbutton. All changes are immediate and take care with your changes!The list has following sub-items: *behavior: typical Key names are: betawarn, enable-autobackup, use-tips...}} *Addinterface: Opens a lot of keys regarding height and width of the {{man label|Name Format Editor}} window different Views: e.g. event-height: 450, event-ref-height: 585, event-ref-width: 728, event-width: 712... *paths: keys realted to define a new custom format.recent imported files and dirs *Removepreferences: Deletes keys related to preferences: all the selected custom Name Display formatcommon prefixes , todo -colors.. *Editresearcher: Opens all information regarding the researcher For easy reference you can bookmark the gramps position so you do not need to scroll down the complete list. The {{man label|Name Format EditorKey Documentation}} window to modify provides a short and long description of the selected custom Name Display formatavailable keys.

This category contains preferences relevant to the automatic generation of GRAMPS IDs.{{man tipindex| ID Prefixes Gramps 3.0 Wiki Manual - Tools|The ID prefixes use formatting conventions common for C, Python, and other programming languagesGramps 3. For example, the %04d expands to an integer, prepended with zeros to have the total width of four digits. If you would like IDs to be 1, 2, 0 Wiki Manual - Filters|3, etc, simply set the formatting parameter to %d.0}}

*Person[[Category: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Person.*Family: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Family.*Place: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Place.*Source: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Source.*Media Object: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Media Object.*Event: Provides the template for generating IDs for an Event.*Repository: Provides the template for generating IDs for a Repository.=== Warnings ===Documentation]]

This category controls the display of warning dialogs, allowing the re-enabling of dialogs that have been disabled.=== Researcher Information === Enter your personal information in the corresponding text entry fields. Although GRAMPS requests information about you, this information is used only so that GRAMPS can create valid GEDCOM output files. A valid GEDCOM file requires information about the file's creator. If you choose, you may leave the information empty, however none of your exported GEDCOM files will be valid.=== Marker Colors === This category controls the highlight color of items in the Person list when a marker has been set for a person. == Other settings == Besides {{man label|Preferences}} dialog, there are other settings available in GRAMPS. For various reasons they have been made more readily accessible, as listed below.*Column Editor: The columns of the list views may be added, removed, or reordered in a {{man label|Column Editor}} dialog, see ''column-editor-fig'' . Only checked columns will be shown in the view. To change their order, drag any column to its desired place inside the editor. Clicking {{man button|OK}} will reflect the changes in the appropriate view. To invoke {{man label|Column Editor }} dialog, choose ''' Edit ->Column Editor... ''' .{{man tip|1=Column Editor|2=The {{man label|Column Editor}} is available and works in the same way for all list views. Specifically, it is available for People View, Family View (children list). Sources View, Places View, and Media View.}}*Setting Home person: The Home person is the person who becomes active when database opened, when {{man button|Home}} button is clicked or the Home menu item is selected from either Go menu or the right-click context menu anywhere.To set Home person, make the desired person active and then choose ''' Edit ->Set Home person... ''' .*Adjusting viewing controls: Whether the toolbar, the sidebar, or the filter (People View only) are displayed in the main window is adjusted through the View menu. ==Advanced manipulation of settings== {{man warn| Warning |The contents of this section is outside the scope of interest of a general user of GRAMPS. If you proceed with tweaking the options on the low level you may damage your GRAMPS installation. Be careful. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!}}By default, GRAMPS stores its settings using gconf2 system. All the settings used in this version of GRAMPS are stored in subdirectories under ''/apps/gramps/'' in the gconf2 namespace. Accessing the keys can be done either using <pre>gconftool-2</pre> command line tool, or the <pre>gconf-editor</pre> GUI tool.All keys are documented, and the notification mechanisms are used as appropriate. Therefore, updating keys from outside of GRAMPS should lead to updating GRAMPS in real time, without necessarily restarting it. {{man index|Gramps 3.0 Wiki Manual - Toolslanguages|Gramps 3Gramps_3.0 Wiki Manual 0_Wiki_Manual_- FAQ_Settings}} [[Category:Documentation]]