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This section gives an overview of the changes in version 3.3 since 3.2. All these are present in the rest of the manual. So you need not read this section. Users of 3.2 are advised to go over the changes so as not to miss any new possibilities.  
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This section gives an overview of changes since Gramps version 3.2. These changes are also detailed later in this manual. Users of Gramps version 3.2 are encouraged to review this section to be sure to take advantage of these new features.
  
 
= Before you upgrade =  
 
= Before you upgrade =  
As always, before you upgrade, make sure your family tree is safe, so keep an extra backup. The best way to do this is
 
# start Gramps 3.2
 
# open your family tree
 
# export the family tree to the ''gramps xml'' format or the ''gramps xml package'' format (includes your media files). This is via menu '''Family Trees->Export''', then making sure you '''export all''' data, so do not restrict the data in any way.
 
# keep the resulting file in a safe place
 
  
More: [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Backing_up_a_Family_Tree|Backing up a Family Tree]], note that creating an archive might not be appropriate in this case. In the unlikely event that Gramps 3.3 were to corrupt your current database, it could also lose the archive.
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{{man warn| Warning |Creating an archive alone to safeguard your data might not be appropriate before upgrading. In the unlikely event that Gramps 3.3 corrupts your database, it could also corrupt the archive. An export as outlined in this section is recommended.}}
  
After this you can install Gramps 3.3. Use a package manager to do this. Otherwise, remove Gramps 3.1 and install Gramps 3.3, or make sure you install Gramps 3.3 in a different location.
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Before you upgrade, make sure your family tree data is secure. The best way to do this is:
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# Start Gramps 3.2
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# Open your family tree
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# Export the family tree to the ''gramps xml'' format or the ''gramps xml package'' format (which includes your photographs and other media files associated with your family tree data). Export your tree via menu {{man menu|Family Trees->Export}}, making sure you export all data with no filters applied.
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# Close this family tree and repeat the above steps for any other family trees you have
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# Keep the resulting file(s) in a safe place
  
After you install Gramps 3.3, you will be able to immediately open your old family trees and continue working. In case of problems (eg after a complete system upgrade), you might need to use the backup file created above to recreate your family tree in the exact way it was  before upgrade.  
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For more information, please review [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Backing_up_a_Family_Tree|Backing up a Family Tree]].  
  
'''Warning 1''': On Mac OS X via portage and on Win 7 64 bit, attempting to open a Gramps 3.1 database with Gramps 3.3.0 gives the error shown below (should be fixed in version 3.3.1), so backing up your data is not an idle warning! Should you have forgotten to backup, reinstall Gramps 3.1 to open this family tree and create a gramps xml file after all. The error ticket: [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=3716].
 
[[Image:Databasecorruption.jpg|center|thumb|250px|Database Corruption]]
 
  
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After properly safeguarding your data, proceed to install Gramps 3.3. Use your operating system's regular installation process to do this. It is also best to uninstall Gramps 3.2 before installing Gramps 3.3, or make sure you install Gramps 3.3 in a different location.
  
'''Warning 2''': Once you open a family tree on a newer operating system, the chances are big you cannot open that database anymore on an older OS (e.g. installed on the same computer). As always, the ''gramps xml'' format is the format to use for the interchange of your data between computers. There are tools to repair broken databases, but they are for expert users, so avoid needing them by doing a backup before you upgrade your OS and Gramps.
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After you install Gramps 3.3, you can open your existing family trees and continue working. In case of problems (e.g., after a complete system upgrade), use the backup file(s) created above to recreate your family tree(s).
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{{man warn| Warning |Once you open a family tree in a newer version of Gramps '''or''' using a newer operating system, you generally should not try to open that database using an older version again. As always, the ''gramps xml'' format is the format to use for the interchange of your data in such cases. There are tools to repair broken databases, but they are for expert users, so avoid needing them by following the steps above before you upgrade your OS or Gramps.}}
  
 
= Visible changes to the core =
 
= Visible changes to the core =
  
== Views in categories ==  
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== Names ==
In Gramps 3.1, every category in the sidebar had one view. In Gramps 3.3, a category can have multiple views. Eg, the person category now has a listview and a treeview. You can switch via the '''View''' menu and via view buttons on the toolbar.
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* Formats
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* New Editor
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* New filter rules
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{{man warn|Custom rules migration|For avoiding unwanted effects after major upgrades (eg, from 3.2.x to 3.3.x), if need, we can manually copy our ''custom_filter.xml'' from [[GRAMPS User Directory]] to ''gramps_version_number''.}}
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== GrampsBar ==
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A sidebar and bottombar are available on all views except for the Gramplet View.  They allow gramplets to be displayed alongside a view.
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See [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets|Gramplets]] for more details.
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== Tags ==
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Tags replace Markers.  Tagging is available for Person, Family, Media and Note objects.  Users can tag an object with multiple tags.
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== Merging ==
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All primary objects could now be merged.
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See [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_Editing_Data:_Detailed_-_part_3#Merging_records|Merging Records]] for more details.
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== Locality ==
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A Locality field has been added to Location between the Street and City fields.
  
== View configuration ==
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{{man warn|Custom rules migration|For avoiding unwanted effects after major upgrades (eg, from 3.2.x to 3.3.x), if need, we can manually copy our ''custom_filter.xml'' from [[GRAMPS User Directory]] to ''gramps_version_number''.}}
[[Image:Config_view.png|right|The new toolbar, section with views, and a configure view button on the right]]
 
Configuration of a view in 3.1 is via different mechanism. In 3.3 a move is made to one place to configure a view: the Configure View dialog. This can be accessed via a toolbar button, see the Fig. Most views make use of this in 3.3 (Pedigreeview is not converted yet).
 
  
== Change columns ==
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== New Selection Dialog in Export ==
All the views showing lists now have their column editor available from the configuration dialog. Otherwise the functionality is the same: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag-and-drop drag and drop] columns in the desired order, enable those you want, and click {{man button|apply}}.
 
  
More: [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Configuration|Column Editor]]
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When exporting your data, you now have a fine-grained control over the details of how filters can be applied. You also can now check which records are selected (and which ones are not) through this interface.
  
== New and updated views ==
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== More tooltips ==
=== People list view ===
 
[[Image:People_ListView.png|right|thumb|300px|Fig. People ListView]]
 
A view containing a list of all people is now present. This has an advantage when you work with filters and want clear order not based on the name. Via the column editor you can order the columns in any order you want, eg birth date as the first column, giving a nice overview of all people born in the same period.
 
  
One disadvantage is that name grouping is not taken into account like this. So if you use the grouping feature to order the name ''Safina'' under ''Safin'', these names are now mixed in the people list view.
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All fields on Editors have now tooltips.
  
More: [[Gramps 3.3 Wiki Manual - Main Window#People Category|People Category]]
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== Linking in Notes ==
<br clear="all" />
 
  
=== Geographic view ===
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Notes now support links to other items in Gramps. For example, when writing a note, you can put a link to a person, family, or marriage. When viewing these notes, you can quickly click on the link and bring up the object.  
[[Image:GeoView-3.3.0.png|right|thumb|300px|GeoView]]
 
A view using OpenStreetMap or Google Maps to show where people lived. Combined with the filters, this allows you to see where a group of people was born, where they lived, where they died, ... .  
 
  
The view can also be used to add places to your family tree with correct latitude and longitude, or link existing places to a correct latitude and longitude. It speaks for itself that this view is only useful if all your places have correct geo-coordinates (note that you can use a the expert third party [[Place completion tool]] if you have many places without coordinates that need to be given a latitude and longitude)
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Links are also converted to HTML links when, for example, running the Narrative Web report.
  
Obviously, a fast internet connection is needed to use this view.
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== Backup dialog ==
  
More: [[Gramps 3.3 Wiki Manual - Main Window#Geography|Geography]]
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Simply select "{{man menu|Make Backup...}}" from the "{{man menu|Family Trees}}" menu item.
<br clear="all" />
 
  
=== Place tree view ===
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[[Image:MakeBackup.png]]
A start is made of a new view that organizes your places in a tree structure, so first country, then state, ... . This view will evolve further in future releases.
 
  
More: [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#PlaceTreeView_and_PlaceListView|Place Tree View]]
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You can either choose to include the media or not.  
  
=== Fan chart view ===
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Note that this is just a regular XML export, except that no data is filtered out. You can import these as usual with any exported file.
[[Image:FanChartView-3.3.1.png|right|thumb|250px|Fig. Fan Chart View]]
 
If you know the fan chart gramplet, you will know what this view does. It is part of the Ancestry category, and is a good way to know what pieces of an ancestry need further research.  
 
  
More: [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Fan_Chart_View|Fan Chart View]]
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You can also define the pattern for the backup filename by setting the ''paths.quick-backup-filename'' in the ~/.gramps/gramps33/gramps.ini key file like the following:
<br
 
clear="all" />
 
  
=== HtmlView ===
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[paths]
An extra hidden view is present, the Html view. This view is present because it forms the basis of the GeoView. You can unhide it via the '''Help->Plugin Manager'''. Gramps is not a web browser however, this view is not an attempt to add a web browser to Gramps, it is only the minimal functionality needed to have GeoView functional. Some people might find it useful however.
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quick-backup-filename='%(filename)s_%(year)d-%(month)02d-%(day)02d.%(extension)s'
  
The engine of Html is webkit (if installed) or gecko (if installed) via python bindings.
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You can use any of the following keywords in the pattern: year, month, day, hour, minutes, seconds, filename, extension.
  
More: [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#HTML_View_.28optional.29|HtmlView]]
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{{-}}
  
=== Event view ===
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= Plugins changes =
An extra column has been added to the Event view to display the main participants of the event.
 
  
More: [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Events|Event View]]
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== Views ==
  
== Navigation ==
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* Pedigree view
Gramps 3.3 now also stores a list of visited families, events, ... . So now you can use on eg the family view the forward/backward button to visit previously selected families, just like 3.1 could do on the person views. The '''Go''' menu holds the history of previously selected items.
 
  
= Plugin changes =
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[[Image:Pedigree_layout.png]]
== New infrastructure ==
 
The plugin mechanism of Gramps has been updated. It is now possible to hide all plugins you do not need. This includes export/import plugins, tools, document backends (pdf creation, odf creation), '''and''' the views you see in the main window. Yes, all views are now plugins.
 
  
This gives the user the option to remove options they don't need, making navigation faster and saving resources.  
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More: [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Pedigree_View|Pedigree View]]
Eg: You don't use the Pedigree View? Hide it in the Plugin Manager, and it will not be present anymore. You don't use vcard export? Hide it in the Plugin Status, and it will not be offered anymore.
 
  
You can now add new functionality to Gramps by installing third-party plugins (called "addons") directly from inside Gramps. The plugin system of 3.3 already has a lot of downloadable content, see [[3.3_Addons|3.3 Addons]]. In Gramps, go to the menu -> Help -> Plugin Manager and select the "Install Addons" tab.
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* GeoView
  
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More: [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Main_Window#Geography_Category|GeoView]]
  
More: [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Plugin_Manager|Plugin Manager]]
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== Automatic update for Addons ==
  
== New and updated plugins ==
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Gramps now supports a method for automatically checking for updated Addons. You can control what and how often it checks for new and updated addons.
# As almost with every release, the narrated web site has received more options
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# Some reports have received the option to output in another language than the language you use Gramps in.
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These settings are controlled in Preferences.
# Improvements on ''Individual complete report'' and ''Detailed descendant report''.
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# Styled notes are now supported in most output forms, eg in ODF output and in the web report
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=== News ===
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* "Image Metadata Gramplet" now works with pyexiv2-0.1.3 and above
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== Reports ==
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* Draw reports
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* Substitution Keys
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* Alternate Numbering on Descendant report {{bug|3635}}
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* CLI
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* Book
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* Web stuff
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* Improvements on Place report
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* StringOption separated from GUI widget {{bug|4593}}
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* Records report and gramplet {{bug|3220}}
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{{-}}
  
 
= Under the hood changes =
 
= Under the hood changes =
== It's all about speed ==
 
Many under the hood improvements have occurred that should improve performance enormously.
 
  
*Using Gramps in CLI mode no longer loads GUI code.
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== Database ==
*plugins are no longer loaded by default.
 
*New listviews.  Eg: Insert of a person in a 30000 people family tree took 4sec on 1.4Ghz PC in 3.1, Now it is done in milliseconds.
 
  
== Migration to better code layout ==
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There were three changes to the database file structure:
The code is slowly migrated to a different directory structure, strictly making a division between genealogy code, gui code and cli code. The aim is to allow in the future an independently packaged genealogy library to access the Gramps family trees in other projects.
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# Added a new field "locality" to the Place schema
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# Added surnames to the Name schema
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#* surnames is a list of surnames
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#* prefix and patronymic are moved to the surname
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# Replaced Markers with Tags
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#* marker removed from all
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#* tags added to Person, Media, Family, and Notes
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* Transaction
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* Merging
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* New DB version; and XML DTD (1.4.0) [http://www.gramps-project.org/xml/]
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* Improvements on Import/Export file formats (vcard, gedcom, xml)
  
 
== Dependencies ==
 
== Dependencies ==
* Gramps still supports python 2.5 and pygtk 2.12. In other words, for example Ubuntu 8.04 can still run version 3.3. A specific effort has been done to make this possible. The next version will probably increase the requirements.
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* libglade has been removed, as it will be deprecated in the future, and replaced by gtkbuilder. 
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* python 2.6 and later
* For GeoView to work, python bindings to webkit or gecko (gtkmozembed) must be present. Packagers are recommended to make webkit a dependency if webkit is stable on their platform.
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=== Optional ===
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* exif
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* pyexiv2-0.1.3, pyexiv2-0.2.2, or pyexiv2-0.3.0
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*
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== Performances ==
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* Improvements (memory leaks) [http://gramps-project.org/2010/11/memory-leaks-finally-gone/]
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* time for XML import
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* Speed up on gramplets (pedigree)
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== Localisation ==
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* New translations: Ukrainian, Portuguese from Portugal
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* Lang selector on Detailed textual reports
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* Holidays on Calendar reports
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* Improvements on some Date handlers
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* Better translation on some addons
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* cleanup (configure, makefiles)
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* Better support for win32/64 API
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{{-}}
  
 
= Further info =
 
= Further info =
'''TODO''': need to update above content with:
 
  
  
See [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/roadmap_page.php?version_id=18 the 3.3.0 roadmap], [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=18 the change log] and [[Roadmap]].
 
  
* [[GEPS_021:_Additional_Name_Fields|Additional Name Fields]]
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See [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/roadmap_page.php?version_id=26 the 3.3.0 roadmap], [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=18 the change log] and [[Roadmap]].
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* [[GEPS_021:_Additional_Name_Fields|Additional Name Fields]] [http://gramps-project.org/2010/10/multiple-surnames/][http://gramps-project.org/2010/11/final-multiple-surnames/]
 
* [[GEPS_011:_Tagging|Tagging]]
 
* [[GEPS_011:_Tagging|Tagging]]
* Database (XML, transaction, merging)
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* [[GEPS_006:_Better_Place_handling|Place handling]]
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* Database (XML [[GEPS_016:_Enhancing_GRAMPS_Processing_Speed|/part of GEPS016/]], transaction, merging [[GEPS_009:_Import_Export_Merge|/part of GEPS009/]])
 
* Sidebar/bottombar [http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=GEPS_019:_Improved_Sidebar_and_Split_Views]
 
* Sidebar/bottombar [http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=GEPS_019:_Improved_Sidebar_and_Split_Views]
* New Individual Editor
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* New Individual Editor [http://gramps-project.org/2010/10/multiple-surnames/][http://gramps-project.org/2010/11/final-multiple-surnames/]
* Enhanced Pedigree View [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=2846] and support 'config' on views into ancestry category [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=3710].
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* [[GEPS_025:_Geography|Geography]]
* [[Display_formatting3.3|Substitution Keys]]
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* Enhanced Pedigree View [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=2846] and support 'config' on views into ancestry category {{bug|3710}}.
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* [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Reports_-_part_2#Substitution_Values|Substitution Keys]]
 
* Draw reports: [[Ancestor3.3]], [[Descendant3.3]], [[Page_size3.3]]
 
* Draw reports: [[Ancestor3.3]], [[Descendant3.3]], [[Page_size3.3]]
* Exporter options and filters are consistent [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=3878] and Gramps 3.3 provides a backup option on menu.
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* Exporter has added control of filters and proxies; also has method for seeing intermediate results along the filtering process 
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* New simple [[How_to_make_a_backup#GRAMPS_version_3.3_and_later|backup option on menu]]
 
* New gramplets and performance improvements (Pedigree gramplet)
 
* New gramplets and performance improvements (Pedigree gramplet)
 
* Url style on Note object (internal uri)
 
* Url style on Note object (internal uri)
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* New filter rules
 
* New filter rules
 
* Complete tooltips on editors and manual
 
* Complete tooltips on editors and manual
* Use language selector on detailled reports, translated holiday names, numbering system alternatives on descendant report [http://www.gramps-project.org/bugs/view.php?id=3635], better support for win32/mac packages, cleanup, need python 2.6 or later, new translations (Ukrainian, Portuguese from Portugal), etc ...
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* Use language selector on detailled reports, enhancement on place report, translated holiday names, numbering system alternatives on descendant report {{bug|3635}}, better support for win32/mac packages, cleanup, need python 2.6 or later, new translations (Ukrainian, Portuguese from Portugal), etc ...
  
  
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This section gives an overview of changes since Gramps version 3.2. These changes are also detailed later in this manual. Users of Gramps version 3.2 are encouraged to review this section to be sure to take advantage of these new features.

Before you upgrade

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Warning

Creating an archive alone to safeguard your data might not be appropriate before upgrading. In the unlikely event that Gramps 3.3 corrupts your database, it could also corrupt the archive. An export as outlined in this section is recommended.

Before you upgrade, make sure your family tree data is secure. The best way to do this is:

  1. Start Gramps 3.2
  2. Open your family tree
  3. Export the family tree to the gramps xml format or the gramps xml package format (which includes your photographs and other media files associated with your family tree data). Export your tree via menu Family Trees->Export, making sure you export all data with no filters applied.
  4. Close this family tree and repeat the above steps for any other family trees you have
  5. Keep the resulting file(s) in a safe place

For more information, please review Backing up a Family Tree.


After properly safeguarding your data, proceed to install Gramps 3.3. Use your operating system's regular installation process to do this. It is also best to uninstall Gramps 3.2 before installing Gramps 3.3, or make sure you install Gramps 3.3 in a different location.

After you install Gramps 3.3, you can open your existing family trees and continue working. In case of problems (e.g., after a complete system upgrade), use the backup file(s) created above to recreate your family tree(s).

Gnome-important.png
Warning

Once you open a family tree in a newer version of Gramps or using a newer operating system, you generally should not try to open that database using an older version again. As always, the gramps xml format is the format to use for the interchange of your data in such cases. There are tools to repair broken databases, but they are for expert users, so avoid needing them by following the steps above before you upgrade your OS or Gramps.

Visible changes to the core

Names

  • Formats
  • New Editor
  • New filter rules
Gnome-important.png
Custom rules migration

For avoiding unwanted effects after major upgrades (eg, from 3.2.x to 3.3.x), if need, we can manually copy our custom_filter.xml from GRAMPS User Directory to gramps_version_number.

GrampsBar

A sidebar and bottombar are available on all views except for the Gramplet View. They allow gramplets to be displayed alongside a view.

See Gramplets for more details.

Tags

Tags replace Markers. Tagging is available for Person, Family, Media and Note objects. Users can tag an object with multiple tags.

Merging

All primary objects could now be merged.

See Merging Records for more details.

Locality

A Locality field has been added to Location between the Street and City fields.

Gnome-important.png
Custom rules migration

For avoiding unwanted effects after major upgrades (eg, from 3.2.x to 3.3.x), if need, we can manually copy our custom_filter.xml from GRAMPS User Directory to gramps_version_number.

New Selection Dialog in Export

When exporting your data, you now have a fine-grained control over the details of how filters can be applied. You also can now check which records are selected (and which ones are not) through this interface.

More tooltips

All fields on Editors have now tooltips.

Linking in Notes

Notes now support links to other items in Gramps. For example, when writing a note, you can put a link to a person, family, or marriage. When viewing these notes, you can quickly click on the link and bring up the object.

Links are also converted to HTML links when, for example, running the Narrative Web report.

Backup dialog

Simply select "Make Backup..." from the "Family Trees" menu item.

MakeBackup.png

You can either choose to include the media or not.

Note that this is just a regular XML export, except that no data is filtered out. You can import these as usual with any exported file.

You can also define the pattern for the backup filename by setting the paths.quick-backup-filename in the ~/.gramps/gramps33/gramps.ini key file like the following:

[paths]
quick-backup-filename='%(filename)s_%(year)d-%(month)02d-%(day)02d.%(extension)s'

You can use any of the following keywords in the pattern: year, month, day, hour, minutes, seconds, filename, extension.


Plugins changes

Views

  • Pedigree view

Pedigree layout.png

More: Pedigree View

  • GeoView

More: GeoView

Automatic update for Addons

Gramps now supports a method for automatically checking for updated Addons. You can control what and how often it checks for new and updated addons.

These settings are controlled in Preferences.

News

  • "Image Metadata Gramplet" now works with pyexiv2-0.1.3 and above

Reports

  • Draw reports
  • Substitution Keys
  • Alternate Numbering on Descendant report 3635
  • CLI
  • Book
  • Web stuff
  • Improvements on Place report
  • StringOption separated from GUI widget 4593
  • Records report and gramplet 3220


Under the hood changes

Database

There were three changes to the database file structure:

  1. Added a new field "locality" to the Place schema
  2. Added surnames to the Name schema
    • surnames is a list of surnames
    • prefix and patronymic are moved to the surname
  3. Replaced Markers with Tags
    • marker removed from all
    • tags added to Person, Media, Family, and Notes
  • Transaction
  • Merging
  • New DB version; and XML DTD (1.4.0) [1]
  • Improvements on Import/Export file formats (vcard, gedcom, xml)

Dependencies

  • python 2.6 and later

Optional

  • exif
  • pyexiv2-0.1.3, pyexiv2-0.2.2, or pyexiv2-0.3.0

Performances

  • Improvements (memory leaks) [2]
  • time for XML import
  • Speed up on gramplets (pedigree)

Localisation

  • New translations: Ukrainian, Portuguese from Portugal
  • Lang selector on Detailed textual reports
  • Holidays on Calendar reports
  • Improvements on some Date handlers
  • Better translation on some addons
  • cleanup (configure, makefiles)
  • Better support for win32/64 API


Further info

See the 3.3.0 roadmap, the change log and Roadmap.

  • Additional Name Fields [3][4]
  • Tagging
  • Place handling
  • Database (XML /part of GEPS016/, transaction, merging /part of GEPS009/)
  • Sidebar/bottombar [5]
  • New Individual Editor [6][7]
  • Geography
  • Enhanced Pedigree View [8] and support 'config' on views into ancestry category 3710.
  • Substitution Keys
  • Draw reports: Ancestor3.3, Descendant3.3, Page_size3.3
  • Exporter has added control of filters and proxies; also has method for seeing intermediate results along the filtering process
  • New simple backup option on menu
  • New gramplets and performance improvements (Pedigree gramplet)
  • Url style on Note object (internal uri)
  • Automatic check for update (Addons)
  • New filter rules
  • Complete tooltips on editors and manual
  • Use language selector on detailled reports, enhancement on place report, translated holiday names, numbering system alternatives on descendant report 3635, better support for win32/mac packages, cleanup, need python 2.6 or later, new translations (Ukrainian, Portuguese from Portugal), etc ...


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