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Filters allow Gramps to limit operations to a smaller part of a family Tree. The filtered part of the Trees shares a certain characteristic in common. (e.g., females born in France between the years 1550 and 1575.) The filter specifies which characteristics are important and allows choosing values for which to look. (In the example, the Filter looks for People of a particular sex who have an Event in specific Place during a small timespan.)
Database queries can be a challenge to compose without errors in syntax. So Filters provide structured and pre-tested database queries that hide most of the syntax complexity while providing some safety nets to avoid routine mistakes. Common characteristics used for filtering are normally presented as "parameter" fields in a form. Then the form composes a properly written query around the parameter. Forms with multiple parameter fields will compound complex queries.
Lists of all the filtering query rules currently defined in Gramps. Each of these rules is available for use when creating custom filters.
The rules are listed by their categories.
Contents
Filter vs. Search
There are two primary ways to find data in Gramps: Search and Filter.
- Search uses the Search Bar above a listing View (such as People, Families, etc).
The Search Bar only appears when the entire sidebar is closed. You can show or hide the Gramplet bars through changing the selection of the View ➡ ☑Sidebar or View ➡ ☑Bottombar menus. - Custom Filters are selected from pop-up menus in the Filter Gramplet, export option and in some reports. They can be used in combination with Search, or stand-alone in the sidebar/bottombar Gramplets. Custom Filters are created or edited from the filter Gramplet or Edit ➡ Filter Editor menu.
(There is also a basic seek-as-you-type Find box for navigating the active record focus within list view and object selector lists.)
Name filtering behavior has changed — ⚡new for version 5.2 In prior versions of Gramps, the name portion of the Filter Gramplet would try to match on any single name field (given, surname, prefix, etc) of all names (primary and alternate) but only field per name — you couldn't match the given field and surname field in the same name. You could match surname, but simultaneously matching surname and given in the same query wasn't possible. For example, if you Filter on "John", you would get matches of people with firstname "John" but also those with surname "Johnson". More complex search required use of the regular expressions pattern matching options or custom filters. |
Search and Filter work completely differently and it is useful to understand these differences:
- Search - the Search Bar looks through the database as it appears in the rows and columns on the screen. The Search functionality is probably the one you want to use most of the time, as it is fast and most straightforward. But speed and simplicity imposes some limitations (see below).
- For example, if you have the Name Display in Preferences set to show "Surname, Given" then you can match names such as "Smith, J" and all of the correct rows will match. If you change the way that names are displayed (in Preferences) then you can match that format (for example, "John Smith").
- Filter - Filters use a more elaborate system. It is not limited to what you see on the screen, but looks at the actual data in all name fields, rather than just what is showing in the View. Entering multiple words does phrase matching for most text fields. However, the Name filter line is far more powerful. Each word in the Name search is handled separately as though it was a sub-search on the records found with the previous search word. And it simultaneously searches all the Name fields.
- e.g. a name search of "geo r." in the example tree database finds 5 people: with a variety 'Jr.' & 'Sr.' as the suffix and 'George's as first & middle names. Or searching "garn ski ph" finds Phoebe Emily who has a birth surname of Zieliński and alternate married surname of Garner.
Filters can be created and controlled from the menu Edit ➡ Filter Editor, or from a special sidebar/bottombar Gramplet. The Filter Gramplets allow for some quick filters that are similar to the Search Bar, but all Filters follow the distinction outlined here.
Some additional points:
- The Filter will search alternative & multiple names too; the Search Bar only looks in the primary name... the one showing in the People view. That is why doing a Filter on "Smith" might list people that superficially don't appear to match. But if you drill down into that person's details with the Name Editor, you might see that they have an alternate name containing "smith".
- The Filter allows "regular expressions". So you can find all of the names that start with "B" and end in "ship": "B.*ship". You can't do that with the Search Bar.
- The Search will only match what is visible. If a name or text is too big to see in listing below Search Bar, then you won't find it. This is something to keep in mind when Searching through Notes. Best to use Filter for notes and other long text fields.
- All Filters default to use case-insensitive matching; "Ship" will match "ship", "SHIP", or "ShIp". As explained below under Regular Expressions, using Regular Expressions does not currently give a means of changing from the default.
See also
- Find a Record - (aka: "interactive type-ahead search" or "seek as you type")
- Filter - a definition
- Filters introduction in the Gramps Manual
- Which filters in which Category?
- Filter
- Example filters - Multi-stage filters
- Rules - a definition
- Addon list - Rules
- Expanding the Filter rulebook with Addons
- Category: Filters
- Custom Filter migration - backing up a Gramps Tree does not include any filter customizations
Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions(aka regex, regexp, or sometimes rational expression) are a condensed, precise and powerful way to describe text that matches a pattern.
Designing a effective search pattern can be formulaic. Like math formulas, a search pattern can be quickly composed which finds a subset of records but does so very crudely and slowly. Elegant and efficient RegEx phrases are collected by optimization experts in data manipulations. There are many resources (books, websites, professional training) for RegEx design and strategy.
Gramps uses RegEx as a matching option that may be enabled for Custom Filters and in the Filter Gramplets of each Category view.
RegEx pattern matching is an advanced feature and so its checkbox is not selected by default. For Custom Filters, each individual Rule has a
Use regular expressions option check box in its Edit Rule dialog. The Filter Gramplets also have
Use regular expressions option check boxes to allow regexp expression to be used directly for matching strings in their text boxes.
For example, if you were looking for a surname that started with a "B", and ended with "ship" then you could use regular expressions to describe that pattern. That would be ^B.*ship
:
- The
^B
indicates text that starts with B - The
.
indicates any single character (letter, number, or anything) - The
*
indicates zero or more of the previous (in this case, any single character) - The
ship
matches the exact letters s, h, i, p in that order.
Regular expressions are quite powerful, and there are many options. We use the Python Regular Expression system, and we will document that here. In addition, you can use any Python Regular Expression resource.
Gramps is currently implemented to make all string matching case-insensitive (which is the opposite of the usual default in Python). There is no easy way at present to override this behaviour for the relatively uncommon purpose of matching strings that have been entered into the database in a particular case format. Regular expressions in Gramps currently give identical results regardless of whether the target string is entered in upper case, title case, lower case or some mixture.
whitespace - The term "whitespace" is used below to mean one or more character that you don't see. For example, whitespace includes tabs, spaces, and newlines.
There are some characters that have special meaning with regular expressions. They are:
. ^ $ * + ? { } [ ] \ | ( )
decimal point (full stop), caret, dollar sign, asterisk, plus sign, question mark, left and right curly braces, left and right square brackets, backslash, vertical bar (pipe), left and right parentheses
They can be used as described:
- '
.
' matches any character (letter, number, or other) - '
^
' matches beginning of text - '
$
' matches end of text - '
*
' matches zero or more of the previous item - '
+
' matches one or more of the previous item - '
?
' matches zero or one of the previous item (makes it optional) - '
{
' - defines a number of matches - '
}
' - ends number of matches - '
[
' - beginning of set - '
]
' - end of set - '
\
' - next character is special sequence - '
|
' - or - '
(
' - beginning of a group - '
)
' - ending of a group
Some of the special sequences beginning with '\
' represent predefined sets of characters that are often useful, such as the set of digits, the set of letters, or the set of anything that isn't whitespace. The following predefined special sequences are a subset of those available.
\d
Matches any decimal digit; this is equivalent to the class[0-9]
.\D
Matches any non-digit character; this is equivalent to the class[^0-9]
.\s
Matches any whitespace character; this is equivalent to the class[ \t\n\r\f\v]
.\S
Matches any non-whitespace character; this is equivalent to the class[^ \t\n\r\f\v]
.\w
Matches any alphanumeric character; this is equivalent to the class[a-zA-Z0-9_]
.\W
Matches any non-alphanumeric character; this is equivalent to the class[^a-zA-Z0-9_]
.
The most complicated repeated qualifier is {m,n}
, where m
and n
are decimal integers. This qualifier means there must be at least m
repetitions, and at most n
.
Find all defined values or blanks
To find all values, (.|\s)*
will match: any character or any whitespace character; and zero or more repetitions of those.
To find empty (blank or null) strings, ^.{0}$
looks from the start of the match ^
for any character (except newline) .
occurring precisely zero times {0}
before the end of the match $
Groups and Sets
Groups are marked by the '('
, ')
' metacharacters. '(
' and ')
' have much the same meaning as they do in mathematical expressions; they group together the expressions contained inside them, and you can repeat the contents of a group with a repeating qualifier, such as *, +, ?, or {m,n}
. For example, (ab)*
will match zero or more repetitions of ab
.
Sets are marked by the '[
' and ']
' metacharacters.
You can think of groups as a list of alternatives separated by the '|
' metacharacter, where each alternative consists of one, several or zero characters and sets as a list of alternatives where each alternative is a single character.
Examples
^B.*ship$
- matches all text that starts with a 'B
', followed by anything, ending with 'ship
'.- matches:
Blankenship
,Blueship
,Beeship
- does not match:
Blankenships
- matches:
^B.*ship
- matches all text that starts with a 'B
', followed by anything, followed by 'ship
' (could be followed by more).- matches:
Blankenship
,Blankenships
,Blueship
,Blueshipman
,Beeship
,Beeshipness
- does not match:
Blankenschips
- matches:
Common variations of a surname
- Example 1
- Using the expression
Eri(ch|ck|k|c)(ss|s)on
the following are matched:
Erikson Eriksson Ericson Ericsson Erickson Ericksson Erichson Erichsson
Explanation: Because of the following
Eri
= Eri(ch|ck|k|c)
= group matchingch
,ck
,k
orc
. It tries to make the longest match first(ss|s)
= group matchingss
ors
. It tries to make the longest match firston
= on
- Example 2
- Using the expression
Ba(in|yn|m|n)bri(dge|cke|g(g|e|))
the following are matched:
Bainbricke Bainbridge Bainbrig Bainbrigg Bambridge Banbrig Banbrige Baynbrige
Explanation: Because of the following
Ba
= Ba(in|yn|m|n)
= group matching in, yn, m or n. It tries to make the longest match first.bri
= bri(dge|cke|g(g|e|))
= group matching dge, cke or (g with g, g with e or g with nothing)
- Example 3
- Using the expression
n(es|oua|oai|o[iya]|a[iy])r(r|)(on|((e|)au(x|t|d|lt|)))
the following are matched:
nairaud nairault naireaud nayrault nesrau nesrault nesreau nesreaud noirau noiraud noirauld noirault noiraut noiraux noireau noireaud noireault noireaut noirraux noirreau noirreaud nouarault noyraud noyrault
Explanation: Because of the following
n
= n(es|oua|oai|set1|set2)
= group matching es, oua, oai, set1 or set2set1
iso[iya]
= set matching o AND i, y or a. In other words oi, oy or oaset2
isa[iy]
= set matching a AND i or y. In other words ai or ayr
= r(r|)
= group matching r or nothing(on|(subgroup1)
= group matching on or subgroup1.- subgroup1 is group matching (subgroup2 au subgroup3)
- subgroup2 is (e|) = group matching e or nothing
au
= au- subgroup3 is (x|t|d|lt) = group matching x, t, d or lt
Testing regular expressions
Regular Expression testers can be found online through Google. https://www.regexr.com/ is simple and convenient
Regular Expression 'dialect' noted and Repaired In Gramps 5.2, the sidebar filter inappropriately evaluated parameters containing spaces... attempting to re-interpret a single Regular Expression as a sequence of separate expressions. The Gramps 5.2.1 resolution for Bug 0011321 handles Regular Expressions more literally. |
See Also
Regular expressions have been in wide use across the computer industry since the 1950s. But they are "expert tools" designed for power and efficiency rather than intuitiveness. As a result, many resources have been developed on the web.
Some of these resources have excellent tutorials. Some have cheat sheets. Some have “sand boxes” where regular expressions can be explored in real-time.
A sampling of RegEx reference websites:
- rexegg.com (tutorials)
- RegexBuddy
- regex101.com (sandbox with feedback)
Custom Filters
Custom Filter migration Keep your collection of custom filters through a minor updates of Gramps (e.g., from version 5.0.x to 5.2.x) by manually copying your custom_filter.xml from Gramps User Directory to the corresponding directory in new gramps_version_number. |
You can carry out a considerable amount of selection of persons, events, places, etc., just using the Filter Sidebar in Person, Event, Place,etc. Views; but note, however, that the 'Use regular expressions' option only works with particular fields in each View.
If the Filter Sidebar is inadequate for your purpose, you will need to build custom filters.
Building a quick Custom Filter for an object The clipboard has a Custom Filter generation shortcut. Copy any View object to the Clipboard (by drag'n'drop or by selecting and pressing the Ctrl+C keybinding), then select the object on the Clipboard and right-click to reveal the Clipboard's contextual pop-up menu. The bottom menu item will offer to create a Filter for the selected object. |
<category> Filters editor dialog
There is a '<category>' Filter Editor option in the Edit menu for each category. (i.e., The '<category>' is a placeholder. We mean it stands for the Person, Event, Sources or other categories that is currently active.) This dialog shows a list all the Custom Filters specific to the current category and allows you to manage those Custom Filters. (Similar to the way the Organize Tags dialog allows managing Tags.) There is no option to simultaneously organize the custom filters in all categories.
Note:Changes on filters The changes made to the filters only take effect after you use the Close button from this window. |
To create new or show previously created custom filters use the <category> Filters editor dialog list where the <category> name changes based on the category currently selected in the Navigator:
- Person Filters
- Family Filters
- Event Filters
- Place Filters
- Source Filters
- Citation Filters
- Repository Filters
- Media Filters
- Note Filters
When in the CategoryName Filters dialog you have the following options from the right hand side icons:
- Add a new filter
- shows the Define filter dialog and adds a new (as yet unnamed) custom filter framework.
- Edit the selected filter
- opens the Define filter dialog and loads your existing custom filter for editing.
- Clone Clone the selected filter
- makes an exact copy of the selected filter
- Test Test the selected filter
- brings up the Filter Test results dialog containing a list of matches following a successful test. If the filter test is invalid, an error may be shown instead.
- Delete the selected filter:
- removes the selected filter from the Gramps collection of custom filters.
Filter Test dialog
The results list of a successful Filter Test dialog might be empty, a valid custom filter might not match any records.
Define Filter dialog
Addon Rules for custom filters are available Filter Rules can be expanded through the addons interface starting with the Aug.2019 version. |
The Define filter dialog allow you to build custom filters that can be used to select people included in reports, exports, and other tools and utilities. This is in fact a very powerful tool in genealogical analysis.
To list all the filters (if any) previously defined by you, access the Define filter dialog from:
- The Sidebar/Bottombar Filters
- In most categories via the menu Edit > CategoryName Filter Editor which will bring up the CategoryName Filters dialog where you can select the + (Add another rule to filter) button or Edit the selected filter button.
In the Definition section type the Name: for your new filter and add a Comment: that would help you identify this filter in the future. Add as many rules to the Rule list as you would like to your filter using + button.
If the filter has more than one rule, select one of the Options from the drop down list which allows you to choose whether
- All rules must apply(default)
- At least one rule must apply
- Exactly one rule must apply
in order for the filter to generate a match. If your filter has only one rule, this selection has no effect.
- Select Return values that do not match the filter rules to invert the filter rule. For example, inverting "has a common ancestor with I1" rule will match everyone who does not have a common ancestor with that person). (Check box unchecked by default)
Add Rule dialog
A filter you have already designed may be used as a rule parameter for another filter. This gives you nearly infinite flexibility in custom-tailoring your selection criteria that can be later used in most of the exports, reports, and some of the tools (such as comparing individual events). |
To define a new filter click the + (Add another rule to filter) button from the Define filter dialog as this invokes the Add Rule dialog
The pane on the left-hand side displays available filter rules arranged by their categories in an expandable tree.
For detailed filter rule reference you can either, use the search box to find the rule, or:
- Click on the ▶ arrows to fold/unfold the appropriate category.
- Select the rule from the tree by clicking on its name. The right-hand side displays the name, the description, and the values for the currently selected rule.
Finding a rule It can be hard to remember which filter grouping contains a rule. And, since the "addon rule" is a recent innovation, there can be too many rules to peruse easily. So you can narrow down the rule list -- based on keywords from the rule titles. |
Once you are satisfied with your rule selection and its values, click OK to add this rule to the rule list of the currently edited filter. Clicking Cancel will abort adding the rule to the filter.
See also Which filters in which Category?
Which filter rules in which Category?
Depending on the used Category, you will get a different set of filter rules. Also see Summary of Gramplets.
- Dashboard Category
- no filter rules available
- People, Relationships and Charts Category
- rules for Ancestral filters, Citation/source filters, Descendant filters, Event filters, Family filters, General filters, and Relationship Filters.
- Families Category
- rules for Child filters, Citation/source filters, Event filters, Father filters, General filters, and Mother filters
- Charts Category
- rules for Ancestral filters, Citation/source filters, Descendant filters, Event filters, Family filters, General filters, and Relationship Filters
- Events, and Media Category
- rules for Citation/source filters, and General filters.
- Places Category
- rules for Citation/source filters, General filters, and Position filters.
- Geography Category
- rules for Ancestral filters, Citation/source filters, Descendant filters, Event filters, Family filters, General filters, and Relationship Filters.
- Sources, Repositories, and Notes Category
- rules for only General filters available
- Citations Category
- rules for General filters, and Source filters
- Repositories Category
- rules for General filters
- Media Category
- rules for Citation/source filters, and General filters
- Notes Category
- rules for General filters
Ancestral filters
This rule category includes the following rules that match people based on their ancestral relations to other people:
Ancestor of <filter> match
This rule matches people who are ancestors of someone who is matched by the specified filter. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Ancestor of <person>
This rule matches people who are ancestors of the specified person. The Inclusive option determines whether the specified person should be considered his/her own ancestor (useful for building reports). You can either enter the ID into a text entry field, or select a person from the list by clicking Select... button. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
Ancestor of <person> at least <N> generations away
This rule matches people who are ancestors of the specified person and are at least N generations away from that person in their lineage. For example, using this rule with the value of 2 for the number of generations will match grandparents, great-grandparents, etc., but not the parents of the specified person.
Ancestor of <person> not more than <N> generations away
This rule matches people who are ancestors of the specified person and are no more than N generations away from that person in their lineage. For example, using this rule with the value of 2 for the number of generations will match parents and grandparents, but not great-grandparents, etc., of the specified person.
Ancestor of bookmarked people not more than <N> generations away
Matches however many generations Ancestors (defined by <n>) for each person on the bookmark list.
Ancestor of the default person not more than <N> generations away
The ”default person” is the individual that has been defined as the ”Home Person”. (The ”default” is a legacy term in Gramps that caused minor confusion she nice the word is used in so many different parts of the wiki to describe different things.)
Duplicate ancestors of <person>
Matches people that are ancestors twice or more of a specified person
People with a common ancestor with <filter> match
This rule matches people who have common ancestors with someone who is matched by the specified filter. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
People with a common ancestor with <person>
This rule matches people who have common ancestors with the specified person.
Child filters
This rule category finds families having children that match the rule:
Families having child with id containing <text>
Matches families where child has a specified Gramps ID
Families with child with the <name>
Matches families where child has a specified (partial) name
Families with twins
Matches families with two (or more) children having a 'Birth' role for the Relationship to the Mother and the same birthdate.
Citation/source filters
These filter rules are view dependent
- People-, and Relationships Category
- Families Category
- Events Category
- Places Category
- Media Category
People-, and Relationships Category
This category includes the following citation and source rules:
People with <count> source
Matches people with a certain number of items in the source. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
People with the <citation>
Matches people with a citation of a particular value
People with the <source>
Matches people who have a particular source. values: Source ID
Person with at least one direct source >= <confidence level>
Matches persons who have a Citation attached directly to the Person object. Citations to the Family, or secondary objects such as Events are ignored.
The minimum acceptable confidence threshold is selectable: Very Low, Low, Normal, High, Very High
Families Category
This category includes the following citation and source rules:
Families with <count> sources
Matches families with a certain number of items in the source. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Families with at least one direct source >= <confidence level>
Matches families who have a Citation attached directly to the Family object. Citations to the Person, or secondary objects such as Events are ignored.
The minimum acceptable confidence threshold is selectable: Very Low, Low, Normal, High, Very High
Families with the <citation>
Matches families with a citation of a particular value
Families with the <source>
Matches families who have a particular source. values: Source ID
Events Category
This category includes the following citation and source rules:
Events with <count> source
Matches events with a certain number of items in the source. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Events with at least one direct source >= <confidence level>
Matches events which have a Citation attached directly to the Event object. Citations to the Family, or secondary objects such as Notes are ignored.
The minimum acceptable confidence threshold is selectable: Very Low, Low, Normal, High, Very High
Events with source matching the <source filter>
Matches events with any source (or citation under a Source) which matches a specified source fileter and is directly attached to the Event object. Sources attache to Event's media or attributes are ignored.
Events with the <citation>
Matches events with a citation of a particular value
Places Category
This category includes the following citation and source rules:
Place with <count> sources
Matches places with a certain number of items in the source. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Place with a direct source >= <confidence level>
Matches places which have a Citation attached directly to the Place object. Citations to secondary objects such as Notes are ignored.
The minimum acceptable confidence threshold is selectable: Very Low, Low, Normal, High, Very High
Place with the <citation>
Matches places with a citation of a particular value
Places with the <source>
Matches places who have a particular source. values: Source ID
Media Category
This category includes the following citation and source rules:
Media with <count> sources
Matches media with a certain number of items in the source. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Media with a direct source >= <confidence level>
Matches media which have a Citation attached directly to the Media object. Citations to the secondary objects such as Events are ignored.
The minimum acceptable confidence threshold is selectable: Very Low, Low, Normal, High, Very High
Media with the <citation>
Matches media with a citation of a particular value
Media with the <source>
Matches media who have a particular source. values: Source ID
Descendant filters
This descendant filters category include the following rules that match people based on their descendant relations to other people:
Descendant family member of <filter> match
Matches people that are descendants or the spouse of anybody matched by a filter
Descendant family member of <person>
This rule not only matches people who are descendants of the specified person, but also those descendants' spouses.
Descendant of <filter> match
This rule matches people who are descendants of someone who is matched by the specified filter. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Descendant of <person>
This rule matches people who are descendants of the specified person. The Inclusive option determines whether the specified person should be considered his/her own descendant (useful for building reports). You can either enter the ID into a text entry field, or select a person from the list by clicking Select... button. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
Descendant of <person> at least <N> generations away
This rule matches people who are descendants of the specified person and are at least N generations away from that person in their lineage. For example, using this rule with the value of 2 for the number of generations will match grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc., but not the children of the specified person.
Descendant of <person> not more than <N> generations away
This rule matches people who are descendants of the specified person and are no more than N generations away from that person in their lineage. For example, using this rule with the value of 2 for the number of generations will match children and grandchildren, but not great-grandchildren, etc., of the specified person.
Event filters
Events matching parameters
General filters rule that matches Events with particular parameters:
- Event type
- Date
- Place
- Description
- Main Participants
Also offers the option to Use regular expression.
These filter rules are view dependent
People-, and Relationships Category
This category includes the following rules that match people based on their recorded events:
Families with incomplete events
This rule matches people missing date or place in any family event of any of their families.
People with incomplete events
This rule matches people missing date or place in any personal event.
People with the <birth data>
This rule matches people whose birth event matches specified values for Date, Place, and Description. The rule returns a match even if the person's birth event matches the value partially. The matching rules are case-insensitive. For example, anyone born in Sweden will be matched by the rule using the value "sw" for the Place. The rule returns a match if, and only if, all non-empty values are (partially) matched by a person's birth. To use just one value, leave the other values empty.
People with the <death data>
This rule matches people whose death event matches specified values for Date, Place, and Description. The rule returns a match even if the person's death event matches the value partially. The matching rules are case-insensitive. For example, anyone who died in Sweden will be matched by the rule using the value "sw" for the Place. The rule returns a match if, and only if, all non-empty values are (partially) matched by a person's death. To use just one value, leave the other values empty.
People with the family <event>
This rule matches people that have a family event matching specified values for the Event type, Date, Place, and Description. The rule returns a match even if the person's event matches the value partially. The matching rules are case-insensitive. For example, anyone who was married in Sweden will be matched by the rule using the Marriage event and the value "sw" for the Place. The family events should be selected from a pull-down menu. The rule returns a match if, and only if, all non-empty values are (partially) matched by the personal event. To use just one value, leave the other values empty.
People with the personal <event>
This rule matches people that have a personal event matching specified values for the Event type, Date, Place, and Description. The rule returns a match even if the person's event matches the value partially. The matching rules are case-insensitive. For example, anyone who graduated in Sweden will be matched by the rule using the Graduation event and the value "sw" for the Place. The personal events should be selected from a pull-down menu. The rule returns a match if, and only if, all non-empty values are (partially) matched by the personal event. To use just one value, leave the other values empty.
Persons with events matching the <event filter>
Matches persons who have events that match a certain event filter. Values: Event filter name.
Witnesses
This rule matches people who are present as a witness in the event. If the personal or family event type is specified, only the events of this type will be searched.
Families Category
This category includes the following rules that match families based on their recorded events:
Families with the <event>
This rule matches families that have a event matching specified values for the Event type, Date, Place, and Description. The rule returns a match even if the person's event matches the value partially. The matching rules are case-insensitive. For example, anyone who was married in Sweden will be matched by the rule using the Marriage event and the value "sw" for the Place. The family events should be selected from a pull-down menu. The rule returns a match if, and only if, all non-empty values are (partially) matched by the personal event. To use just one value, leave the other values empty.
Family filters
This category includes the following rules that match people based on their family relationships:
Adopted people
This rule matches adopted people.
Children of <filter> match
This rule matches people for whom either parent is matched by the specified filter. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Parents of <filter> match
This rule matches people whose child is matched by the specified filter. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
People missing parents
Matches people that are children in a family with less than two parents or are not children in any family.
People with children
This rule matches people with children.
People with multiple marriage records
This rule matches people with more than one spouse.
People with no marriage records
This rule matches people with no spouses.
People with the <relationships>
This rule matches people with a particular relationship. The relationship must match the type selected from the menu. Optionally, the number of relationships and the number of children can be specified. The rule returns a match if, and only if, all non-empty values are (partially) matched by a person's relationship. To use just one value, leave the other values empty.
Siblings of <filter> match
This rule matches people whose sibling is matched by the specified filter. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Spouses of <filter> match
This rule matches people married to someone who is matched by the specified filter. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Father filters
This rule category finds families having fathers that match the rule:
Families having father with Id containing <text>
Matches families whose father has a specified Gramps ID
Families with father with the <name>
Matches families whose father has a specified (partial) name
General filters
These filter rules are view dependent
- People-, and Relationships Category
- Families Category
- Events Category
- Places Category
- Sources Category
- Citations Category
- Repositories Category
- Media Category
- Notes Category
People-, and Relationships Category
This category includes the following general rules:
Bookmarked people
Matches the people on the bookmark list.
Home person
Matches the Home Person.
Disconnected People
Matches people that have no family relationships to any other person in the database.
Everyone
Matches everyone in the family tree database.
Females
Matches all females.
Males
Matches all males.
People having <count> notes
Matches people having a certain number of notes: Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
People having notes containing <text>
Matches people whose notes contain text matching a regular expression
People marked private
Matches people that are indicated as private.
People matching the <filter>
Matches people matched by the specified filter name. Values: Filter name. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
People not marked private
Matches people that are not indicated as private
People probably alive
Matches people without indications of death by a specified date. If the specified "On Date" value is blank then compare to "today()". The probably alive considers the date approximations and lifespan lengths set in the Preferences.
For more detailed information about this calculation, read the "Probably Alive" section.
People with <count> LDS events
Matches people with a certain number of LDS events. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
People with <count> addresses
Matches people with a certain number of personal addresses. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
People with <count> associations
Matches people with a certain number of associations. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
People with <count> media
Matches people with a certain number of items in the gallery. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
People with id containing <text>
Matches people whose Gramps ID matches the regular expression
People with a name matching <text>
Matches people's names containing a substring or matching a regular expression
People with a nickname
Matches people with a nickname
People with an alternate name
Matches people with an alternate name
People with incomplete names
Matches people with first-name or last-name missing.
People with records containing <substring>
Matches people whose records contain text matching a substring. Values: Substring -- Case Sensitive or not -- Regular-Expression matching or not
People with the <Name type>
Matches people with a type of name
People with the <Surname origin type>
Matches people with a surname origin
People with the <name>
Matches people with a specified (partial) name.
Values:
- Given name
- Full Family name : searches Prefix, surname and connectors with multiple surnames
- Title
- Suffix
- Call Name
- Nick Name
- Prefix
- Single Surname : searches only the Preferred name
- Connector : search in connectors for multiple surnames
- Patronymic
- Family Nick Name
Options:
- Use regular expressions - the example in the screenshot uses the expression
(.|\s)*\S(.|\s)*
to find non-blank prefixes - Case sensitive
See also
- People with a name matching <text>
- People with a nickname
- People with an alternate name
- People with incomplete names
- People with the <Name type>
- People with the <Surname origin type>
- People with the <name>
- Soundex match of People with the <name>
- Families with child with the <name>
- Families with father with the <name>
- Families with mother with the <name>
- Search bar (Names contains, Name does not contain)
- People Filter gramplet (Name)
- Isotammi People Filter+ addon gramplet (Name)
- Isotammi SuperTool query tool (People category)
People with <tag>
Matches people with a tag of a particular value. Values: Tag name.
People with the family <attribute>
Matches people with the family attribute of a particular value. Use RegEx pattern matching to search for all values or attributes that have been left blank. Values: Family Attribute: Identification Number -- Age ...
People with the personal <attribute>
Matches people with the personal attribute of a particular value. Use RegEx pattern matching to search for all values or attributes that have been left blank. Values: Personal Attribute: Identification Number -- Age ...
People with unknown gender
Matches all people with unknown gender.
People without a known birth date
This General filter in the People category will matches people without a known birth date.
This rule includes both Persons without any birth-type event and Persons with undated Birth-type events.
People without a known death date
Matches people without a known death date.
People with <id>
Matches people with Gramps ID. The rule returns a match only if the ID is matched exactly. You can either enter the ID into a text entry field, or select an object from the list by clicking Select... button. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
People changed after <date time>
Matches person records changed during a particular time period. Used to identify records that were imported or modified during particular work-sessions.
Filtering based on specified date and timestamp being after a particular timestamp in the format yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss
. This filter rules will look for records modified within a date range, if a second date-time is given.
Values:
Changed after: but before:
Values must be after January 1st, 1970 at UTC. Future dates until 3001-01-01 01:59:59
are valid.
The People changed after <date time> filter rules are available in the General filters section for custom rules in the People, Relationships, Charts, and Geography views.
Equivalent rules exist for records of the corresponding category type in People, Families, Events, Places, Sources, Citations, Repositories, Media, and Notes category views.
Soundex match of People with the <name>
Soundex Match of people with a specified name. First name, Surname, Call name, and Nickname are searched in primary and alternate names.
This rule compares names of People against a phonetic pattern. It uses the Soundex phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in English.
Match criteria can be a Soundex code (which can be found with the Soundex Gramplet) consisting of of a letter followed by three numerical digits: the letter is the first letter of the name, and the digits encode the remaining consonants. But if the match criteria is not a valid Soundex code, the filter will simply generate Soundex code for the word entered.
All name fields (and the separate words within those fields) are searched individually against the Soundex code.
Families Category
This category includes the following general rules:
Ancestor families of <family>
Matches families who are ancestor families of the partners in a specified Family. There is an option to include specified Family in the results. Included blended families and non-birth relationship families.
Bookmarked families
Matches the families on the bookmark list.
Descendant families of <family>
Matches the Family object descended from a specific Family. (No person objects are included.)
Also see:
- Descendant family member of <filter> match
- Descendant family member of <person>
Every family
Matches every family in the database.
Families changed after <date time>
Matches families records changed after a specified date-time (yyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) or in the range, if a second date-time is given: Values: Changed after: -- but before:.
Families having <count> notes
Matches families having a certain number of notes: Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Families having notes containing <text>
Matches families whose notes contain text matching a regular expression
Families marked private
Matches families that are indicated as private.
Families matching the <filter>
Matches families matched by the specified filter name. Values: Filter name. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Families with <count> LDS events
Matches families with a certain number of LDS events. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Families with <count> media
Matches families with a certain number of items in the gallery. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Families with id containing <text>
Matches families whose Gramps ID matches the regular expression
Families with a reference count of <count>
Matches families with a certain number of references. Values: Number of references -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Families with the <tag>
Matches families with a tag of a particular value. Values: Tag name.
Families with the family <attribute>
Matches families with the family attribute of a particular value. Values: Family Attribute: Identification Number -- Age ...
Families with the relationship type
Matches families with the relationship type of a particular value
Families with <id>
Matches families with Gramps ID. The rule returns a match only if the ID is matched exactly. You can either enter the ID into a text entry field, or select an object from the list by clicking Select... button. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
Events Category
This category includes the following general rules:
Event with <id>
Matches events with Gramps ID. The rule returns a match only if the ID is matched exactly. You can either enter the ID into a text entry field, or select an object from the list by clicking Select... button. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
Events changed after <date time>
Matches events records changed after a specified date-time (yyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) or in the range, if a second date-time is given: Values: Changed after: -- but before:.
Events having <count> notes
Matches events having a certain number of notes: Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Events having notes containing <text>
Matches events whose notes contain text matching a regular expression
Events marked private
Matches events that are indicated as private.
Events matching the <filter>
Matches events matched by the specified filter name. Values: Filter name. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Events occurring on a particular day of the week
Matches events occurring on a particular day of the week
Events of persons matching the <person filter>
Matches events of person matched by the specified person filter name
Events of places matching the <place filter>
Matches events that occurred at places that match the specified place filter name
Events with <count> media
Matches events with a certain number of items in the gallery. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Events with <data>
Matches events with data of a particular value
Events with Id containing <text>
Matches events whose Gramps ID matches the regular expression
Events with a reference count of <count>
Matches events with a certain number of references. Values: Number of references -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Events with the <tag>
Matches events with a tag of a particular value. Values: Tag name.
Events with the attribute <attribute>
Matches events with the attribute of a particular value. Values: Family Attribute: Identification Number -- Age ...
Events with the particular type
Matches events with the particular type
Every event
Matches every event in the database.
Places Category
This category includes the following general rules:
Every place
Matches every place in the database.
Place with <Id>
Matches places with Gramps ID. The rule returns a match only if the ID is matched exactly. You can either enter the ID into a text entry field, or select an object from the list by clicking Select... button. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
Places changed after <date time>
Matches places records changed after a specified date-time (yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) or in the range, if a second date-time is given: Values: Changed after: -- but before:.
Places enclosed by another place
Matches Places under the Hierarchical structure of a Specified place. Does not include the Enclosing Place and ignores dates.
Places having <count> notes
Matches places having a certain number of notes: Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Places having notes containing <text>
Matches places whose notes contain text matching a regular expression
Places marked private
Matches places that are indicated as private.
Places matching a title
Matches places with a particular title
Places matching parameters
General filters rule that matches Places with particular parameters:
- Name
- Place type
- Code
Also offers the option to Use regular expression.
Places matching the <filter>
Matches places matched by the specified filter name. Values: Filter name. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Places of events matching the <event filter>
Matches places where events happened that match the specified event filter name
Places with <count> media
Matches places with a certain number of items in the gallery. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Places with Id containing <text>
Matches places whose Gramps ID matches the regular expression
Places with a reference count of <count>
Matches places with a certain number of references. Values: Number of references -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Places with the <tag>
Matches places with a tag of a particular value. Values: Tag name.
Sources Category
This category includes the following general rules:
Every source
Matches every source in the database.
Source with <Id>
Matches sources with Gramps ID. The rule returns a match only if the ID is matched exactly. You can either enter the ID into a text entry field, or select an object from the list by clicking Select... button. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
Sources changed after <date time>
Matches sources records changed after a specified date-time (yyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) or in the range, if a second date-time is given: Values: Changed after: -- but before:.
Sources having <count> notes
Matches sources having a certain number of notes: Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Sources having notes containing <text>
Matches sources whose notes contain text matching a regular expression
Sources marked private
Matches sources that are indicated as private.
Sources matching the <filter>
Matches sources matched by the specified filter name. Values: Filter name. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Sources with <count> Repository references
Matches sources with a certain number of repository references
Sources with <count> media
Matches sources with a certain number of items in the gallery. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Sources with Id containing <text>
Matches sources whose Gramps ID matches the regular expression
Sources with a reference count of <count>
Matches sources with a certain number of references. Values: Number of references -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Sources with repository reference containing <text> in "Call Number"
Matches sources with a repository reference containing a substring in 'Call Number'
Sources with repository reference matching the <repository filter>
Matches sources with a repository reference that match a certain repository filter
Sources with the <tag>
Matches sources with a tag of a particular value. Values: Tag name.
Sources with title containing <text>
Matches sources whose title contains a certain substring
Citations Category
This category includes the following general rules:
Citation with <Id>
Matches citations with Gramps ID. The rule returns a match only if the ID is matched exactly. You can either enter the ID into a text entry field, or select an object from the list by clicking Select... button. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
Citations changed after <date time>
Matches citations records changed after a specified date-time (yyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) or in the range, if a second date-time is given: Values: Changed after: -- but before:.
Citations having <count> notes
Matches citations having a certain number of notes: Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Citations having notes containing <text>
Matches citations whose notes contain text matching a regular expression
Citations marked private
Matches citations that are indicated as private.
Citations matching parameters
General filters rule that matches Citations with particular parameters:
- Volume/Page
- Date
- Confidence level
Also offers the option to Use regular expression.
Citations matching the <filter>
Matches citations matched by the specified filter name. Values: Filter name. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Citations with <count> media
Matches citations with a certain number of items in the gallery. Values: Number of instances -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Citations with Id containing <text>
Matches citations whose Gramps ID matches the regular expression
Citations with Volume/Page containing <text>
Matches citations whose Volume/Page contains a certain substring
Citations with a reference count of <count>
Matches citations with a certain number of references. Values: Number of references -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Citations with a source with a repository reference matching the <repository filter>
Matches citations with a source with a repository reference that match a certain repository filter
Citations with source matching the <source filter>
Matches citations with sources that match the specified source filter name
Citations with the <tag>
Matches citations with a tag of a particular value. Values: Tag name.
Every citation
Matches every citation in the database.
Repositories Category
This category includes the following general rules:
Every repository
Matches every repository in the database.
Repositories changed after <date time>
Matches repository records changed after a specified date-time (yyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) or in the range, if a second date-time is given: Values: Changed after: -- but before:.
Repositories having notes containing <text>
Matches repositories whose notes contain text matching a regular expression
Repositories marked private
Matches repositories that are indicated as private.
Repositories matching parameters
General filters rule that matches Repositories with particular parameters:
- Name
- Type
- Address : searches all text fields in all mailing addresses
- URL : searches all text fields in all URLs (See Bug 13225)
Also offers the option to Use regular expression.
Repositories matching the <filter>
Matches repositories matched by the specified filter name. Values: Filter name. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Repositories with Id containing <text>
Matches repositories whose Gramps ID matches the regular expression
Repositories with a reference count of <count>
Matches repositories with a certain number of references. Values: Number of references -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Repositories with name containing <text>
Matches repositories whose name contains substring
Repositories with the <tag>
Matches repositories with a tag of a particular value. Values: Tag name.
Repository with <Id>
Matches repositories with Gramps ID. The rule returns a match only if the ID is matched exactly. You can either enter the ID into a text entry field, or select an object from the list by clicking Select... button. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
Media Category
This category includes the following general rules:
Every media object
Matches every media object in the database.
Media object with <Id>
Matches media objects with Gramps ID. The rule returns a match only if the ID is matched exactly. You can either enter the ID into a text entry field, or select an object from the list by clicking Select... button. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
Media objects changed after <date time>
Matches media object records changed after a specified date-time (yyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) or in the range, if a second date-time is given: Values: Changed after: -- but before:.
Media objects having notes containing <text>
Matches media objects whose notes contain text matching a regular expression
Media objects marked private
Matches media objects that are indicated as private.
Media objects matching parameters
General filters rule that matches Media objects with particular parameters:
- Text
- Media type
Also offers the option to Use regular expression.
Media objects matching the <filter>
Matches media objects matched by the specified filter name. Values: Filter name. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Media objects with Id containing <text>
Matches media objects whose Gramps ID matches the regular expression
Media objects with a reference count of <count>
Matches media objects with a certain number of references. Values: Number of references -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Media objects with the <tag>
Matches media objects with a tag of a particular value. Values: Tag name.
Media objects with the attribute <attribute>
Matches media objects with the attribute of a particular value
Notes Category
This category includes the following general rules:
Every note
Matches every note in the database.
Note with <Id>
Matches notes with Gramps ID. The rule returns a match only if the ID is matched exactly. You can either enter the ID into a text entry field, or select an object from the list by clicking Select... button. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
Notes changed after <date time>
Matches notes records changed after a specified date-time (yyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss) or in the range, if a second date-time is given: Values: Changed after: -- but before:.
Notes containing <text>
Matches notes contain text matching a regular expression
Notes marked private
Matches notes that are indicated as private.
Notes matching parameters
Matches Notes with particular parameters
- Text
- Note type
Also offers the option to Use regular expression.
Notes matching the <filter>
Matches notes matched by the specified filter name. Values: Filter name. The specified filter name should be selected from the menu.
Notes with Id containing <text>
Matches notes whose Gramps ID matches the regular expression
Notes with a reference count of <count>
Matches notes with a certain number of references. Values: Number of references -- Number must be greater than/lesser/equal to
Notes with the <tag>
Matches notes with a tag of a particular value. Values: Tag name.
Notes with the particular type
Matches notes with the particular type
Mother filters
This rule category finds families having mothers that match the rule:
Families having mother with Id containing <text>
Matches families whose mother has a specified Gramps ID
Families with mother with the <name>
Matches families whose mother has a specified (partial) name
Position filters
This rule category finds Places by their Global Positioning System coordinates proximity:
Places in neighborhood of given position
Matches places with latitude or longitude position in a rectangle of given height and width (in degrees), and with middle point the given latitude and longitude.
Places with no latitude or longitude given
Matches places with empty latitude or longitude
Places within an area
Matches places within a given distance of a specified place.
After selecting a place (which must have a valid set of coordinates), match any place whose coordinates lie within a circle on the globe (an ellipse on a flatten map) centered on those coordinates of a specified radius.
The units of distance can be selected: kilometers (linear measure), degrees (angular measure), and miles (linear measure).
Source filters
This rule category finds Citations that match the rule:
Citation with Source <Id>
Matches a citation with a source with a specified Gramps ID
Citations having source notes containing <text>
Matches citations whose source notes contain a substring or match a regular expression
Citations with Source Id containing <text>
Matches citations whose source has a Gramps ID that matches the regular expression
Sources matching parameters
General filters rule that matches Sources with a source of a particular value:
- Title
- Author
- Abbreviation
- Publication
Also offers the option to Use regular expression.
Relationship filters
This category includes the following rules that match people based on their mutual relationship:
Matches people related to a specified person
Relationship path between <person> and people matching <filter>
Searches over the database starting from a specified person and returns everyone between that person and a set of target people specified with a filter. This produces a set of relationship paths (including by marriage) between the specified person and the target people. Each path is not necessarily the shortest path.
Relationship path between <persons>
This rule matches all ancestors of both people back to their common ancestors (if exist). This produces the "relationship path" between these two people, through their common ancestors. You can either enter the ID of each person into the appropriate text entry fields, or select people from the list by clicking their Select... buttons. In the latter case, the ID will appear in the text field after the selection was made.
Relationship path between bookmarked persons
Matches the ancestors of bookmarked individuals back to common ancestors, producing the relationship path(s) between bookmarked persons.
Tagging
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The concept of tagging for most people using gmail or thunderbird, the Tag feature will seem quite familiar. Instead of classifying emails into folders like in Outlook (Windows) or Evolution (Linux), emails are classified by assigning tags to them. So instead of having a disjoint N:1 classification (a email can be in one and only one folder, and a folder can contain many emails), in gmail or thunderbird there is a N:M classification (where a email can have several tags, and a tag can be applied to several emails)
Likewise, when you have a big tree, you might want to make subsets of the tree, and these subsets might be overlapping. For example, the subsets of your fathers family and your mothers family, some subset of your family that emigrated to Australia.
The idea is to assign a different tag to each subset: Paternal, Maternal, Australia and ToDo for example.
The differences with Gramps previous Markers are like the folders for emails. A person can be given at most one marker. Tags are thus are like multiple-valued markers.
From the Edit -> Tag menu you can select from the following options:
- New Tag dialog
- Organize Tags Window
- A list of previously created Tag's that you can select for the following action:
- Add tag 'xxxx'
- Remove tag 'xxxx'
Tag selected rows icon toolbar
Or click the Toolbar Tag selected rows button to access the same options as the Edit -> Tag menu.
See also:
- Tag Report that lists primary objects (person, family, notes) who match the selected Tag.
New Tag dialog
You are able to add a new tag to either a single list entry or multiple list entries from any of the category list views, by making the selection and then using the New Tag dialog to enter the name of the Tag and if desired selecting a Color for Tag using the Pick a Color selector. Note the order of the Tags in the Organize Tag list define the priority for coloring rows in the category list views.
Tags are available to use with all primary objects.
Tagging a selection of objects
Due to the static nature of tags, it might be useful to add a tag to a selection of objects. For example one should be able to select a number of people in the Person (list) View, and add a new tag or an existing one to them.
Organize Tags Window
In the Organize Tags dialog Tags are shown in a list showing the Name and Color with the order of the Tags in the list defining the priority for coloring rows in the category views. You may also reorder the Tags by selecting one and using the Up or Down buttons, Add or Remove a Tag or access this Help page. Once completed you can Close the dialog.
Tag selection dialog
When you use Edit the tag list button from any of the Editor dialogs like Person Edit the Tag selection dialog list is shown that lets you remove or assign existing custom tags. The tags are shown in alphabetical order and not the order shown in the Organize Tags Window.
Usage of tags
Here are a some ideas of operations that can be done with tags
Filtering
The most obvious use is that of filtering.
- Tags and filters both create subsets of the tree. However they have practical differences in usage.
Specifying your fathers family using filters is an easy thing; there are already filters based on some logic's that do it. On the other hand, specifying the people that emigrated to the USA is harder, while for the famous people in your family it is simply impossible as there is no logical rule. Tags are much more practical here.
However filters have the advantage of being dynamical. If you add an ancestor of your father in the database, it will be automatically added to the filter.
On the other hand, tags are static. When adding a famous person in the tree, you have to explicitly tag them as FAMOUS.
- The most immediate object that comes to mind are the individuals, and that is also the most useful. However, other objects could be tagged:
- Places: For example "places to visit",
- Source: For example "sources in german",
- Notes: For example "notes in progess", or "notes in german",
- Media: For example "Picture belonging to Uncle Alfred".
Tags are available to use with all primary objects.
Tags Column
To easily see your tags, you can use the Column Editor to add the Tags column to the list views of objects. The content is then displayed as a comma-separated list of the tags of the objects. Note the order of the Tags in the Organize Tag list define the priority for coloring rows in the category list views.
Tag Usage Report
The Tag Usage Report lists primary objects (person, family, notes) having the selected Tag.
See also
- Tags in Gramps - an introduction
- Automatic Import timestamp Tags
- filtered Add/Remove Tag Tool (Third party addon for Gramps)
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