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== Use == | == Use == | ||
* Data entry and update for: | * Data entry and update for: | ||
| − | ** [[Update#Updating persons| | + | ** [[Update#Updating persons|Individuals]] and [[Update#Updating families|Families]], |
** [[Fusion|Finding and merging duplicate records]]. | ** [[Fusion|Finding and merging duplicate records]]. | ||
** Entering [[date]]s. | ** Entering [[date]]s. | ||
| − | ** [[declension|declensions]]. | + | ** [[declension|Using declensions]]; alternate name spellings (in GeneWeb 6). |
* [[wikitext|Wikitext]] syntax. | * [[wikitext|Wikitext]] syntax. | ||
* [[macros|Writing Macros]]. | * [[macros|Writing Macros]]. | ||
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Starting
- Download
- Install the GeneWeb program under GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows; on Linux, Mac OS X, or Windows using Docker; in CGI mode behind a web server, or in CGI mode on a Raspberry Pi webs erver, with HTTPS access.
- Configure:
- a server (with launch parameters for gwd)
- operation of a base (with parameters in a base_name.gwf file)
- or change the appearance of a base using templates
- Start GeneWeb.
Use
- Data entry and update for:
- Individuals and Families,
- Finding and merging duplicate records.
- Entering dates.
- Using declensions; alternate name spellings (in GeneWeb 6).
- Wikitext syntax.
- Writing Macros.
- Keyboard shortcuts.
Manage
- Import GEDCOM
.gedor GeneWeb.gwdatabases with gwsetup or with a terminal command-line. - Merge and split multiple databases.
- Clean, recover, rename (or move), save, and archive a database.
Technical annex
- Understand the gwd server.
- Understand homonyms (how duplicate names are handled).
- Configure appearance with:
- Cascaded style sheets (CSS files).
- Header and trailer files; the lexicon files (how languages and handled in GeneWeb).
- Editable template files
- Configure operations (program actions), with:
- The configuration file
.gwf. - Specific parameters (for templm) .
- Passwords for Friends/Wizards and handling access restrictions for databases.
- The configuration file
- Syntax to add images to Notes fields.
- Understand the Geneweb human-readable, archival format of .gw files .
- How to compute Consanguinity (genetic relationships between people).
- Further remarks for experts.