ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

Hello Folks!

Two older threads inquired about the availability of 'genealogy' apps for the Nokia Internet Tablets:

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ead.php?t=6066
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=18438

After completing my Python-based 'astronomy' apps, I wanted to continue my Python 'education' by attempting another app based on my hobbies/interests: a GEDCOM reader/writer -- named 'MGedcom' (another 'boring' name following the naming system that I had been following). It is at the bottom of my software page:

http://darethehair.googlepages.com/software.html

The page has some screenshots, as well as a link to the README file for it.

As always, there are a zillion disclaimers. The biggest one is that you should *not* trust my app to manipulate your GEDCOM files with 100% perfection (actually, a lot of *other* genealogy apps also have the same warning!).

What did I learn this time around? Mostly how to do 'tables' (using PyGTK 'treestores') and 'menus'.

To get the most out of this app, you will also need to install the port I did for 'Graphviz', also listed on the same page -- but this is only needed if you want to draw/view a 'graph' of people/family relationships. Actually, I find the nested 'table' approach already quite intuitive for doing this...

As always, I *crave* feedback comments :)

Re: ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

Ok, moved the discussion here.

1). Looks like yes. What I did - I've exported my GRAMPS database to GEDCOM file. And MGedcom was not able to show anything from this file, when I've open it. Just an empty window of the program.

2) checked in 1) :)

Anyway, it is a best from what I've seen for the N8x0. One big whish is to fully migrate in to Unicode (utf-8), since it is a default format of GRAMPS, and Internet table, if I remember correctly.

I'd like to subscribe to the news about MGedcom :)

Re: ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

vitasam:

I have done a small amount of reading re: UTF-8 and Unicode, but it is too early to say whether I have the skills required to integrate that into MGedcom or not. What might be useful would be a working sample of your 'Russian' GEDCOM file (?).

I am not sure if MGedcom is the *best* for the N8x0 -- it was my impression that it was the *only* one available :) This is sad, since people like to have a 'choice' in the software that they use for very purposes.

As for subscribing to 'news', well, anything of relevance will be in this thread, so you might want to 'subscribe' to it in 'Thread Tools' at the top (at least that is how I do so with threads I am interested in).

Re: ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

Hi,
I can make such a file, by creating of GRAMPS database of few people. How can I send it to you?

Yep :) looks like it is an only genealogy software available for N8xx platform

Re: ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

vitasam: I have sent you a private email with my private email address :)

Re: ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

Ok!

By the way. Am I correct, that unicode (or utf-8) is a default encoding table of Maemo platform?

Re: ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

Sorry, but I have no idea. Hopefully there is an 'expert' out there that knows the answer. I did some Googling, but didn't find anything except a few 'hints'.

Re: ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

darenthehair or others: Does MGedcom run on the N900? Any special tricks or cautions?

Re: ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

Hmm, none of the links on your software page seem to do anything for me.

Re: ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

Good question! I don't have (yet or ever?) my own N900, but of all the 'apps' that I have written, it is the one that is 'pure python', so my guess is that it would have the best chance of working out-of-the-box. For now, I depend on others (such as yourself) to 'test' and report back to me and others what success or problems are experienced.

However, if it does *not* work, it will be tricky to 'fix' it :)

Re: ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

Could you elaborate?

As with the N8x0 series, my expectations is that clicking on a link to a 'deb' file will automatically start the 'application manager' program on the N900 -- prompting for install options. Does it not?

As well, is there something about the 'package' itself that the N900 series will then ignore?

Re: ANNOUNCE: MGedcom - Genealogy GEDCOM Reader/Writer
 

The links caused no browser action. I just tried again and they seem to work. I wonder if it was some kind of buggy google thing.

I'll try and take some time this week to test on the n900. Do you have the code in any kind of public git repo (like Maemo Garage or github) so I can contribute back improvements?

Do you plan to package for the auto-builder so this can go into extras?

EDIT: Whoops, I think I know what it is now. Ubuntu did a Firefox update and forgot to tell me to restart Firefox. When firefox gets updated underneath itself, weird things happen like not being able to download things, source windows appears as 10x10 windows with no content, etc.