Re: GEDCOM by hand
[email protected] (Ron Savage) Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:24:27 +1100
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Hi I suspect there might be a few individuals who do indeed maintain their GEDCOM file by hand, but that could be the case for any database-like file. And surely we've all had the experience of being dis-satisfied at how awkward some guis are to use for some tasks.... On 12/01/13 16:00, Mikkel Eide Eriksen wrote: > I occasionally drop down and edit raw gedcom. Usually if I need to add the same census info to several individuals or some other repetitive task where the UI of the app isn't ideal. > > Not the entire time though. That seems a nightmare. > > Mikkel > > Sent from an Internet phone > > On 12/01/2013, at 02.15, Philip Durbin<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Do I remember correctly that someone on this list mentioned once that they maintain their GEDCOM file by hand? >> >> Is that crazy talk? Is it hard? Is it possible? Any tips? >> >> In this age of blogging like a hacker* I kind of like doing stuff by hand if it's reasonable. >> >> Otherwise, I guess I need to fire up GRAMPS again because my cousins keep getting married and having babies. >> >> Phil >> >> * http://tom.preston-werner.com/2008/11/17/blogging-like-a-hacker.html >> >> -- >> http://greptilian.com -- Ron Savage http://savage.net.au/ Ph: 0421 920 622