DBSIG: German Pork Butchers

[Berlin-Bob]

2) it would be quite useful to have a means of linking individuals  - perhaps a drop down box where people could select parents from existing entries or have the option of adding another entry

That could be fairly complicated, but I'm thinking of a possibility for tagging data, to create links.

For instance: suppose we have a sentence:
"married to Charlotte Schweinemetzger in 1860"

I envisage writing it
"married to [id334:Charlotte Schweinemetzger] in 1860"
and the software would display 'Charlotte Schweinemetzger' as a link to the page view of record 334.

Another thought (for Sources) is [rc:34271] and this would be displayed as a link to RootsChat topic 34271, where relevant information can be seen.

All thoughts in the pot for later .... 

Bob

[Spidermonkey]

Don't know how to do screen grabs I'm afraid, so you'll have to make do with me doing my best to describe it!!  I think I have done pretty much as you have on your example, except that I haven't added parent details in the first section - but can always go back to do that.  Also I have noted in the 3 address sections the date at which they are resident at that address (mostly from census so e.g 1871 - 1881: 152 Horseferry Road)

Also, when you add a new person and click save, if you then look at the list of people in the main alphabetical selection, your username (e.g. Spidermonkey) doesn't show up in the last column.  You then need to edit the record, and move the tick box thingy back to "these are part of my family" (can't remember exact wording) even though that was the default setting when entering the data originally.  If you save then after making that edit, your username shows up on the index.  

Did that make sense?!!!

[Spidermonkey]

2) it would be quite useful to have a means of linking individuals  - perhaps a drop down box where people could select parents from existing entries or have the option of adding another entry

That could be fairly complicated, but I'm thinking of a possibility for tagging data, to create links.
For instance: suppose we have a sentence:
"married to Charlotte Schweinemetzger in 1860"
I envisage writing it
"married to [id334:Charlotte Schweinemetzger] in 1860"
and the software would display 'Charlotte Schweinemetzger' as a link to the page view of record 334.

I like this solution

2) it would be quite useful to have a means of linking individuals - perhaps a drop down box where people could select parents from existing entries or have the option of adding another entry

Another thought (for Sources) is [rc:34271] and this would be displayed as a link to RootsChat topic 34271, where relevant information can be seen.

Could get a bit unwieldy if the topic is long and straggly- info might not be readily accessible

[Berlin-Bob]

I think I understood that

I notice you have three addresses for Westminster, ths can also go as three seperate lines in the first address box. The idea was to provide three "boxes" for seperate places. (but if you don't need more than three addresses anyway, then that's OK)

And with your second point,: Ouch !! yes, I've just tried it and it is definitely an error. I'll look into it soon, but probably won't have time till the weekend ...

Bob

[Histres]

Hello Berlin Bob,
I just realized that in your data base you allocated Morsbach to NRW (North Rhine Westphalia).
However all the Morsbach pork butchers that are listed (and there are many) originated from Morsbach in BW (Baden Württemberg), a village that today belongs to Künzelsau.

Histres

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Histres,

Ooops ! 

I'll change that at the next opportunity

Bob

[SwissGill]

Berlin Bob said;

I entered about 70 records, simply by using data found in various pork butcher topics.  The rest are from Histres and RichardFunk, with different degrees of "completeness".

Checked with HISTRES but he has no idea how the manifold Schluchterers came about!!

Cheers
Gill

[Berlin-Bob]

Histres has 2 Schluchters in his original list. They are records 712 and 713 in the database

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Histres,

Ooops ! 

I'll change that at the next opportunity

Bob

I've just had the moving men in and Morsbach has now been  transported ("Sack und Pack") to Baden-Württemberg