GénàToile - User's guide

Step 3.3: Appearance

Her are grouped the appearance options :

Directory:
type the name of the directory where you want to generate the HTML files. By default, it's name is the similar to your gedcom file name. You can enter a full directory name, i.e. a directory not necessarily under the directory where you run GénàToile.
If you type a forbidden name, the name will be changed to "html", subdirectory under the directory where you run GénàToile.

Main page file name :
the default value is "index". You can change it. Avoid the use of accented letters or punctuation signs.

Suffix of files :
choose between "html" et "htm" (I recommand "html", but some environments may support only "htm").

Right shift :
check this box if you want your HTML pages to have a left border. This option is useful if you use the reliure.gif background file.

Background image :
If you want to have a background image, type here the name of the file containing this image. You can use "reliure.gif", released with GénàToile.
Notice that if that file is present in the directory where you run GénàToile, then it will be copied in the "Directory" where your HTML files will be gerated (see above).

Families/page:
Type the number of families you want in each HTML page. This number influences the size of the  pag<n>.html files. The value 0 (zero) is not permitted. Value 1 is authorized (only one family per page).

Places/page:
This value permits to control the size of the Places/Surnames ant Surnames/Places lists. The value 0 (zero) will genarate a single html page for each list. An other value gives the number of events to display on each page. If your choice is to split by pages, first try value 500. Generate your pages, and see if the result is OK to you.

Names/index:
Type the number of individuals per index page. This value influences the size of the ix<n>.html files.
Type 0 if you want only one index page for each initial letter.

Notes:
These parameters are useful only if you checked "Notes" in the "Appearance" tab.

lines
type the number of notes lines over which the note will be displayed in a separate page (the Note link will give access to the note information). Below, the note will be displayed among the information of the individual or of the family.

characters
type the number of characters over wich the note will be displayed in a separate page. Below, it will be displayed among the information of the individual or of the family.
If both fields have value 0 (zero), the notes will all displayed among the information of the individuals or of the families.

number of elements/page
this value is useful only if at least one of the "lines" or the "characters" fields is not zero. It indicates the number of notes to write in each separate page. This number gives you control on the size of the note<n>.html files. Type 0 (zero) to generate only one separate note<n>.html file.

Sources:
This parameter is useful only if you checked "Sources" in the "Appearance" tab.

number of elements/page
type the number of sources to write in each html page of sources. This number gives you control on the size of the sour<n>.html files. Type 0 (zero) to generate only one sour<n>.html file.

Sources citations :
These parameters are useful only if you checked "Sources" in the "Appearance" tab.

lines
type the number of source citations over which the they will be displayed in a separate page (the Source link will give access to the source citation). Below, the source citation will be displayed among the information of the individual or of the family.

characters
type the number of characters over wich the source citation will be displayed in a separate page. Below, it will be displayed among the information of the individual or of the family.
If both fields have value 0 (zero), the source citations will all displayed among the information of the individuals or of the families.

number of elements/page
this value is useful only if at least one of the "lines" or the "characters" fields is not zero. It indicates the number of source citations to write in each separate page. This number gives you control on the size of the scit<n>.html files. Type 0 (zero) to generate only one separate scit<n>.html file.

Pictures:
This parameter is useful only if you checked "Pictures" in the "Appearance" tab.

number of elements/page
it is the number of pictures per html page of pictures. The default value is 10 pictures per page. Don't use too big values, leading to long loading time. This parameter only affects pictures. The number of sounds per page is not limited.
 

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Updated on February 6, 2003.
© Jean-Baptiste Fahy, 2001-2003