Re: Genealogical evidence and data model

Haines Brown wrote:

> Wes Groleau <groleau+news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> 
> 
>>Haines Brown wrote:
>>
>>>In my application (LifeLines) for example, I can readily create an
event
>>>record of any kind. The template is:
>>
>>LifeLines allows you to put into the file almost anything
>>the GEDCOM spec allows, and a few things it doesn't.  Most
>>programs are not that flexible.  For example
>>
>>0 @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 INDI
>>  1 FAMC @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>  1 FAMC @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>0 @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 FAM
>>  1 HUSB @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>  1 HUSB @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>0 @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 INDI
>>  1 *** F
>>
>>Technically this is not legal in the GEDCOM spec.
>>Even in LifeLines, how do you display it on screen
>>or re****t (GEDCOM displays don't count)?
> 
> 
> Wes, I think you can see some of the reason for my not understanding the
> restraints that folks have been mentioning.
> 
> Yes, I've not worried much yet about how to display the data on screen
> or print it (just getting my feet wet). The main thing has been to

There's part of the reason you're not understanding.

> gather and store data. There are apps that show much of the data, but
> not anything that shows it all in the form of an inclusive re****t rather
> than raw data.

I'm unclear on the difference between an electronic 
collection of input data without linkages or context and a 
stack of unsorted pink message slips with Post-its.  Seems 
to me they're both equally unorganized and useless.

> 
> What is a "GEDCOM display"? Do you refer to the RootsWeb GEDCOM dump? Or

No, he's referring to the  sample
 >>0 @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 INDI
 >>  1 FAMC @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 >>  1 FAMC @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 >>0 @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 FAM
 >>  1 HUSB @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 >>  1 HUSB @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 >>0 @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 INDI
 >>  1 *** F

> the display of the data itself? (which for me so far has

It won't suffice when you're dealing with tens of thousands 
of names.

> sufficed). Do you mean a chart display? There are GEDCOM -> HTML
> converters, but I assume they all use a fixed and limited number of
> tags. 
> 

There are also dedicated Genealogy programs (e.g., PAF, 
Legacy, TMG, et al) that relieve you of the necessity of 
remembering whether it's George or June who is I4563.

Define "tags" in your last sentence.  "Tags" as in the 
GEDCOM, "tags" as in labels, "tags" as in flags, "tags" as 
in loose ends...?

Cheryl