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IDEA:Converter- Gedcom to Wikimedia's Family Tree Format Code
socrtwo:
I think it would be cool to have a gedcom to wiki family tree template converter. It would seem simple enough to do but ah, I'm not a coder.
I have actually had someone start this in Rent-a-Coder but he bailed out. His code kind of works but the results are a bit jumbled up and not perfect. The results are attached.
Here is the original request I posted at rentacoder.com:
"I would like a developer to program a Web application that coverts gedcom genealogy files to Wikimedia family tree template code.
* The wiki family tree template instructions are here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Familytree.
* An example of a wiki family tree diagram is here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_and_George_Weasley.
* The gedcom genealogy file format is described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gedcom - it was developed by the Mormons but is the "Lingua Franca" file format accepted by the Genealogy Community."
socrtwo:
Awesome responses. I'll put them on my site. However, how do I use the markup results? I'm new to PHP.
socrtwo:
Never mind, I figured it. I needed PHP installed and running and it wasn't on my home test machine. I will install and come back with the URL.
socrtwo:
OK, here is a Linux based installation: Gedcom2Wiki converter installation. However with a very easy standard 3 or 4 generation file 9 KB like this one: Simple GED File, it gives screwy results. :( Here are the problems I see:
* The names of all the ancestors are bracketed by three.{{{}}}
* The related lines go off the page.
* The names of the ancestors are abbreviated.
* I don't think the right relatedness is shown.
I tested the results markup in the Wikimedia Sandbox.
socrtwo:
See the attached photo illustrating the previous post.
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