Handeling Alternate names better
Idea for change the way how to handel names in FamilySearch
What we get from this?
- After that we will have less duplicates
- You can choose ”best name for ordinaces” before when you print names
- You can chage some names better for familymeetings or for sharing tree to realtives.
Background
The persons name is the most important data in Familytree and in world history it alwasy had very much power.
There have been already longer time quite largerly discussion (using even unkind words) about which name and how we should to use names in FamilySearch for each person.
When we got possibility for Alternate Name this was helping little bit…
Stll problems
Aleternative name is quite hidden there and quite few are using this possibility.
Relatives have differnet opinion which name should be visible. (Simeone want Birth Name from children book and someon want it as it have been in local language etc.
Problem is that it is complicated to cahnge and cahnge again back.
Solution
1.
We should to have window where we can write all alternate names and where we can choose which of them is shown in the persons page,
2.
Already in the beginning when you add new person to your tree you add first the name then there should be possibility or it even supports to add all alternate names which you know. And there should be hint ”Please add all alternate names”.
3. Near of the main name in persons page should be possibility to open alternatename window where to coose”display name”
Steps for user
- Add person to your tree and at the same time those alternate names which you know.
- Choose which name will be as ”visble name” in the persons page
- You can easily add more alternate names
- You can easily cahnge name for ”visible name”
- You can easily edit names, when it is needed.
Whats then
- After that we will have less duplicates
- You can choose ”best name for ordinaces” before when you print names
- You can chage some names better for familymeetings or for sharing tree to realtives.
