Open WGroleau opened 4 years ago
There are two counts of children.
NCHI
fieldDo we display both?
What if there are more than one NCHI
fields. Just the first? All?
Your thoughts?
I guess maybe all the NCHI fields should be shown, though having two would be a user error.
But the "no children" is a bit odd-appearing. Maybe "no data on children" would be clearer.
though having two would be a user error
It's valid. If you have two sources with different data, then you should record them both.
Maybe just display all the values. NCHI
first and actual count second?
Or just the actual count - and a warning sign if there's a conflicting NCHI
?
What if … Each NCHI shown same as currently down in the table of facts. In the upper left, instead of “X children” have “X children identified” where X is the number of CHIL records. This would make it clearer what each is counting.
PGV (and maybe also early versions of webtrees?) used the text "X known children".
IIRC, it was changed to just "X children" after a forum discussion because people were confused by the text.
We could just omit the number, and just say "Children"...
I'd suggest the following:
Children according to NCHI | Text | Remark |
---|---|---|
Not specified, or equal to the number of recorded children | [x] children | Number of FAMC entries, as today. Not "known" or "identified", since the number is not disputed anyway. |
One number (y), differing from the record count | [x] recorded children, [y] total | "recorded" as in: has its own record. |
NCHI value cannot be interpreted as a single number, or multiple NCHI facts | [x] recorded children, possibly more (see facts below) |
In the middle, instead of "total," I'd say "reported" Or if NCHI has a source, "reported in (source)"
Add a spouse to an individual. Visit that family. Source says six children but has NO information about any. Add fact "number of children" (NCHI) and enter "6" Save, and the fact shows in the table, but it still says "no children" in the upper left.