Store selected set of persons and families in the clippings cart

[hartenthaler]

There is now in GVExport a unique function to select a set of persons and families. This is based on starting and stopping persons, choosing partners, siblings, relatives or anyone, and generation limits. This is comparable with the functionality of the old custom module "branch export" (see https://github.com/BlasiusSecundus/branch_export).

I like adding a function to copy all the selected persons and families and all related records (like media objects, notes, and sources) to the clippings cart. This would need a new button "copy to clippings cart" in the last line of the GVExport menu. Then you can use alternative visualization methods like TAM or LIN for the selected set of persons and families, too. And you can store the selected set in a GEDCOM file, which is not fully what is mentioned in issue #92, but a first step maybe.

What do you think about that? An alternative would be to copy the functionality of GVExport to select persons to the enhanced clippings cart module itself as a new function, but then it would be necessary to maintain two copies of this complex code. And because the selection of persons in GVExport is an interactive process of trial and error it is necessary to show intermediate results in a graphical user interface which is more than the enhanced clippings cart module can offer at the moment.

[Neriderc]

I think this could be considered an "output" of sorts. While you aren't downloading it, the module has completed it's part and is passing the output of the module to something else, in this case the clippings cart. So we could have this as an option in the Output settings.

After just a quick think I haven't come up with a good way of putting this in the GUI, but I do think this is a good idea. Possibly in an advanced section of the output settings.

I'm not familiar with this side of things and I know you are from your extended clippings cart module, would you be willing to add this functionality?

[hartenthaler]

Yes, I will provide a new function for this "output" to the clippings cart.

I would prefer that you design the way how to add a button to the GUI.

[Neriderc]

Thanks! I'm happy to do UI.

[Neriderc]

@hartenthaler are you actively working on this? If you are, I'll avoid touching any more code until you're done.

[hartenthaler]

Yes, I'm working on that now. I will inform you when I know more.
best regards
Hermann

[Neriderc]

Great, thanks for confirming. No rush, just wanted to check if you were working on it.

Cheers

[Neriderc]

How are you going with this? I've tried to avoid changes while you work on it, but there are a few things that need addressing. If you're almost done, I'll wait a little longer. If not, I'll proceed with other changes and we can handle merge conflicts if they arise.

[hartenthaler]

I'm sorry. Please go on. In the meantime, I'm a manager at the largest German genealogical community, Verein für Computergenealogie. That is more work than expected, but I'm still interested in using the power of the clippings cart .
best regards Hermann

[Neriderc]

Not a problem! Feel free to continue your work on this when you are able to, or I can take a look at some point in the future if you don't find yourself with the time.