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=== Family Tree ===
[[File:EditPreferences-FamilyTree-tab-example-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Menu: {{man menu|Edit>Preferences...}} - "Family Tree" - tab - example - defaults]]
=== Display ===
[[File:EditPreferences-Display-tab-default-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} Menu: "Edit>Preferences..." - "Display" - tab - defaults]]
** Day Month Year
** DAY MON YEAR
*{{man label|Place format:}} This option controls the display of places.
** Selecting the {{man button|Edit...}} button will show the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Place_Format_Editor|Place format editor]]}}
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==== Place Format Editor ====
{{man note|New Feature - introduced in Gramps 4.1|[[Hierarchical Place Structure]]}}
This tab allows you to ''Set the colors used for boxes in the graphical views''
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==== Pick a Color selector ====
From the {{man label|Style:}} drop down list you can choose an existing custom style. Or to make your own {{man label|Style:}} select the {{man button|Style Editor...}} button to show the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Document_Styles_dialog|Document Styles]]}} dialog and then select the {{man button|Add a new style}} button to show the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Style_editor_dialog|Style editor]]}} dialog.
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====Document Styles dialog====
Gramps has been translated into a number of [[Portal:Translators|languages]]. Usually Gramps automatically starts in your local language, as chosen for other applications, but sometimes this may not be right for you.
==== Linux ====
If you want to choose a locale 'variant' for sorting that is not the default variant, then you can start Gramps from the terminal (or console) with a different LC_COLLATE environment. For example, the default sorting (collation) variant for Swedish is "reformed", but you can instead choose "standard" by typing:
===Advanced manipulation of settings===
{{man warn| Warning |The contents of this section is outside the scope of interest of a general user of Gramps. If you proceed with tweaking the options on the low level you may damage your Gramps installation. Be careful. '''YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!'''}}
