Important
Local Patch Block (updated 2026-02-20)
This fork includes local customizations:
- Added a new Server configuration editor in the web UI (Settings → Administration).
- Config values are loaded from
/api/config/?full=1(with fallback to/api/config/). - Added per-setting Save and Reset actions and status for DB override/default usage.
- Added frontend permissions for
ViewSettingsandEditSettings. - Fixed settings menu consistency (
Researcher Informationentry) and a system info markup bug. - In User Management, owner/admin can now set a new password for any user directly in the edit dialog.
- Added relationship display enhancements:
- Optional bridge display for non-blood relations (association/partner link path to home person).
- Config toggle in user settings: Include associations in relationship to home person.
- Added configurable call-name highlighting in user settings:
- Bold call name
- Underline call name
- Added media lightbox image interaction improvements:
- Mouse wheel zoom in/out for image media.
- Drag-to-pan while zoomed in.
- Zoom/pan reset when opening or switching image.
- Swipe left/right navigation remains active at 1x zoom.
Full “control everything via web UI” requires the matching backend update in
gramps-web-api (expanded /api/config handling + runtime override application).
Without that backend update, the new UI still works for legacy /api/config behavior.
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