# Need to add the References tab to Family window **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas\ **Tags:** roadmap-item\ **Created:** [March 1, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/need-to-add-the-references-tab-to-family-window/7135 "2025-03-01T14:38:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![emyoulation](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/emyoulation/32/67_2.png) [@emyoulation](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/emyoulation)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/need-to-add-the-references-tab-to-family-window/7135/7 "2025-03-06T16:58:03Z")
> [@PLegoux](#): > > > [@emyoulation](#): > > > > It seems like @PLegoux is asking for the full complement of direct secondary object backlink references **in the same way that the Person Object Editor has**. The Family object backlink references: spouse/children People, Events, and Notes objects. > > Yes, that’s exactly it. I looked into what the References tabs are showing. They are the `backlinks`, not the list of secondary objects. ```python [Gramps SuperTool script file] version=1 [title] People Backlinks (see Print output tab) [description] find the `backlinks` shown in References tab in People object editor. `find_backlink_handles(handle)` https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/blob/maintenance/gramps52/gramps/plugins/gramplet/backlinks.py5 https://gramps.discourse.group/t/need-to-add-the-references-tab-to-family-window/7135/5 [category] People [statements] handle = obj.handle backlinks = db.find_backlink_handles(handle) print(f"Backlinks for {category} ({handle}): {gramps_id}") for class_name, bhandle in backlinks: obj_id = None if class_name == 'Person': obj_id = db.get_person_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Family': obj_id = db.get_family_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Event': obj_id = db.get_event_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Place': obj_id = db.get_place_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Source': obj_id = db.get_source_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Citation': obj_id = db.get_citation_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Repository': obj_id = db.get_repository_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Media': obj_id = db.get_media_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Note': obj_id = db.get_note_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id print(f"- {class_name}: {bhandle} (ID: {obj_id})") [scope] selected ``` returns (for Home Person of example.gramps) ```python Backlinks for People (GNUJQCL9MD64AM56OH): I0044 - Person: Q8HKQC3VMRM1M6M7ES (ID: I1200) - Family: 9OUJQCBOHW9UEK9CNV (ID: F0017) - Person: VJFKQCFO7WESWPNKHE (ID: I1106) - Note: ac380498bac48eedee8 (ID: N0001) - Note: d0436be64ac277b615b79b34e72 (ID: _custom1) - Note: f68ce7c9cc166a6424e4fe11a1f (ID: N0024) - Family: 8OUJQCUVZ0XML7BQLF (ID: F0018) ``` ### Every reference instead of (or optionally) just backlinks @PLegoux Do you want to request an enhancement for all the References tabs? (6.0 [PR#1832](https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/pull/1832) will give a bit more functionality to the tab with a context menu.) ```python [Gramps SuperTool script file] version=1 [title] People Secondary Objects (see Print output tab) [description] find the "Secondary objects", augments the References tab in People object editor. (`get_referenced_handles_recursively`) https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/blob/maintenance/gramps52/gramps/plugins/gramplet/backlinks.py5 https://gramps.discourse.group/t/need-to-add-the-references-tab-to-family-window/7135/5 [category] People [statements] handle = obj.handle secondarylinks = obj.get_referenced_handles_recursively() print(f"Secondary links for {category} ({handle}): {gramps_id}") for class_name, bhandle in secondarylinks: obj_id = None if class_name == 'Person': obj_id = db.get_person_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Family': obj_id = db.get_family_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Event': obj_id = db.get_event_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Place': obj_id = db.get_place_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Source': obj_id = db.get_source_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Citation': obj_id = db.get_citation_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Repository': obj_id = db.get_repository_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Media': obj_id = db.get_media_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id elif class_name == 'Note': obj_id = db.get_note_from_handle(bhandle).gramps_id print(f"- {class_name}: {bhandle} (ID: {obj_id})") [scope] selected ``` returns (for Home Person of example.gramps) ```python Secondary links for People (GNUJQCL9MD64AM56OH): I0044 - Family: 9OUJQCBOHW9UEK9CNV (ID: F0017) - Family: 8OUJQCUVZ0XML7BQLF (ID: F0018) - Note: ac380498c020c7bcdc7 (ID: N0003) - Note: b39ff01f75c1f76859a (ID: N0013) - Note: b39ff11d8912173cded (ID: N0014) - Note: c140d4c29520c92055c (ID: N0015) - Citation: c140d5e5dbf300411bf (ID: C2831) - Citation: c140d25efc045ab2ea5 (ID: C0974) - Citation: c140d25efe703834da4 (ID: C0975) - Citation: c140d53ab8b377b4174 (ID: C2828) - Citation: fb471c4e917139fd7ee300b9b28 (ID: C02863) - Tag: bb80c2b235b0a1b3f49 (ID: None) - Citation: c140d56d19a1ced4c7a (ID: C2829) - Media: B1AUFQV7H8R9NR4SZM (ID: O0008) - Media: 238CGQ939HG18SS5MG (ID: O0010) - Note: ac380498bac48eedee8 (ID: N0001) - Citation: c140d25ef1c0e90ee81 (ID: C0973) - Citation: c140d5aa362797c32d4 (ID: C2830) - Citation: c140d5e5dbf300411bf (ID: C2831) - Citation: c140d73a2ca52f37800 (ID: C2835) - Place: WTAKQCGG8L8LYZCSBB (ID: P1643) - Family: 8OUJQCUVZ0XML7BQLF (ID: F0018) - Note: ac3804a8405171ef666 (ID: N0006) - Citation: c140d694e647717b683 (ID: C2832) - Citation: f7074a2495c517d87df60cd47ab (ID: C2857) - Person: VJFKQCFO7WESWPNKHE (ID: I1106) - Person: Q8HKQC3VMRM1M6M7ES (ID: I1200) - Citation: c140d694e647717b683 (ID: C2832) - Person: VJFKQCFO7WESWPNKHE (ID: I1106) - Event: a5af0ecb107303354a0 (ID: E1656) - Citation: c140d7c7bdc1fedb030 (ID: C2836) - Event: a5af0ecb11f5ac3110e (ID: E1657) - Event: a5af0ecb12e29af8a5d (ID: E1658) ``` --- _[View the full topic](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/need-to-add-the-references-tab-to-family-window/7135)._