Summary: | Save metadata to files when possible | ||
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Product: | nepomuk | Reporter: | Todd <toddrme2178> |
Component: | general | Assignee: | Sebastian Trueg <sebastian> |
Status: | RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED | ||
Severity: | wishlist | CC: | me, user581 |
Priority: | NOR | ||
Version: | 4.1 | ||
Target Milestone: | --- | ||
Platform: | openSUSE | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
Latest Commit: | Version Fixed In: |
Description
Todd
2011-03-25 05:23:04 UTC
Agreed. Until metadata becomes highly persistent *even when moving files across different computers / os's), few people will bother to put the time needed into adding the most important metadata to their files, blocking Nepomuk's full potential. I suggest a combination of: 1. Adding metadata to files extended attributes where possible 2. Using sidecar files (ie storing metadata for files in .directory or a file unique to indexed files like .filename.extension.metadata ). Adjust KDE to make sure that if someone copies file foo.bar that the appropriate sidecar files are edited / copied with it. 3. Using the current database style storage This way, 1. makes much of the data available, even on non KDE systems 2. ensures that a folder copied to another kde system (even if copied onto a non-kde system first) keeps it's metadata for automatic reimporting. 3. Can be used for speed when doing things like desktop search Related wish: Bug #221547 Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report. The Nepomuk project is no longer included in the KDE Software Compilation. With Plasma 5, we have replaced most of the underlying technology with Baloo and other components. Hopefully this will have addressed your concern. We encourage you to try to Plasma 5 (+Baloo) and let us know if your problem persists. |