On 07/27/2014 05:49 AM, Peter wrote:
It might seem almost too simple, and the DE I'm going to mention might make you squirm, but from what you've described, that functionality can be provided merely by adding tags, comments/descriptions to all the files in a KDE file manager application such as Dolphin / Konqueror (and perhaps there are others that integrate with this, not sure). I haven't used GNOME 3 so I don't know how it handles things, and as for the rest, I don't think most have this kind of thing built in by default.
I'm not even sure how much this depends on the functionality of Nepomuk/Baloo, since you wouldn't be scanning the content of files, so no Strigi indexer. You can add ratings, comments and tags without having to index files. The advantage is that this is something integral to the DE and will hence stay updated for as long as KDE does, whereas if you rely on a separate application, it might rot and take all your tagged data with it.
Using the search function in Dolphin you would then easily be able to filter by tags, filename, description, etc. There's relatively new functionality built in espcecially for this purpose. Indeed there were some in the KDE camp who wanted the file manager to behave in this way and have users forget about organizing things by directories / filenames / dates themselves. I don't concur but having a system that can adapt to suit all-comers is typical of the KDE approach.
And if you're averse to KDE, maybe some of these elements can still be used in another DE, more so perhaps once the KDE Frameworks 5 become adopted and little bits of its functionality are more portable.
Something like that from a data standpoint, something as simple as an extension to the basic functionality of konqueror is just about what I'm looking for. Something that would provide a couple of additional fields like user-supplied description, and then keywords or tags that could be filtered by is really all I need. I'm not adverse to kde4, I just don't like the way it works. One of the most important criteria that I would have for the DMS is that it not be tied to any one desktop. I want something I can make use of regardless of whether I'm sitting at my laptop or connected via ssh from my phone and I want the backend OS independent. That's why I was thinking more along the lines of a db backend or flat-file backend. Thanks for the thoughts. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org