Re: [Tracker] About the tag ability of tracker

[Michele Mattioni <mattions gmail com>]

John Stowers ha scritto:
> On 1/31/07, Michele Mattioni <mattions gmail com> wrote:
>> The tags are spread between programs?
>
> Its possible, but only if application authors use tracker. Then tags
> could be shared, and we could all live in metadata rich bliss...
>

What a wonderful world :) !

>>
>> The question is: there is a possibility to spread all this tags between
>> the programs or not?
>
> Its definitely possible
>

But only if the program use tracker as metadabase. Otherwise there is no
way to integrate the two. isn't it?
>> An example:
>>
>> A user has some photos from her camera relative to a project called "A".
>>
>> * She tags the pictures as "A" in f-spot (e.g.)
>>
>> Is tracker able to find this photos using the tag "A" ?
>
> Only if you have the "write metadata back to file" option set in
> f-spot. F-spot uses its own tag store and does not use tracker.
>
>>
>> The she received some mail and she want to tag them as "A". is
>> thunderbird (from the version 2 it should be) able to find the tag "A" ?
>>
>> Nautilus is able to show the tag "A" on that pictures?
>
> I am working on nautilus integration at the moment. I will post news
> on this soon.
>
yeah... The possibility to tag from the nautilus should be one of the
killer integration of tracker. :)) 

What happen if the nautilus is compiled with tracker and beagle support?
Which one is used as search engine?

>> I don't know if this is already discussed. Point me to the right
>> resources, if it is :)
>
> Im happy you can see the power and flexibility that a single tag
> storage facility will bring!