Re: Proposed module: tracker

[Dennis Cranston <dennis_cranston yahoo com>]

It is good to know that search by criteria is planned for tracker.  But, the problem is that these
features do not exist today.  Until they do exist tracker-search-tool is not ready to replace
gnome-search-tool.  I would recommend tracker be given more time to mature and then propose it
again for 2.20.

--- Jamie McCracken <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk> wrote:

> Dennis Cranston wrote:
> > Tracker is a great project, and gnome-search-tool should eventually be replaced by something
> > faster and more useful.  Yet, my personal opinion is that tracker-search-tool is not polished
> > enough for prime time.  Although it does a good job searching by filename and contents, it
> does
> > not offer the advanced search options in gnome-search-tool.  For example, tracker cannot limit
> its
> > searches to a specified folder, file size, date, or owner.  I am not recommending implementing
> all
> > of gnome-search-tool's options, but it would be better if some of the useful ones were
> > implemented.
> > 
> > I created a mini-review of tracker-search-tool in bugzilla.
> > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=394800
> > 
> 
> thanks those mockups great.
> 
> The search by criteria is planned and tracker has rdf query support that 
> can do all that today.
> 
> it will be coming shortly
>