Re: [Tracker] XMP sidecar files (newbie alert)

[Jamie McCracken <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk>]

Jon Phillips wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 11:01 +0100, Jamie McCracken wrote:
> > Jon Phillips wrote:
> >
> > > > > Any thoughts, or am I better off waiting for beagle to update it's filter code?
> > > > it would require significant changes to support that so its unlikely in 
> > > > the short term.
> > > Yes, this would be a major feature that myself and Creative Commons
> > > would be very supportive of...we are promoting the use of XMP for
> > > embedded and companion file metadata. It would be excellent to be able
> > > to both import, export and have this sidecar concept for this type of
> > > project so moving data around is not a lossy endeavour from filesystem
> > > to filesystem.
> > we will support it at some point. FWIW we need a way to back up and make 
> > mobile our user defined metadata in our database anyhow so sidecar may 
> > well be a format we use for this.
>
> Great...is there a wiki and/or place where this can be fleshed out...I
> really want to make the push for using XMP for this.

freedesktop would be the best place

http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Standards

(anybody can edit anything on freedesktop but you must create a login 
account first)

If you are serious about world domination for XMP, I would also suggest 
emailing Alexander Larsson alexl redhat com who is currently 
implementing the new vfs for gnome, gtk and glib and try and persuade 
him to support XMP there

(be warned you will need to make a very good case!)

With VFS support, copying files in a file manager or save as dialog 
could automatically copy over the corresponding hidden xmp file as well 
as exposing am api for other apps to add metadata to it.


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Mr Jamie McCracken
http://jamiemcc.livejournal.com/