Re: [Tracker] About the tag ability of tracker

["John Stowers" <john stowers lists gmail com>]

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...

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

Its definitely possible

> 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.

> 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!

> thank you.
>
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