Re: [Tracker] Photo management application

[Martyn Russell <martyn lanedo com>]

On 24/10/09 12:34, Debarshi Ray wrote:
> I am trying to build a F-Spot photo management application using
> Tracker 0.7.x as the backend. I have been going through Ivan Frade's
> presentation PDFs and the documentation on the GNOME wiki. I have a
> few questions in this regard:
>
> + I would like the user to be able to identify a tag with a name and
> an icon, as it is done in F-Spot. The nao:prefLabel property can be
> used to give names, but how can I provide an icon for a tag? (Note: I
> am not just trying to mark photos with tags as in tracker-tag
> --add=summer /path/summer.jpg, but looking for a tag icon).
>
> + If I want the user to be able to "import" and/or "export" to
> Flickr/PicasaWeb, and otherwise interact with their photos such Web
> services should I rely on data fetched by the Flickr and/or PicasaWeb
> miners? Where can I read a bit more in what miners are supposed to do?

Adrien is working on those right now. They are not yet in the upstream 
repository but we are working on it.

> + Would it make sense to have a plugin that allows users to attach
> tags to a file through Nautilus' pop-up menu, etc. ?

Totally.

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Regards,
Martyn