[Digikam-devel] excluding files from database?

[Gilles Caulier]

Perhaps there is already one...

Gilles

2007/5/11, Arnd Baecker <arnd.baecker at web.de>:
>
> Hi,
>
> Marcel/Gilles: should I file a B.K.O entry on this before it completely
> falls through the cracks?
>
> Best, Arn
>
> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007, Arnd Baecker wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, Marcel Wiesweg wrote:
> >
> > > > I agree with this logic. Why include all file from HDD is we manage
> only
> > > > file types registered into Mime Types setup.
> > > >
> > > > Why add a new settings to exclude file types ??? If the database
> only
> > > > manage the file registered in mime types setup, it's can be
> enough...
> >
> >
> > Gilles, you are of course absolutely right - a new settings
> > is not necessary at all!
> >
> > > > Marcel, what do you think about ? This way ca be done in your new DB
> > > > consolidation implementation for next 0.10 release ?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Yes sure it can be done. I will try to find an elegant solution...
> >
> > Just wondering: couldn't one just completely ignore files
> > whose (lower-case) extension is not included in any of
> > the listed Mime Types?
> > This would be possible already now and imply no change
> > in the database.
> >
> > Only for files which are already in the database
> > (and not listed in the Mime Types) it would mean that
> > they just stay in the database
> > (which would be no real problem, I think ...)
> >
> > Maybe one could write a simple clean-up script
> > to remove them from the data-base
> > (if the above makes sense I could give this a try;
> > it shouldn't be really difficult ...)
> >
> > Best, Arnd
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