[Digikam-devel] [digikam] [Bug 333634] New: Text Filter: OR instead of AND, or at least a checkbox to toggle somewhere in preferences

[Cluey]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=333634

            Bug ID: 333634
           Summary: Text Filter: OR instead of AND, or at least a checkbox
                    to toggle somewhere in preferences
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: digikam
           Version: 3.5.0
          Platform: Ubuntu Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: Filters
          Assignee: digikam-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: cluadiacapella at gmail.com

SUMMARY
Hello!   I have been troubled by the semi-recent change to the way spaces
behave in the text filter.  Prior to this change, they used to behave as OR
instead of AND.   
(Typing "n.Ne t.bl" would result in a file that had the tags Human.Ned and
Coat.Black.   Now it results in nothing as soon as you hit space)

DESIRED CHANGE
I am requesting that it is worth the UI real estate price to have a checkbox in
preferences to toggle between OR and AND for the text filter.

JUSTIFICATION   
Digikam used to be a program which I could find any file I wanted out of half a
million within 3 seconds, but with this change, I can't figure out any way to
find the same files in less than half a minute, and the text filter is only
good for finding one tag at a time, which is disappointing to how powerful it
was before.   Are there any other ways to achieve such file finding speed? 

A THANK YOU
Thank you!

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make 2 tags for a file.  (Human.Ned, and Coat.Black).  
2. Type a few letters of the first tag, press space, and type a few of the next
 (n.ne t.bl)

Example 2, with a filename of "What is a Lommy.jpg"
1. Type the first few letters of a filename, followed by a space, then the last
few letters of the filename.  Example: "wha mmy"
Actual Results:  
In both scenarios, the file you are trying to find will be filtered out, since
spaces has been changed to AND instead of OR.   As soon as you press space, the
file should be filtered out.

Expected Results:  
Typing "n.ne t.bl" should allow a file with the tags "Human.Ned" and
"Coat.Black" instead.

Is there any way for me to change this currently without hoping for this wish
to come true?  Perhaps a way to compile the source for it that someone pretty
stupid compiling sources could do?   


While I'm throwing out suggestions
1. I am forced to tag without heirarchies, because the text filter does not
allow them.  (Example: a tag of Human/Jon.   You can't type in an/Jo, since the
text filter doesn't respect using / as a heirachy.     Therefore, I am forced
to make long tags, ie:
Animal.Human/Human.Jon Snow/Jon Snow.Clothing/Clothing.Coat/Coat.Black
Instead of
Animal/Human/Jon Snow/Clothing/Coat/Black

2. Combine this with some kind of easy way to denote a NOT, such as |n|(tag
name) or so, and I'd never need to venture into the dreaded advanced search
window again.

Thanks again

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