Strigidaemon

[Randy Kramer]

On Tuesday 01 April 2008 03:48 am, Louai Al-Khanji wrote:
> Having dialogs pop up at unsuspecting users is not very nice. :)  I think 
most 
> users will not know what they are configuring, and especially not _why_ they 
> are configuring it. IMHO it would be better to have a default configuration 
> that suits most people, and provide a (convenient) way to tailor strigi 
> settings for power users.

IMHO, having some program start running, using lots of my cpu and memory (I'm 
thinking back to kat, but is any indexing program much better?), is worse 
than a one-time (unless you request to be reminded) popup that tells me there 
is an application named strigi whicht will be started by default (at each 
boot?)  and will index such and such directories by default unless I change 
the configuration now (or later, by asking to be reminded).

Aside: Have the usability people weighed in on this?  (Or been asked?)

This popup occurs either during installation or the first time a user logs in 
(or something along those lines), not every time the user logs in.

Can't "we" make a popup that is relatively self-explanatory and "gentle"?

Trying a first draft (for the first time it pops up).

'
Hi!

This popup explains something you might want to know about how search can be 
speeded up on this machine.  If you don't have the time or interest for this, 
click "Continue" or "Let's discuss this later" (maybe giving the user choices 
of: 
   * next time I boot up
   * when I get ready for shut down
   * an hour (or x hours, allowing reasonable fractions, like 1/4, 1/2, 3/4) 
from now 
)

This installation of KDE includes a program named Strigi(daemon) which will 
index selected directories on your computer so that searches can be much 
faster.  ("can be" trying to imply (assuming that it is true) that ordinary 
greps and finds are not speeded up by the Strigi indexes--maybe we [can | 
have to] say "searches using the Strigi search tool are much faster"?)

If you click on "Continue" (best word?--Hmm, maybe "Enable Strigi" is better, 
and can be "highlighted" as the default), Strigi will index your home 
directory immediately and each time you log in (if this is true, or each 
night, or whatever is true), but (if this is true) with a lowered priority 
(using the Linux "nice" system) to minimize the impact to your system.

Note that any indexing program does use system resources and can slow down 
your machine at times--we've designed Strigi to be as unobtrusive as possible 
(if true, or some other line that is true).

If you want to review (and possibly change) the options available for Strigi, 
click on "Configure".

If you don't want Strigi to run on this computer, click on "Disable 
Strigi" (with an option to "Remind me Later", and again with the options for 
in one hour (or x hours), at shutdown, at next boot).

If you want Strigi to run in its default configuration, click "Continue" (or 
"Enable Strigi") (again, maybe giving an option to "Remind me (or "Let's 
discuss this) Later", and again with the options for in one hour (or x 
hours?), at shutdown, at next boot).
'
Randy Kramer