[Nepomuk] Re: Search for specific file types

[Sebastian Trüg]

On 04/04/2011 08:38 PM, Peter Hedlund wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Thanks for the repsonse.
> 
>> The restarting of the search is a bug which I have not been able to
>> figure out yet. :( I am aware of it though.
> 
> OK.
> 
>> As for searching by mimetype: we are still in need of a good query UI.
>> For now you can try this:
>>
>> mimetype="application/pdf"
>>
>> Make sure that in Dolphin the "everywhere" and "content" buttons are
>> pressed.
> 
> Does not work in Kubuntu Natty:
> 
> Could not start process Unable to create io-slave:
> klauncher said: Unknown protocol ''.

great. Something is broken in Dolphin... I will have a look.

> And having to select "everywhere" defeats the purpose of being able to search 
> a specific folder hierarchy, not the entire home folder.

right, I did not think of that. Ignore that bit then. :)

>> We should really invest some time in a proper search gui. It is a GSOc
>> project btw...
> 
> Couldn't agree more, but I am too old for that kind of project.
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter
> 
>> Cheers,
>> Sebastian
>>
>> On 04/04/2011 02:26 AM, Peter Hedlund wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I see as my main use case for nepomuk the ability to create saved
>>> searches/virtual folders for specific file types (mime types).
>>>
>>> Example: locate all pdf files in a folder hierarchy.
>>>
>>> The only way I have found that reliably works within Dolphin is to search
>>> for *.pdf as a filename. It works, but is quite slow.
>>>
>>> According to
>>> http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Metadata/Nepomuk/QueryServi
>>> ce it should be possible to search for mimeType or fileExtension. I have
>>> not been able to figure out a syntax that actually works. Is it
>>> possible? Would it be faster?
>>>
>>> I can't help but compare with Spotlight on Mac OS X. Having a saved
>>> search for the pdf file type within a hierarchy of folders is updated
>>> almost instantaneously if some new files are added even if the total
>>> number of files is more than a thousand. In Dolphin as described above
>>> the search starts from scratch every time and it takes more than a
>>> minute to locate 1100 files.
>>>
>>> FYI, I am running a fully updated Kubuntu Natty.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any input you might have.
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
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