[Nepomuk] GraphMigration in 4.11

[Ignacio Serantes]

I have many many custom data :(. * *If is possible I wish to try the
migration process first.

On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Vishesh Handa <me at vhanda.in> wrote:

> Hey everyone
>
> As you guys must have heard, there is going to be a migration of data
> for the 4.11 release. The original plan was to offer the user 3
> options -
>
> 1. Backup Tags/Ratings, remove the db, and then restore it
> 2. Just remove the db
> 3. Migrate the data (Not recommended)
>
> Migrating the data is very slow, since all the graphs need to be
> merged. Also, since this is an excellent opportunity to get rid of all
> the old stale data it would not make sense for users to migrate the
> data.
>
> Last week, I met many KDE developers and we discussed a better way to
> show this migration. The consensus was that it would be best NOT to
> show the user this migration wizard and just go with option (1) or (2)
> depending on if the user actually has any tags or ratings.
>
> Additionally, there should be no dialog just a systray icon which
> shows the current status. That way the users are not bothered and it
> just happens in the background.
>
> And finally, we should start the progress dialog from 3% instead of 0
> since it gives the user a sense that something is going on :)
>
> I'm going to be implementing most of this this week. I doubt anyone
> apart from Sebastian has much custom data?
>
> --
> Vishesh Handa
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Best wishes,
Ignacio
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