> If I'm looking to interact with my local filesystem, how could this be > more usable than a shell combined with locate and/or find|grep ? > By design, the Linux filesystem hierarchy makes it fairly easy to just > know where all the files should be, without needing an index.
For myself, probably similar to you, I store my data in plain text, make conscious efforts to place files in a logical hierarchy, and use the command-line because it's fast. So yes, for me, locate+find+grep are the right most excellent tools. For many other people ... many people put all their textual data in word processor files. Some people put all their files on the Desktop or in random, soon-forgotten, non-hierarchical, unorderly locations. Many many people, whether by nature or per misinformation, are strongly averse to the command line. I believe it is to this scenario that Beagle, Google Desktop Search, and the like are targeted. Randall www.whizman.com
