Sanford Armstrong wrote: > On 10/24/06, Don Scorgie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On Tue, 2006-10-24 at 00:07 +0100, Jamie McCracken wrote: >>> Jeff Waugh wrote: >>>> <quote who="Jamie McCracken"> >>>> >>>>> t-s-t uses the same code as g-s-t so it inherits the working code. Its a >>>>> better search tool because it can show search snippets like google as well >>>>> as providing high speed search. >>>> And it does so by using... Tracker? Which means you're not just proposing >>>> t-s-t, but the Tracker indexer and database? You really need to start being >>>> clear now. >>> yes we are proposing the lot - sorry for any confusion there >> One question (sorry for my ignorance): Does the replacement of g-s-t by >> t-s-t mean that in order to search files, the tracker deamon needs to be >> running? > > Also, I presume this means that only indexed files can be located?
yes - tracker can be configured to index multiple root directories and partitions > What if I have file types that tracker doesn't know/care about? Do I > have to resort to using command line tools for a simple search based > on filename/date/etc? the only files we dont index are hidden files (or in hidden directories) -- Mr Jamie McCracken http://jamiemcc.livejournal.com/ _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
