On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Ignacio Serantes <[email protected]> wrote: > I have many many custom data :(. If is possible I wish to try the migration > process first.
I'm thinking of keeping the migration code cause I have already written it, but it will be a hidden option which "advanced users/developers" can trigger. > > On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Vishesh Handa <[email protected]> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> Nepomuk mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/nepomuk > > > > > -- > Best wishes, > Ignacio > > > _______________________________________________ > Nepomuk mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/nepomuk > -- Vishesh Handa _______________________________________________ Nepomuk mailing list [email protected] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/nepomuk
