Sorry I don't think I have explained myself very well. I would NOT want to get rid of Zeitgeist, I would have Zeitgeist results displayed as soon as they are returned with a more extensive search continuing afterwards.
Perhaps this could be offered as a button saying "Continue Searching?" after the Zeitgeist results are returned. Again I would NOT replace the Zeitgeist search. Sorry for the confusion. P.S. Joey, how long does it take to do the same search using gnome-search-tool as I often find nautilus search to be slower. On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 09:01 +0200, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > Den 05. okt. 2011 17:56, skrev matt: > > I'm not sure I understand, as far as I was aware doing a search of the > > file system does not require it to be indexed. Indexing is just a way of > > speeding things up isn't it? > > > > If I am correct about indexing then my proposal to use a similar system > > to gnome-search-tool could surely be implemented relatively easily. > > > It would ruin the things that makes the dash good. I can now use it to > launch any application or used file in 2-3 seconds. Having to wait one > second is annoying. More than that is unacceptable. If I had to wait > 40-50 seconds every time I wanted to open a file, then I would certainly > stop using lenses altogether. I just searched through my home directory > for a single file and that's the time it took and this is not a slow > machine. > > But speed is not the only issue. Zeitgeist is able to log many other > things than just filename and where it's stored. It logs how the file is > opened, for instance. For example, if you double click a file in > Nautilus and it opens in Totem, than Zeitgeist logs that you used > Nautilus to initiate the action. It can log other kinds of metadata as > well. For instance, it can log where you were using GPS coordinates if > you have such a device. It can log the people you were with if you use > Bluetooth, etc. > > The lenses should use this kind of data to learn from your actions and > your contexts. For instance, if you often have evening meetings with a > certain group of people at a certain physical location, then the dash > should prioritize the documents you've used in that context, even if you > have documents that matches the search better. For instance, if I'm in a > meeting with Jim, John, Carrie and Lisa and I search for "mail" in the > files and folders lense, then it should display the files I've received > in email from either of those persons first. It is more likely that I'm > looking for an email attachment they are referring to, than any other > email. Obviously, other files would still be available, but ranked lower. > > The point is that the lenses shouldn't just be a pretty search > interface. It should be an interface between your mind and your data. > For instance, a WebSearch Lense should not search all search engines for > the phrase you give it. Instead, it should display a list of search > results you've actually opened, based on the search phrase. The lense > might present a button to do a generic search, but that should not be > the default. > > Jo-Erlend Schinstad > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
