Very good idea. Maybe a button saying "dig up the past" could be a good start :) Thanks for the idea
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Christoph Buchner < 646...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > So, will you put this into activity-log-manager, Seif? > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Zeitgeist > Framework Team, which is subscribed to Zeitgeist Data-Sources. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/646724 > > Title: > not all files show up in files-place > > Status in Unity: > Triaged > Status in Unity Files Place: > Triaged > Status in Zeitgeist Framework: > Invalid > Status in Zeitgeist Data-Providers: > Invalid > Status in “unity-place-files” package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > Status in “zeitgeist” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > > Bug description: > The Unity interface, with its files-place feature for user access to > files/documents etc. is really great. > > However there is a problem since the search feature relies wholly on > zeitgeist (AFAIK), in the zeitgeist is not tracking everything. > > E.g. in openoffice, I create a new file (or open an existing one) from > within openoffice itself. This file does not show up, presumably > because openoffice does not (yet) push its activity to zeitgeist. > > I guess any number of other programs could suffer the same problem. > > For the average user, this is surely going to be confusing. They will > create documents via legitimate means ('New ...' buttons in their > applications), and then expect to be able to search for them in the > Unity files-place interface. > > To avoid this confusion I would guess there really needs to be a > filesystem watcher on the home dir (or key folders within it) so that > zeitgeist is aware of activity caused by non-zeitgeist-aware > applications. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~zeitgeist > Post to : zeitge...@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~zeitgeist > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/646724 Title: not all files show up in files-place -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
