[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Adding improved file search to KDE
From:       Michael Schuerig <michael () schuerig ! de>
Date:       2004-06-15 18:32:42
Message-ID: 200406152032.42873.michael () schuerig ! de
[Download RAW message or body]

On Tuesday 15 June 2004 20:15, Manuel Amador wrote:
> El mar, 15-06-2004 a las 13:01, Jonathan Gardner escribió:
> > On Tuesday 15 June 2004 02:43 am, Cyrille Berger wrote:
> > > > The only metadata we should store are the file's name, title
> > > > (if applicable), permissions, ownership, and last access
> > > > "score". Also, file type and category will be recorded.
> > >
> > > why not go further and storing the medata informations of a mp3
> > > or a divx ?
> >
> > We'd have to have the library functions to be able to extract the
> > metadata from those files. Don't Open Office documents have meta
> > data as well?

Have a look at swish++. It may already partly do what you're looking 
for.

http://homepage.mac.com/pauljlucas/software/swish/features.html

Some time ago I wrote a primitive kio slave that uses swish++, but I 
don't think that's the right way to go...

Michael

-- 
Michael Schuerig                       Face reality and stare it down
mailto:michael@schuerig.de        --Jethro Tull, Silver River Turning
http://www.schuerig.de/michael/
 
>> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]