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[Katriel Traum <katriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi.
You make a good point.
I know there has been some interest in a Tracker/Beagle plugin. Since
I lack the skill do write a Do->DBUS->Tracker plugin, it will be nice
if my version of the plugin is added to the Community plugins
repository.

Thanks in advance.
+Katriel

On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 8:20 PM, Alex Launi <alex.launi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Katriel Traum
> <katriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Hi.
>> I initially thought that would be the way, but then remembered reading
>> a thread in a forum where David Siegel wrote, and I agree: "Do is for
>> interacting with things you know more about than something you would
>> search for" (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3750654, #30).
>> I think this is the way...
>>
>
> I disagree. Do is not a search tool, we index items to make them available
> quickly, but your logic from Dave's comment does not follow. If that is the
> case, then we shouldn't have a tracker plugin at all since you're still
> searching. Do should be a first-class interface to your entire desktop.
> Dave's comment refers to the core Do functionality, plugins that use a
> service to search are excellent and extend Do's functionality immensely.
> Look at the Locate plugin, which Dave himself wrote, basically the tracker
> plugin should do the same thing but with Tracker's data. We can merge this
> plugin in community either way since Community is just sort of a holding
> place for all plugins not in main, regardless of quality, but I think this
> plugin could be very useful if it had a higher level of integration with Do.
>
> --
> --Alex Launi
>
> --
> Plugin: Search with tracker-search-tool
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/286896
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> Status in GNOME Do Plugins Project: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> "Search with Tracker" action which opens tracker-search-tool with the entered text
> Plugin attached.
>

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Plugin: Search with tracker-search-tool
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