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[matt <m.richardson.1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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
> 
> 
> 
> 
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