Why no boolean search?

RRGDI

Joined: 2009-05-21
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Posted: Sun, 2009-11-08 16:44

One of the biggest issues for me long term is the ability to boolean search the images. (the other issue was being able to use IPTC to tag, which G3 does) I'm not even close to understanding programming, but a friend who is a professional told me that it's a very fundamental sort of thing, and he was very surprised that Gallery has had so much development, yet that basic is still missing and seems to be likely to remain so for the forseeable future.

It does seem like something lots of people would want...what is it that makes it so uninteresting or daunting for the developers?

floridave

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Posted: Sun, 2009-11-08 22:21

FAQ: What about feature X? It's really important to me!

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alecmyers

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Posted: Sun, 2009-11-08 22:46

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but a friend who is a professional

Why not tell him to implement it? Then he can show those lazy good-for-nothing incompetent G3 developers how it's *supposed* to be done!

RRGDI

Joined: 2009-05-21
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Posted: Mon, 2009-11-09 17:20

No one said or implied that anyone was lazy, or good for nothing, or incompetent. Not me, not my friend.

Another_Matt

Joined: 2009-08-20
Posts: 40

Posted: Tue, 2009-11-10 03:57

Sounds you should start with Gallery 2. There are some pretty good boolean search hacks for G2. Just do a search.

nivekiam

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Posted: Tue, 2009-11-10 17:30

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what is it that makes it so uninteresting or daunting for the developers?

I don't know about uninteresting or daunting. I doubt either. The feature list from the Alpha 2 release states that full text and boolean searching is there:
http://gallery.menalto.com/gallery_3.0_alpha_2_released

So what's not working for you?

Are you looking for something more like this:
https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gallery/ticket/618

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RRGDI

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Posted: Tue, 2009-11-10 22:22

I asked about it a few weeks back and was told no, doesn't work.

I can't get to the second link, no user or pass.

nivekiam

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Posted: Tue, 2009-11-10 22:34

Sorry, bug at sourceforge:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gallery/ticket/618
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floridave

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Posted: Wed, 2009-11-11 05:29

http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gallery/ticket/618

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RRGDI

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Posted: Wed, 2009-11-11 16:36

My need for true Boolean is really a need to be able to drill down. Many of my photos, which are vintage, will share certain characteristics by the tens of thousands, such as era: 1940's. Well, if you want to see pictures that include X feature, but only those from the 1940's, you will either get ALL The 1940's, or ALL the X feature, you can't get ONLY the pictures with X feature from the 1940's. It's about the need to EXclude, not INclude.

RRGDI Joined: 2009-05-21 Posts: 12	Posted: Sun, 2009-11-08 16:44
	One of the biggest issues for me long term is the ability to boolean search the images. (the other issue was being able to use IPTC to tag, which G3 does) I'm not even close to understanding programming, but a friend who is a professional told me that it's a very fundamental sort of thing, and he was very surprised that Gallery has had so much development, yet that basic is still missing and seems to be likely to remain so for the forseeable future. It does seem like something lots of people would want...what is it that makes it so uninteresting or daunting for the developers?
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floridave Joined: 2003-12-22 Posts: 22872	Posted: Sun, 2009-11-08 22:21
	FAQ: What about feature X? It's really important to me! Dave _____________________________________________ Blog & G2 \|\| floridave - Gallery Team

alecmyers Joined: 2006-08-01 Posts: 4338	Posted: Sun, 2009-11-08 22:46
	Quote: but a friend who is a professional Why not tell him to implement it? Then he can show those lazy good-for-nothing incompetent G3 developers how it's supposed to be done!

RRGDI Joined: 2009-05-21 Posts: 12	Posted: Mon, 2009-11-09 17:20
	No one said or implied that anyone was lazy, or good for nothing, or incompetent. Not me, not my friend.

Another_Matt Joined: 2009-08-20 Posts: 40	Posted: Tue, 2009-11-10 03:57
	Sounds you should start with Gallery 2. There are some pretty good boolean search hacks for G2. Just do a search.

nivekiam Joined: 2002-12-10 Posts: 16501	Posted: Tue, 2009-11-10 17:30
	Quote: what is it that makes it so uninteresting or daunting for the developers? I don't know about uninteresting or daunting. I doubt either. The feature list from the Alpha 2 release states that full text and boolean searching is there: http://gallery.menalto.com/gallery_3.0_alpha_2_released So what's not working for you? Are you looking for something more like this: https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gallery/ticket/618 ____________________________________________ Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here

RRGDI Joined: 2009-05-21 Posts: 12	Posted: Tue, 2009-11-10 22:22
	I asked about it a few weeks back and was told no, doesn't work. I can't get to the second link, no user or pass.

nivekiam Joined: 2002-12-10 Posts: 16501	Posted: Tue, 2009-11-10 22:34
	Sorry, bug at sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gallery/ticket/618 ____________________________________________ Like Gallery? Like the support? Donate now!!! See G2 live here

floridave Joined: 2003-12-22 Posts: 22872	Posted: Wed, 2009-11-11 05:29
	http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gallery/ticket/618 Dave _____________________________________________ Blog & G2 \|\| floridave - Gallery Team

RRGDI Joined: 2009-05-21 Posts: 12	Posted: Wed, 2009-11-11 16:36
	My need for true Boolean is really a need to be able to drill down. Many of my photos, which are vintage, will share certain characteristics by the tens of thousands, such as era: 1940's. Well, if you want to see pictures that include X feature, but only those from the 1940's, you will either get ALL The 1940's, or ALL the X feature, you can't get ONLY the pictures with X feature from the 1940's. It's about the need to EXclude, not INclude.

Why no boolean search?

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