No Spotlight comments, tag folders empty
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White Wolf
May 23, 2010, 12:42:16 PM5/23/10
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Hi,
What am I doing wrong? I have installed the software, answered all
questions. I cannot drag files *into*, only *onto* a tag folder. OK,
that is little inconvenience, perhaps I misunderstood something. But
even when I drag an icon onto the tag folder it is not working. Or I
misunderstand things even more? Here is what I have done:
I have asked during installation to have Spotlight comments in the
Quicksilver format, with the @ prefix (default).
I have clicked the New Tag and created a folder by typing Application
and enter (no other tags).
Then I have dropped an application icon onto the Application tag
folder Icon. I get a Growl notification that says "Application
HexEditor has been tagged".
I look at the Spotlight comment for the app (it is a bundle of
course), with Apple-I, and there are no comments. The comment field
is empty.
I double-click the Application tag-folder and it is empty as well.
What did I miss?
TIA, WW
What am I doing wrong? I have installed the software, answered all
questions. I cannot drag files *into*, only *onto* a tag folder. OK,
that is little inconvenience, perhaps I misunderstood something. But
even when I drag an icon onto the tag folder it is not working. Or I
misunderstand things even more? Here is what I have done:
I have asked during installation to have Spotlight comments in the
Quicksilver format, with the @ prefix (default).
I have clicked the New Tag and created a folder by typing Application
and enter (no other tags).
Then I have dropped an application icon onto the Application tag
folder Icon. I get a Growl notification that says "Application
HexEditor has been tagged".
I look at the Spotlight comment for the app (it is a bundle of
course), with Apple-I, and there are no comments. The comment field
is empty.
I double-click the Application tag-folder and it is empty as well.
What did I miss?
TIA, WW
Jamescat
May 25, 2010, 12:54:36 AM5/25/10
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Well, tagging applications is probably an edge case. I *think* most
people use it just for tagging normal files. (Though maybe I'm wrong.)
You are not able to drag into the "folder" view you get when opening a
"Tag Folder"... because it is literally a search result window, not a
true folder.
Tag Folders only work when you drag items ONTO a particular Tag
Folder's icon... NOT its window... which as I said above is actually
just a Finder search window with pre-filled search criteria (i.e. a
saved search).
Why the tagging of an application doesn't work for you, I'm not sure.
I've never tried tagging a folder / app -- though maybe I will :) --
and I can't recall whether I've read anything about it or not. I so
rarely do anything with Tag Folders except drop newly created files
and search for files that I don't come read the group much.
Finally, the Spotlight comment field will not have your tags unless
you selected that option during setup. -- Are you sure you didn't
answer a dialog incorrectly for the setup you wanted? Perhaps, you
could uninstall and re-install just to be sure.
By default, tags are kept in the ... um... kItemUserTags (is that
right, guys?? doesn't sound quite right -- but it's something close to
that) metadata field. Maybe you can mdls some files to see whether
your tags are being added at all? -- Okay, I looked... it's
kOMUserTags. *knew it was something like that* (OM for OpenMeta) ...
Take a look at the output of mdls for a normal file you've tried
tagging, as well as for a folder or application. See if the tags
appear not in either case. -- If they don't appear on the files,
something is clearly wrong with your install. If they do appear for
files, but don't appear for folders / apps, maybe there's a bug /
limitation that I've just forgotten hearing about.
HTH.
-jab
people use it just for tagging normal files. (Though maybe I'm wrong.)
You are not able to drag into the "folder" view you get when opening a
"Tag Folder"... because it is literally a search result window, not a
true folder.
Tag Folders only work when you drag items ONTO a particular Tag
Folder's icon... NOT its window... which as I said above is actually
just a Finder search window with pre-filled search criteria (i.e. a
saved search).
Why the tagging of an application doesn't work for you, I'm not sure.
I've never tried tagging a folder / app -- though maybe I will :) --
and I can't recall whether I've read anything about it or not. I so
rarely do anything with Tag Folders except drop newly created files
and search for files that I don't come read the group much.
Finally, the Spotlight comment field will not have your tags unless
you selected that option during setup. -- Are you sure you didn't
answer a dialog incorrectly for the setup you wanted? Perhaps, you
could uninstall and re-install just to be sure.
By default, tags are kept in the ... um... kItemUserTags (is that
right, guys?? doesn't sound quite right -- but it's something close to
that) metadata field. Maybe you can mdls some files to see whether
your tags are being added at all? -- Okay, I looked... it's
kOMUserTags. *knew it was something like that* (OM for OpenMeta) ...
Take a look at the output of mdls for a normal file you've tried
tagging, as well as for a folder or application. See if the tags
appear not in either case. -- If they don't appear on the files,
something is clearly wrong with your install. If they do appear for
files, but don't appear for folders / apps, maybe there's a bug /
limitation that I've just forgotten hearing about.
HTH.
-jab
Jon Stovell
May 27, 2010, 4:06:45 PM5/27/10
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Tagging application files is no different from tagging any other kind
of file.
of file.
As for the bugs you have encountered, the new beta should address
them. Please go to this thread to get it:
http://groups.google.ca/group/tag-folders/browse_thread/thread/fb40eb1caba71647?hl=en#
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