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(02:18:45 PM) C. Scott Ananian: by default searches will be confined
to ~/Journal; the real question is how to search *outside* that
directory.
(02:18:51 PM) HoboPrimate: look at nautilus
(02:19:04 PM) HoboPrimate: you see the directories as buttons.
(02:19:19 PM) HoboPrimate: imagine seeing just a Journal button there
(02:19:24 PM) HoboPrimate: below, the search box
(02:19:33 PM) HoboPrimate: this would mean, you are searching within
the journal only
(02:19:49 PM) HoboPrimate: now, if you click on the journal button, it
expands to allow changing it
[...]
(02:21:59 PM) C. Scott Ananian: HoboPrimate: well, in my ideal world
you could apply a tag to any file
(02:22:05 PM) C. Scott Ananian: HoboPrimate: it will just be a special xattr
(02:22:27 PM) HoboPrimate: that would rock.
(02:22:45 PM) HoboPrimate: so tagging wouldn't be a Journal specific thing, but
(02:23:04 PM) HoboPrimate: be propagated when you move the file to
other non-sugar but xattr aware systems
(02:23:14 PM) C. Scott Ananian: yes

The dynamic tag suggestion and ordering stuff that epiphany has
(nicely presented by eduardo) would be directly applicable; all we
need is the special idea that *all files are tagged by default by
their path* and *there are special ordered tags* to extend the journal
into a filesystem browser.  Browsing a directly hierarchy feels just
like browsing through tag sets; once I pick the 'Music/' tag, the
'Music/Bach' and 'Music/Beethoven' tags show up as possible extensions
to my search.
 --scott

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