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3.4 KiB
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94 lines
3.4 KiB
XML
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
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<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.5-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
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"dtd/kdedbx45.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
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<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE">
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]>
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<article id="baloo" lang="&language;">
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<title>File Search</title>
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<articleinfo>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>Vishesh</firstname>
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<surname>Handa</surname>
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</author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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<date>2021-04-06</date>
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<releaseinfo>Plasma 5.20</releaseinfo>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>Plasma</keyword>
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<keyword>Systemsettings</keyword>
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<keyword>search</keyword>
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<keyword>file</keyword>
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<keyword>baloo</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</articleinfo>
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<para>
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This &systemsettings; module allows you to configure which files should be
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indexed for fast searching.
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It internally uses a technology called Baloo to efficiently search through the files.
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</para>
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<para>Add the widget <guilabel>Search</guilabel> to your panel or enable the search in &krunner;
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to use the indexing results for faster access to your documents.
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</para>
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<para>
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Activate the <guilabel>Enable File Search</guilabel> item if you want to use desktop search capabilities in &dolphin; and other &kde; applications. Uncheck the item if you do not want to use the file search with Baloo (it is possible to use other search technologies, ⪚ &kfind;).
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</para>
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<para>Use <guilabel>Also index file content</guilabel> to also index the file contents additional to the file names.
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</para>
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<para>Check the <guilabel>Index hidden files and folders</guilabel> item to make Baloo index the hidden files and folders.
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>
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Any file or folder name that starts with a period (<literal>.</literal>) is hidden by default.
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</para>
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</note>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Folder specific configuration</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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You are presented with a list of folders that can be indexed. By default only
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your entire <filename class="directory"><envar>$HOME</envar></filename> folder is
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indexed, and no other folders or drives are indexed.
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</para>
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<para>
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Removable media is never indexed by default. It can be explicitly removed from
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the list of excluded folders and it will then be indexed.
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</para>
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<para>
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It is possible to use the combo box next to each item in the list to configure if it is <guimenuitem>Indexed</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Not indexed</guimenuitem>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Use the trash button to remove an item from the list.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><guibutton>Add folder configuration...</guibutton></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Press this button to open selector with two options, namely <guimenuitem>Start indexing a folder...</guimenuitem> and <guimenuitem>Stop indexing a folder...</guimenuitem>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Clicking any of the above-mentioned options displays the standard &plasma; <guilabel>Select a folder to filter</guilabel> dialog and allows you to choose the folder to be treated accordingly.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>For more info about additional configuration options ⪚ how to add a drive mounted outside your
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<filename class="directory"><envar>$HOME</envar></filename> folder please read
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<ulink url="https://community.kde.org/Baloo/Configuration">Baloo/Configuration</ulink>.</para>
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</article>
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