i;ve just upgraded to kde 4.4 rc1, packages from kubuntu

i was expecting that, when i search for something in dolphin, i will find it.. but it do no show anything.. am i missing something?

and yes, nepomuk and strigi work. and i have more than 6000 files indexed.. also, i do not get anymore an error in kaddressbook, such as strigi do not work (as i did before rc1)

It is slightly hidden. You need to enable the Search toolbar, then click in the search line edit for the interface to show.

bcooksley wrote:It is slightly hidden. You need to enable the Search toolbar, then click in the search line edit for the interface to show.

Thanks for your answer.. However, can u provide me more informations? Or to guide me in a place where i can understand precisely what exactly am i supposed to do?

[the search toolbar is in its place, i click to search, a new toolbar is shown (in order to specify what exactly i am looking for, like the type of the file or where to search that file, which are optional criterias ), i search, and nothing is shown]

Hi !

same thing and problem. nepomuk/virtuoso and strigi works. search in krunner works. but not with dolphin

Unfortunately I do not know how exactly it works ( since I don't have Strigi / Nepomuk enabled at the moment ) however I have seen the Dolphin maintainer demo it on his blog.

It is slightly hidden. You need to enable the Search toolbar, then click in the search line edit for the interface to show.

That's where I was going wrong. I was trying to use the tools, find file search bar. But you need settings, toolbars shown, search toolbar.

Steve.

Please not the date here.
For those who are looking for an answer and are using a newer version of KDE. (I'm using Platform Version 4.8.4 on Ubuntu 12 Precise.) On the main menu select Edit > Find. You will see the Find toolbar above the file pane and be presented with four buttons: Filename, Content, From Here (current folder location), and everywhere. For specifics on how each works, consult help or the KDE Help Center.

Additionally, if you are using a Linux build like Ubuntu, your default desktop is custom Gnome desktop called Unity. Ubuntu sets your home folder to automatically open on long with Nautilus. This is not removed after installing KDE or switching to KDE. Nautilus does not have this Find function. Make sure you are using Dolphin before wondering where the find function is.

I cannot find KFind in my version, so it's either replaced with a new find function or an optional install.

thomassisson - kfind should still be available as a standalone app

For me, nepomuksearch is only working when I open a folder that is indexed in dolphin and than hit CTRL+F to open the find dialog.
If I enter a non-indexed folder (e.g. /), it doesn't work, I must enter an indexed folder first (e.g. /home/andi/photos) to search, even if I check "everywhere" in the search options.

Is this the correct behavior? To me it sounds and feels like a bug.
Any idea?

Andi

I have not been able to reproduce what you reported, using either the filename or content searches (although I note that the Content search does appear to be limited - but it was working fine with a openssl.txt file).

bcooksley wrote:I have not been able to reproduce what you reported, using either the filename or content searches (although I note that the Content search does appear to be limited - but it was working fine with a openssl.txt file).

Hi,

what do you mean be "limited"? Is it grayed out in folders you are not indexing?
If so, for me the effect then is that search is much much slower...

Limited meaning it was only finding results in a certain set of file formats.

An unindexed search will be much slower compared to indexed search, as it essentially is forced to list all possible files, then extract the metadata (as the file indexer would) and search across that metadata, where with a pre-built index it can just run the search quickly across the index and know the matching files essentially instantly.