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Bug 691365 - Provide a filtering search bar for the XDG Pictures folder iconview
Provide a filtering search bar for the XDG Pictures folder iconview
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: gnome-control-center
Classification: Core
Component: Background
3.7.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Control-Center Maintainers
Control-Center Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks: 691366
 
 
Reported: 2013-01-08 21:05 UTC by Jean-François Fortin Tam
Modified: 2013-04-19 16:26 UTC
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Description Jean-François Fortin Tam 2013-01-08 21:05:36 UTC 
As of 3.6, one cannot manually add wallpapers to the gnome-control-center. Eventually, when g-c-c recursively displays the contents of the Pictures folder (bug #682126), it will become quite hard to manage a typical computer's image collection with just an iconview.

It would then be very handy to have a built-in filtering search based on the paths and filenames (and maybe other things if available).
Comment 1 Bastien Nocera 2013-04-19 14:25:27 UTC 
We wouldn't show *every* picture from the ~/Pictures directory in any case, so a search feature would be unnecessary (and mostly replicating functionality already in the Photos app).
Comment 2 Jean-François Fortin Tam 2013-04-19 16:26:46 UTC 
Hmm alright then, could you tell me where I can find the plans that explain the global/integrated vision for this then?

https://live.gnome.org/Design/SystemSettings/Background has not been updated in a long time and does not provide the rationale for the changes we've seen since 3.6 - I'm all for understanding the grand scheme where this fits, where we're headed, etc.

Thanks!