Creating Powerful Search Filters - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - KDE 14-05-2007 Manual

19.6 Creating Powerful Search Filters

Any image collection soon becomes unmanageable if you do not find a means to search
for the images you need and find them without much of a hassle. To help you organize
your collection, digiKam offers you two search options:
Simple Search
A basic search. Just enter a text string that might be associated with your image
(image or tag name or comment) and hit OK. You can save this search for future
use and edit other existing searches listed under My Searches.
Advanced Search
Complex search filter. Set up complex rules using any image property (album, tag,
rating, date, etc.) and combine these options as needed. You can save your search
filter for future use and edit other existing searches listed under My Searches.
The following example illustrates how to create an Advanced Search using rating or
tag information to search for images:
1 Select the Searches tab to the left of the main window.
2 Right-click My Searches and select Add New Advanced Search.
3 Select the first search criterion. In this case, select Rating+Equals+5 Stars
to search for all images that have been rated with five stars.
4 In the Add/Delete Option section, select Or and click Add. A new search rule is
added below the existing one.
5 Select the second search criterion. In this case, select Tag+Equals+Filters
to search for all images that have been tagged with a tag named Filters.
6 Add other search criteria if needed, group criteria, or delete them. The results of
your search are displayed in the search window.
7 To save the search for future use, specify a name for this search and leave the
Advanced Search dialog with OK.
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