@SpectateSwamp said:
Indentation and multiple modules don't make a good program.
Maybe not a good program, but good design and maintainability. I'm not saying "The more modules, the better the design", but I do say "Lots of functions, only one module? Bad design".
@SpectateSwamp said:
Everybody is complaining about how bad the code is. I expected as much. But nobody complained it was TOO complex.
That's just because it would be too much unnecessary work trying to understand your code. People who name variables aaa, aaaa, and aaa1 should be shot. Or at least be forced to do a one month "How to name variables" training.
@SpectateSwamp said:
Almost anybody will be able to look at the code and find out what it is doing.
I've tried. I didn't get it. Maybe 18 yrs of experience in multiple programming languages are just not enough to get how <sarcasm>sophisticated that work of art</sarcasm> really is.
@SpectateSwamp said:
I don't put much emphasis on indentation and the number of GoTo's or lack thereof.
Wrong. In more than one post you stated that using GOTOs is just the way to go, GOTO is your friend, use nothing else but GOTO. Oh, you mean you put more emphasis on the quality of the software? Well, part of quality software is quality code. Especially if you feel the need to publish it to Open Source. Period.
@SpectateSwamp said:
There are some with 1 or 2 good questions and 8 or 9 that aren't worth mentioning. So I skip them. From now on I'll try answer those that are valid.
So what are the criteria for a good question? Only questions that show a faint interest in "getting clued into Desktop Search" are valid? Questions about why the design is so bad, why you resist to take any good advice, etc. are invalid?
@SpectateSwamp said:
In return ANSWER My questions too.
Sure. Let me check whether your questions are valid....
@SpectateSwamp said:
Ie 50,000 documents and you need them seperate for what?
Because
- merging documents is a stupid idea
- some documents can not be merged
- you need to send documents to people
- etc...
Maybe they are of different document types. Let me explain the news you seem to have missed. There's video, there's audio, there's plain text, there's pictures, there is even formatted text! You can't merge audio and plain text. You WANT formatted text (i.e. manuals, diploma thesis, etc.) - extracting the plain text all the time is foolish! Have you ever tried merging formatted text and video? I'd like to see that.
@SpectateSwamp said:
How on Earth can you have read all the data some of you have collected. When a lifetimes reading fits on a DVD. HOW.
Well, you know, you don't wake up to suddenly find 50.000 files on your computer. They keep coming in, you know? So, if a new document arrives, you read it/listen to it/watch it/whatever, and then you decide whether you want to keep it or not. That how sane people work. Of course, some of the documents I've created myself, too! Of course I keep them for reference purposes! Of course I don't merge them, because I sometimes need the original document! That's it. You get it? (Is that a valid question?)
@SpectateSwamp said:
Why would you keep and archive this information?
- References purposes
- Nostalgic reasons
- Because you don't trash music you bought
- Because you don't trash the CD archive you've worked on so hard
- ....
@SpectateSwamp said:
It only makes your info harder to find. That's all.
No, I've never spent time searching for anything. A proper folder structure does magic, you know? I know that some people still haven't realized that you can actually use more than 8 characters for folder and files names, but most people have. So create a proper folder structure and store your documents in the right places with appropriate names and you'll never have a problem. Those who failed to create a proper structure or need to search for file content as well can can choose from the following (incomplete and Windows-only) list:
- Google Desktop
- Copernic Desktop Search
- Windows Search
- Similar software on Windows, MacOS, Linux, whatever you're using
I bet that I need less time putting my files into the right folders than it takes you to copy the file to your drive, rename it according your weird naming convention and manually update your Desktop Search index text file. I understand your need for your desktop search application: A person that names his video clips clip0001.mpg to clip9999.mpg is sure to lose track of what's on the drive and what's not.
I guess I'm more in control of my data than you'll ever be...