Re: tags manipulation
Re: tags manipulation
- Subject: Re: tags manipulation
- From: Christopher Stone <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 04:29:21 -0500
On Sep 28, 2015, at 23:40, Shane Stanley <email@hidden> wrote:
>> IF Tags contains 'Yes' AND Tags does NOT contain 'No' THEN …
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> But if you're trying to emulate the binary nature of labels, you would only worry about the "Yes" tag -- you would ignore any other tags.
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Hey Shane,
That is not the point though – as Michael said – he would have to be especially careful not to make a mistake when tagging files.
And this is why I suggested scripting the tagging, so it could remove the unwanted tag if it exists and be prevented from adding the wrong tag by mistake. He would have to make a special effort to use the Tags-UI to err, and that would afford reasonable safety.
>> The Label made it much more difficult for the user to make a mistake.
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> Oh, sure -- it's much easier to make a mistake in the UI. OTOH, it's a real boon to be able to make a file belong to more than one category.
I absolutely agree.
I just have a sense of where Michael is coming from (or so I think).
With some thought and some trial & error I believe he can come up with a system that will work for him.
I don't think Apple will remove the label metadata any time soon - they haven't with other AppleScript related APIs – but you never know.
It would probably be safer to rely on tags and not labels.
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Take Care,
Chris
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