Talk:Spotlight (software)

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Contents 1 Leopard screenshot 2 Beagle 3 Where is the database stored? 4 This should be moved. 5 Mention Spotlight's problems and solutions 6 Leopard features 7 booleans don't actually seem to exist in tiger

[edit] Leopard screenshot

I have changed the image of the Spotlight search to one in Mac OS X Leopard. It shows the new definition section. Mister macphisto 12:12, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Beagle

Why isnt the Beagle desktop search listed along with Google under see also. In fact, wasnt Beagle the first desktop search out there? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.238.97.165 (talk • contribs) 03:39, February 20, 2006

[edit] Where is the database stored?

Is there a way to monitor the size of the dictionaries? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.112.232.225 (talk • contribs) 23:29, May 20, 2006

[edit] This should be moved.

Spotlight is listed under the "Mac OS X" box in Applications. Spotlight is not an Application in the sense that you start it by clicking something, and quit it by clicking something else. Spotlight is always running in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and it would make much more sense to put it under the Technology section of that box. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Galendw (talk • contribs) 15:21, June 8, 2006

[edit] Mention Spotlight's problems and solutions

There's a discussion forum devoted to Spotlight on apple.com/support.

Almost all of the messages describe Spolight's unreliable search results. Typically, users are advised to disable Spotlight with a utility called Spotless, and alternate hard disk search applications are suggested.

I don't know if Apple officially acknolwedges Spotlight's problems or if they are working on improving Spotlight. Wikipedia readers would like to know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bigvalleytim (talk • contribs) 23:04, June 28, 2006

[edit] Leopard features

Could someone help with this? I don't really understand Boolean stuff etc. and this Quick Look sounds just like normal file previews, but it'd be nice if someone more knowledgeable could clarify. Thanks

The Fish 19:49, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] booleans don't actually seem to exist in tiger

the article states that "although not widely publicised" boolean searches are possible. I tried this in tiger (10.4.11) and it does not actually work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.127.53.128 (talk) 21:03, 4 April 2008 (UTC)