MetaTagger

Tagging

Tagging does not alter any file except the database.

The standard way to assign/add a tag to a file is:
(assuming a tag Mum in the tag group who)

1. Drag the target file on to the bottom right panel (blueish)
2. Select the menu option Tools/File Tagging.
   The resulting display shows 6 columns.
   • A large button (also a drag'n'drop' area) that triggers the group of tag actions that is to it's the right.
   • 4 columns, Action, Tag Group, Filter, Tag Name with which you can define a single tag operation.
   • A small button (also a drag'n'drop' area) that triggers the single tag action to it's left.
3. Pick one, any one, of the rows, and in it's action column select the add option.
4. Tag Group column, same row: select the tag group of the tag you want to add (e.g. who)
5. The goal is to get the Tag Name box to display the tag that we want to add!
   The Filter and Tag Name are interconnected!
   If the Filter box is empty, then the Tag Name contains all of the tags in the currently selected Tag group box.
   If the Filter box contained say jones, then the Tag Name contains all of the tags which contain the string jones (case insensitive).
   So between setting the Filter box and the selecting that wanted Tag Name you must pick your tag (e.g. Mum)
6. Press the button (right hand side of the action definitiion) for this row, and the file is tagged!

You could drag'n'drop a selection of files (and/or folder(s)) on to these buttons and the tagging will be applied to them!

Actions

• add     insert the specified tag
• replace remove all tags of the specified group, and insert the specified tag
• remove   means if the specified tag is assigned then remove it
• replace remove all tags of the specified group

Filter

• Use ESC key to reset the search string to nothing
• Use % as a wildcard