Once we have tagged a file in the Snagit Library, it is difficult to see in the library view, what snag has what tag other than via the view in the navigator with is often not useful as it is better suited to seeing what is already tagged with a given tag
I am suggesting viewing tags by hovering over and image or better yet a small window or space on the bottom bar that will show what tags have been assigned to a selected image. The small "tag assigner" module on the lower left is too small and keeps closing
I am not speaking of a rewrite of the tag system, just some GUI tweaks to make the tags more apparent and more useful. A good start would be a pin on the tag assigner to just keep it open whle clicking through images
I am suggesting viewing tags by hovering over and image or better yet a small window or space on the bottom bar that will show what tags have been assigned to a selected image. The small "tag assigner" module on the lower left is too small and keeps closing
I am not speaking of a rewrite of the tag system, just some GUI tweaks to make the tags more apparent and more useful. A good start would be a pin on the tag assigner to just keep it open whle clicking through images
Posted 11 months ago
Rick Stone
In my view, tags are simply "metadata" that you get to add to an image for the purposes of classification. For example, I may have perhaps 24 images that are all part of one project. I create a tag to represent that project and associate it with all 24 images. This would then allow me to easily locate all images associated with said project.
If it's truly as you say, it would seem the Windows operating system would only ever contain a single image, because each image would require a discrete tag name, no?
Perhaps one of the SnagIt developers will pop in here to offer some clarification on exactly how they really work?
Cheers... Rick :)
Paul
Rick Grunwald
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Joe Morgan
Just wow guys.
Joe Morgan
Paul
So many apps separate metadata from the files. You need a library, for operational speed (you can't read the metadata from file all the times.) But when you keep it private to the library, that's when problems start. You see this with photo apps. Which is why I manage my photo collection with Daminion - there's a lot that SnagIt could learn from that app.
Chris Larson, Snagit Technical Product Manager
Yes, as Rick S said, tags right now have been designed to help you classify captures, among other things:
- Get back to a category of captures (e.g., "receipts", "GetSat", "home", "bugs", etc.)
- Working on a project adding to it over time
- Also, we've had contractors like being able to tag per company they've been doing business with.
The main advantage we saw with tagging back when it was implemented was being able to have multiple tags on a single capture. So you could take a screenshot of a receipt page after buying something and add "work expenses" and "receipts" tags onto it. Then if you need to reference your work expenses at tax time, it can be helpful. Or you can just look at all your receipts if you didn't get a package delivered and need to check on it with the order number.Another thing that seemed interesting is the idea of nested tags:
https://bear.app/faq/Tags%20&%20Linking/Nested%20Tags/
the same advantage as tags but with a folder feel.
Chris Larson, Snagit Technical Product Manager
Yes, as Rick S said, tags right now have been designed to help you classify captures, among other things:
- Get back to a category of captures (e.g., "receipts", "GetSat", "home", "bugs", etc.)
- Working on a project adding to it over time
- Also, we've had contractors like being able to tag per company they've been doing business with.
The main advantage we saw with tagging back when it was implemented was being able to have multiple tags on a single capture. So you could take a screenshot of a receipt page after buying something and add "work expenses" and "receipts" tags onto it. Then if you need to reference your work expenses at tax time, it can be helpful. Or you can just look at all your receipts if you didn't get a package delivered and need to check on it with the order number.Another thing that seemed interesting is the idea of nested tags:
https://bear.app/faq/Tags%20&%20Linking/Nested%20Tags/
the same advantage as tags but with a folder feel.
Rick Stone
Soooo, we know that the actual "datastore" is located here:
C:\Users\YourUserNameHere\AppData\Local\TechSmith\SnagIt\DataStore
How are the tags managed? Surely there is a file (or files) or maybe even a Windows Registry Key somewhere that stores the tags?
Thanks... Rick :)
Rick Grunwald