On Mon, 2006-07-31 at 10:34 -0400, ext Michael P. Lococo wrote:
> >>>> I think what Chris, me and others are really looking for is the alarm
> >>>> framework for application notification, not the mere RTC alarm.
> >>>
> >>> There is no alarm framework
> >>
> >> I would have expected such framework after the longish discussions on
> >> the mailinglist some time ago (effectively more than half a year ago).
> >
> > Since there isn't any calendar application in the 2006 software edition,
> > management didn't really prioritise a sane alarm interface.
>
> There is is substantial user demand, though, and there are three different
> community-based or third-party calendaring applications that are all
> hamstrung by the lack of an alarm facility. It seems fairly clear at this
> point that:
>
> 1) The need for an alarm framework is not a passing fancy.
> 2) In order to be done sanely, it must be centralized... either as a
> single community project or as a Nokia supported part of the product.
> Applications cannot reasonably be expected to handle it without tripping
> over each other and killing battery life with polling.
>
> Mike
I think Devesh is the proper interface for this sort of discussion,
since he takes care of harmonizing this sort of internal/external
needs/demands/activities.
And he's your best chance to get any statement ;-)
--
Cheers,
Igor
Igor Stoppa (Nokia M - OSSO / Tampere)
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