Desktop Notifications Spec 0.3
John (J5) Palmieri
johnp at redhat.com
Thu Sep 16 20:40:09 EEST 2004
On Thu, 2004-09-16 at 16:48 +0100, Mike Hearn wrote:
> > Shouldn't sound be a part of the spec, too?
> > I was thinking about gaim, gnomemeeting or the battery monitor for example.
>
> Originally it was. But there's no reason not to do this client side, so
> it was dropped.
One reason not to do this client side is if you want the audio synced
with the notification. I don't think it is a big deal not to have it in
the spec but it would be a nice optional piece since clients would be
able to decide if they wish to play the sound or have it synced with the
notification.
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John (J5) Palmieri
Associate Software Engineer
Desktop Group
Red Hat, Inc.
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