Re: UISG Notification Sample Length Standardization

[Bowie Poag <bjp primenet com>]

On Tue, 11 Aug 1998, James Smith wrote:

> This is in response to the subject mentioned, but it holds for the guide
> in general.  I don't think it's a good idea to have strict rules on
> these things - 2 seconds for a sound sample might hold well for most
> applications, but there will be an application out there (use, not
> program) that can not be done well in 2 seconds or less.  I think it
> would be better if we stated a goal of 2 seconds or less unless it can
> be demonstrated that the only good way is more than 2 seconds - don't
> withhold certification just because they would have to do a bad
> implementation to meet the standards.


Jim,

The proposal only deals with -defaults- . An application can have any
sample, of any length, played for whatever reason -- Its simply the
default choices that we're concerned with, in the proposal.

Bowie