[Design] [Scooby] Display of alarms

[Mimi Yin]

We could also display the alarm info (so the user doesn't think  
they've lost it) but grey it out so it  looks de-activated.

On Apr 27, 2006, at 11:33 AM, Matthew Eernisse wrote:

> It's an interesting qusestion. What is more confusing:
>
> 1. Not displaying alarm information. (Users might wonder what  
> happened to they alarm they set on an event.)
>
> 2. Displaying alarm information, but not actually triggering an  
> alarm. (If alarm info is displayed, users might assume that alarms  
> work in Scooby, and miss some important meeting because they didn't  
> get an alarm.)
>
> My vote would be not to display alarm info until we actually  
> implement alarms in Scooby. The repercussions are less annoying --  
> users would know not to depend on an alarm from Scooby, and when  
> they seen their event again in Chandler (or whatever calendar app),  
> they'd see the alarm is still there.
>
>
> Matthew
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> Priscilla Chung wrote:
>> Here are some issues about the alarm feature in Scooby. Please  
>> keep in mind we have decided not to implement a fully functioning  
>> alarm feature for the target user release "dogfood-able" release.  
>> Examples of fully functional alarms:
>> + Alarm notification in a pop up box (display/edit)
>> + Alarm notification sent to mobile devices (display/edit)
>> + Alarm notification sent to an e-mail address (display/edit)
>> Currently, the target users for Scooby are:
>> + Chandler user that wants to use Scooby just as a drive by view  
>> of their calendar
>> + Non Chandler user that wants to look at my calendar (read only)
>> *Feature: Display of Alarms*
>> *Current Behavior*:
>> + Currently there is no UI that exists to display or set alarms.
>> *Use Cases*:
>> + A Chandler User subscribes his Chandler calendar into Scooby.  
>> There are alarms set on his events in Chandler. When viewing his  
>> Chandler calendar in Scooby, the user would like to see all the  
>> information stored in an event that is the same created in  
>> Chandler. Information such as the status and if there is an alarm  
>> set on the event. *Proposal:* + 0.2 is not a usable release. It  
>> does not seem to be necessary to implement the alarm feature for  
>> 0.2, including just displaying the alarm in the event details/ 
>> lozenge. Development for a fully functioning alarm feature may  
>> commence for future release. Even if it will not be in the target  
>> user's/dog food-able release.
>> *UI Dependencies:* + None.
>> *What we need to know: *
>> + Is displaying alarms in Scooby created in Chandler useful or  
>> confusing to users?
>> + Would not having alarms displayed be confusing to a Chandler  
>> Users who have alarm information stored in their events in Chandler?
>> -Priscilla
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