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(I have not seen any postings on this subject other than those mentioned
here as my host has been down for a week and no others have arrived. I
will reply to all future psotings by mail. (This is a repost of an 
article I sent yesterday with a mangled disclaimer that said the opposite
of what I meant))

Recently, lriggins@afit-ab.arpa (L. Maurice Riggins) in reply to my
message said-

   |              Com'on, Smart Alarms is great! Brian's patch
   | made it better.  You could make it better yet!  How? 
   | Fix the volume level problem and add or recommend SpaceWarp F-key or
   | some other blanker which shuts Smart Alarms up like you said in your
   | article.

    The volume level problem was fixed in June 87 (within a day or
so of the first complaint we had about this behaviour - Yes, we
do listen to suggestions and bug reports) and so Smart Alarms now
respects the control panel volume setting always (from version 2.581
I think). 

    Maybe screen blankers won't be necessary - see below - but we 
will suggest to Imagine that they recommend an appropriate screen blanker;

   | Your reply didn't address the problem and perhaps made a few folks
   | wonder why they should "pay" for user-supported software...not even a
   | "Gee, we'll look at that".  

Well, "Gee, we'll look at that", and will look seriously at any
problems reported. As I said, the volume level problem
is fixed, and I will campaign for a installation *option* to
disable incessant beeping and so obviate the need for a screen blanker, 
but its not my program so I can't make any promises...

Christopher Chow said -

   | BTW, I think the correct behavior for SA
   | is to beep through a screen saver -- that way if the screen is 
   | dimmed because you've been idle you won't miss an appointment.
   | However, the volume set on the control panel should be obeyed 
   | *** at all times ***.
  
Well, we already comply with your second request. The first is
satisfied for almost all screen savers already, as many people
have pointed out.

( BTW I don't know what one of the writers meant by 
 "perhaps made a few folks wonder why they should 'pay' for
 user-supported software" - Smart Alarms is a copyright product and 
 not "user-supported software" in the sense of shareware etc.
)

Thank you all for your patience and suggestions in this. Again,
"Gee, we'll look at that" any time you ask !! 

Disclaimer: Although I work for JAM, I receive *NO* financial benefits,
directly or indirectly, from Smart Alarms. OK?

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