Comment 25 for bug 1440111

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Jos van Houtem (jos-vh67) wrote : Re: [Bug 1440111] Re: Reminder notifications are not integrated into system notifications

If we would be able to choose which notifications could override silent
mode, that would be great.

On Wednesday, 10 February 2016, Daniel Frost <email address hidden> wrote:
> @charlesk - post from 2016-02-04
> Uhm, I hope you don't mind the question, but why should clock alarms
override silent mode?
> I did actually file this behavior as a bug (
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-clock-app/+bug/1542889).
> Silent mode should be silent regardless of the action coming up. Or maybe
you should be able to choose which actions are allowed to override silent
mode?
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1440111
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> Title:
> [calendar] Reminder notifications are not integrated into system
> notifications
>
> Status in Canonical System Image:
> In Progress
> Status in Ubuntu Calendar App:
> Fix Committed
> Status in Ubuntu UX:
> Fix Committed
> Status in indicator-datetime package in Ubuntu:
> In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> The calendar app does not use the standard notification system. You
> can't find it in the "Notifications" area of System Settings, and it
> uses its own notification sound regardless of what is set in "Sound".
>
> Also, reminders are not muted when the phone is in silent mode (I
> guess it's related).
>
> I'm on bq Aquaris, r20 and with the latest calendar-app.
>
> --- --- --- ---
> UX Comment:
>
> Calendar Notifications need to be overhauled:
> -- Calendar Notifications are displayed for too brief a period and
should conform to the same timing as other notifications.
>
> -- Calendar Notifications are not currently appearing in the
> notification tray within indicators and should be.
>
> -- Calendar Notification title is misleading ('Alarm') and should make
> clear that the notification relates to a calendar event ('Event') and
> not a alarm-clock event.
>
> -- Calendar Notification's should NOT override silent mode (unlike
> clock-alarms) although the notification should still be displayed,
> appear in the notification within indicators and cause the device to
> vibrate (if enabled) - This is accepted/common behaviour for
> notifications of this type on mobile.
>
> Notifications Spec:
>
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xDSZ_dnAMAlhgFnnyjJEibaITXjVLp1_pnj_tATNm9I/edit
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