[Kolab-devel] [issue3410] Add general standard alarm sound in KOrganizer

[Thomas Ribbrock]

New submission from Thomas Ribbrock <itsef-admin at brightsight.com>:

Based on feedback from our users after issue1837 had been resolved:

It would be nice if it was possible to configure a general alarm sound for
events. Right now, there are two options:

a) Use the standard alarm. This alarm type uses the "system bell" as audio
feedback (as far as I can see), so the only way to change this sound is to
change that general notification - with as downside that all other programs that
use system bell also emit this sound (e.g. KMail for new mail) => no audible
distinction
b) Set an advanced reminder, type "Audio". While this works nicely as such, it's
a lot more "click-work" to achieve. A standard reminder is one click away, but
an audio type advanced reminder requires the user to open up the advanced
dialog, configure the correct type of alarm, browse for suitable alarm sound and
apply - for *each* alarm where a special sound is required.
One can improve on this by using templates, however, this does not work well for
alarms that are assigned to events organised by others (i.e. events where one is
attendee).

Having a general alarm sound that could be associated with the standard reminder
would cover many standard situations and make it very simple to set a distinct
sound that is easily distinguishable from other noises the computer might emit.

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messages: 18594
nosy: itsef_admin
priority: wish
status: unread
title: Add general standard alarm sound in KOrganizer
topic: enterprise35, kde client
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