When should the alarm dialog come up?

[McCollister, Mike]

        Why is it that the built in applications have the alarm dialog come
up after the alarm sound finishes? It would make sense to me if the dialog
would pop up first and then have the sound start. This is especially true if
you have a very long playing alarm. 

        I am thinking of changing my applications so that the dialog pops up
first and then have the alarm sound. Is this a bad idea?

        Also, would Palm consider having the built in applications have the
dialog come up first?

        Thanks,

        Mike McCollister