Steve Sabram wrote:
> This is one point that I'm am at odds on with the Platium certification. It seems
>that this and other UI requirements has created in impass with myself and other
>developers. Oddly, my customers (a.k.a. cash flow), have specifically requested NOT
>to have shortcuts for app to help some very citicial data from accidentally being
>lost.
>
> It has become a dilemma where my customers want one thing but shipping this will not
>pass Platium certification because of a style issue.
My impression is that you can apply for an exception to rulings. Its sounds as though
you could mount a pretty good case for your exception.
I'm uncertain whether you have to be part of the programme before you can apply for
exceptions though... IMO: I don't think that you should have to.
> I can see an advantage on a certification process for inspecting things like memory
>leaks and compatibility with differnt OS version. However, I really consider the
>style rules too critical for such a simple user interface as the Palm. Another thing
>I find is that almost none of my customers are even aware that such a certification
>process exists and thus don't even take it into consideration when buying Palm
>software. Weather this is on purpose at Palm to
> not hinder apps from being realized is conjecture.
I believe that the guidelines are a good thing and are a nicer way of presenting
something as a standard. Let's face it, they're standards and not guidelines. :-)
On the customer note: Palm's endorsement is not so much for your customer, but more
for Palm and other corporations to see that you're a serious player. If you approach a
corporation and they see that you're part of Palm's family then they may get the 'warm
and fuzzies'!
> Frankly, I believe a very hard review of the Platinum Certification requirements by
>Palm and developers like us are very much in order. The market for these handheld
>devices have changed a lot since thise specifications were written over a year ago.
>I would love to hear others comments on this.
I don't think that the market actually has changed that much and I don't think that
Platinum needs to radically change either.
Kind regards,
Christopher
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