I have found them very amenable to exceptions that have a logical & reasonable
argument.
- Alan (a different one ;)
>It would be interesting to hear what difficulties are encountered in
>attempting to get an exception for Platinum testing. In my experience, Palm
>has not been the easiest company to work with when things did not go as
>planned or was out of the norm.
>
>--Alan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christopher
> > Hunt
> > Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 3:14 PM
> > To: Palm Developer Forum
> > Subject: Re: Platinum Certification Too Stringent (was "Re: Menu
> > shortcut dilemma")
> >
> >
> > 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
> > --
> > Christopher Hunt
> > Class Action Pty. Ltd.
> >
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> > Check out http://www.classactionpl.com/
> >
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