AMEN to that . . Steve Sabram wrote: > Bob, > > You missed the point of my comment entirely. You'll find no argument for a million >gremlins, OS compatibility, memory checking and > other technical issues from me at all. I beat my code and our hardware into the >ground for things like this before it goes out the > door. > > The issue I have is that the aesthetic design guides are way too strict. It makes >the original Macintosh MMI style guide look like > a walk in the park. If you are doing something of a mass market such as mail reader >or web browser, there could be > justifications. However, with this small form factor, it is definitely function >over form when it comes to dictating button size, > spacing of edit controls, "readability" of dialogs and requiring Shortcuts for >everything even though there is no customer > interest. This has kept me away for Platinum Certification. Thus, it is a big >issue. > > Not all of us developers target people on a bus or sitting in a meeting as their >user base. For us, one thing we look at is how > well our software works when someone is wearing work gloves as they use the device. >Cheri's comments earlier were very welcome. I > will definitely be composing some data to her concerning this. > > What may be in order is a secondary "Golden Certification" with less stringent >guidelines. > > Steve > > Bob Ebert wrote: > > > At 10:14 PM +0100 13-02-00, Christopher Hunt wrote: > > >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'! > > > > It's both for Palm, for Palm's customers (your potential customers), and > > for you. > > > > Palm: When we did the Palm OS 3.5 release, we tested all the platinum apps > > for compatibility. The thinking is, if they're platinum they must be doing > > it right, or at least will have let us know when they didn't do it right. > > So, if they're doing it right and it's broken, then it must be our problem! > > > > Customers: Platinum status is our blessing that you're doing it right. > > That's useful. > > > > You: Yes, getting to Platinum is hard! A good chunk of our own engineering > > time is spent fixing really nasty hard to track down bugs that users will > > probably never see, but which show up in gremlins before we reach 1 million > > events. But the result is a much better application, which never crashes > > and which never loses data... which means fewer maintenance releases. > > > > So bear with it. You can exercise your apps yourself and make sure they'll > > pass Platinum testing when submitted. This will be the bulk of the work. > > The actual Platinum certification should really be more of a formality. > > That's why the criteria are published: so you can get your apps in shape > > before making the request! > > > > --Bob > > > > -- > > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see >http://www.palm.com/devzone/mailinglists.html > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see >http://www.palm.com/devzone/mailinglists.html -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palm.com/devzone/mailinglists.html
