[maemo-developers] Internet Tablet Power Management presentation from linux-pm summit 2007

[From: Marius Gedminas]

On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 01:44:58PM +0100, Andrew Flegg wrote:
> On 7/11/07, Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa at nokia.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 13:28 +0100, ext Andrew Flegg wrote:
> > > This being reraised made me think about why, the other day, I *did*
> > > want user suspend. Sometimes I just want a quick way to:
> > >
> > >   * Shut off all network connections.
> > >   * Stop any noise (except configured alarms)
> > >   * Have the screen locked
> > >   * Not have to save my position
> > >   * Be able to resume quickly
> > >
> > > This isn't "suspend" in a power sense, but in a use-case sense the
> > > purpose is clear.
> >
> > Why not just put it in offline mode and lock the screen and keys?
> >
> > That's what i do and it simply works.
> 
> Well, that doesn't block sound so if the battery starts going down in
> the night, or similar, I could be awoken by a noise. It's also clumsy
> as the sequence is:
> 
>    1) Press power button
>    2) Select offline mode
>    3) Press OK
>    4) Press power button
>    5) Press OK
> 
> Unlocking is a simlar number. That's not exactly a simple sequence, as
> say the 770's cover was (as Andy Mulhearn points out).

Right.  Palm had a simple sequence:

   1) Press power button

There's also the popular story about a guy at Palm whose job was to
count the taps needed to do something.  ("If it takes more than three
taps, the user interface needs to be fixed", or something like that.)
As a user, I noticed that immediately when I exchanged my old Palm to a
770.  (It's getting better in newer software versions: copy & paste
moved one level up in the virtual keyboard menu.)

Marius Gedminas
-- 
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