[Pkg-xfce-devel] Bug#420422: Bug#420422: orage: if the computer is shutdown or in hibernation, the alarm don't work

[Tino Keitel]

On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 13:02:03 +0100, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> severity #420422 wishlist
> forwarded #420422 http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3643
> thanks
> 
> On Sun, Apr 22, 2007 at 08:36:43AM +0000, Adrien Grellier wrote:
> > Package: orage
> > Version: 4.3.99.2-1
> > Severity: important
> > 
> > If I program an alarm (for example at 9:30) and my computer is in hibernation (or shutdown)
> > when the alarm should work(at 9:30) then if I restart my computer  later ( for example
> > at 10), I can't heard the alarm.
> 
> It looks indeed like a feature request. I've opened a wishlist bugstream at
> http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3643 if you want to track it.

Setting an ACPI alarm requires root privileges, and AFAIK there is no
existing infrastructure to support setting of alarm timers for other
users.

As Orage stores the alarms in quite portable ICal files, you could use
these files to copy the alarms to your cellphone, PDA, iPod etc., so
that you hear the alarm even when you are not beside your computer.

Regards,
Tino