Question on new checkmark and music note

[gregwaehner]

feel like a stupid question - but what does the checkmark vs. the music note do now in the interface? If I click on them, they play the alarm once. Haven't been able to play the combinations from computer vs. phone, during high vs. low, etc.

I know the code is
✓♪

So I think it's just to test it manually... just confirming.

[bewest]

Press the button!

[bewest]

Some browsers have a security feature which requires user interaction before allowing sound. This provides the user interaction, and also provides a kind of "speaker check." Afterwards the alarms should sound.

[brianhanifin]

It was a way that Jason came up with to allow mobile users to enable the alarms to play. Their purpose is definitely not clear, and we need to do something about that.

I have been tinkering with a button that is only displayed on mobile browsers, that reads "Enable Alarm", and disappears after being clicked. What do you guys think about that?

[gregwaehner]

Makes sense. I am right now mostly using my computer browser, so when I pressed it, I got the sound. Waiting for my mobile to arrive. I think what you said makes a lot of sense. Or if it's easier (?), a "mouseover" that says "on a mobile device, click this to enable alarms."

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From: Brian Hanifin [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 11:02 PM
To: nightscout/cgm-remote-monitor
Cc: Greg Waehner
Subject: Re: [cgm-remote-monitor] Question on new checkmark and music note (#20)

It was a way that Jason came up with to allow mobile users to enable the alarms to play. Their purpose is definitely not clear, and we need to do something about that.

I have been tinkering with a button that is only displayed on mobile browsers, that reads "Enable Alarm", and disappears after being clicked. What do you guys think about that?

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[rnpenguin]

I like a mobile only button idea.

[jasoncalabrese]

I like pressing the link before bed to test the volume and make sure alarms work, but I agree the the interaction needs work

[brianhanifin]

Closed: This link has been replaced by a toolbar button that looks like a speaker with a tooltip of "Alarm Test / Smartphone Enable". It is part of the experimental branch rebase/settings, that will eventually become part of the next release.