If the user performs the "normal" sleep sequence for a laptop:
- closes the lid
- removes the network cable, power cable, etc.
- places the laptop into a laptop bag
Well, I'd be happy already if the warning came up when the user
chooses the "Sleep" menu item.
I defy you to find a means of either
a) warning the user
b) completing the copy
Oh, sure there is. As soon as the lid closes, you could play a short
warning sound if apps have registered with the OS that they'd prefer
not being put to sleep. Yes, the user would have to learn what the
sound means, but as long as quickly re-opening the lid prevents the
sleep action, the user would have enough forgiveness.
that does not violate other user preferences (speech off, sound off,
no bluetooth, inbuilt taser disabled, etc.)
Not everyone has the sound off. And even if the sound wasn't played
when volume is muted (it isn't audible when headphones are plugged
into the Mac but not the user's ears either), it would still be a huge
improvement. Not to mention Macs have this really neat light that
shows whether it's running or asleep, which could blink.
An earlier poster cited Raskin's policy of "forgiveness", but made
the common mistake of assuming that being forgiving means doing what
a singular individual (in this case, the poster) wants, rather than
picking a policy that does the least harm in a wide range of
situations.
Actually, I can live with it. I'm a geek, I've learned to not put my
Mac to sleep while it's busy. What I can't live with is hundreds of
users knocking on my door and complaining... and IMHO they're right to
complain, I should be warning them.
Cheers,
-- M. Uli Kusterer
"The Witnesses of TeachText are everywhere..."
http://www.zathras.de
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