[all] Don't answer a call by turning FR upside down..

Risto H. Kurppa risto at kurppa.fi
Fri Aug 28 13:11:35 CEST 2009


On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Helge Hafting<helge.hafting at hist.no> wrote:
> Risto H. Kurppa wrote:
> Can you check that is is exactly upside down, and ring anyway if
> it is a few degrees or more off from completely flat?
>
> People put phones is pockets. Women put them in handbags, even. So the
> phone may end up upside-down, but rarely completely flat.

I think it should be possible, see http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Gwaterpas

>> If the phone is not upside down, alert as predefined.
>> Continue sniffing: if the phone is turned upside down, go silent, stop vibra.
>
> And reject the call too, I guess?

Possibly but I wouldn't do that - to the caller it's like I don't want
to talk with him instead of not available.. (compare it to action when
the phone's in silent mode)


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