[access-uk] Re: Accessible BBC Listen Again - problems, change to BBC service, and new program

  • From: "alex thynne" <alex.thynne@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:57:41 +0100

Hi Alastair

very interesting indeed.  I will have a look at the new program but rather
than write to you privately, I thought I would drop a message on the list to
say I do have a problem already, but it's not serious.  I did an upgrade to
the latest version of the webbie suite  and I have two entries in my start
menu.  The first one relates to accessible sub-menu, but all there is in
there now is  google rss and podcast search.  The next item down in my start
menu is the  accessible and web IE sub menu with all the new versions of the
webbie suite of programs.  Perhaps I've done something wrong but I want to
clear out the entry in my start menu with the previous version of Webbie.

I'm not a techy person, so if you want to correspond with me off list,
please do so, I really don't mind, unless you want to write to me on the
list.

I really do like these programs, but I may have to install itunes because
some of the podcasts that might be of potential interest to me seem to be
available only on the itunes store.  I have had alot of pleasure in bbc
listen again and I am very much in favour of a suite of programs like yours,
which allows us to look at the range of what is available on the BBC in an
external program rather than look through the entire content of BBC I
player.

Alex
skype name: grytpype2006
windows live messenger name: alex.thynne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Alasdair King
Sent: 13 July 2008 22:53
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Accessible BBC Listen Again - problems, change to
BBC service, and new program


Dear All,

The BBC is shifting from its old BBC Listen Again service to the new
iPlayer, which means that the WebbIE Accessible BBC Listen Again
program will stop working. At the time of writing Radio stations 1, 2,
5 and 1Xtra have completely disappeared from Accessible Listen Again,
the rest will go shortly.

A chap from the BBC was kind enough to point this out yesterday, so
I've quickly started re-writing the application using some information
provided by the BBC discussion groups and the BBC chap from iPlayer.
It doesn't have all of the old features yet, but it's getting there.
Download from here:
http://download.webbie.org.uk/test/BBCiPlayerListenAgain.exe

It doesn't require an installer, just download and run. To obviate the
need for an installer it doesn't have a status bar yet. You still need
Real Player or Real Alternative installed.

Select a TV station from the TV menu (alt and T) or a Radio station
from the Radio menu (alt and R). A list of programmes will appear.
Press return to start playing. Press escape to stop.

Some programmes don't have Real Audio streams, but still appear in the
list. If one is encountered then your web browser will open on the web
page. This'll happen for every TV programme and some Radio programmes
- I don't know why yet.

If anyone would like to try it out and let me know your feedback, or
use it if Accessible BBC Listen Again has stopped carrying your
preferred station, then that'd be great. Otherwise there should be a
WebbIE update in the next few weeks with the missing functionality
filled in. Apologies to anyone inconvenienced. On the plus side, it
indexes TV stations and it's faster than the old mechanism.

Features to add back in before release:
Forward and backward button.
Control keys (numeric keypad, shortcut keys)
Progress indicator.
Status bar.

I'm not intending to add a volume control. This is because the Real
Player component shares the volume with your screenreader, so it's too
easy for users to turn off the volume on their machines.

Best wishes,
Alasdair King

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Alasdair King
WebbIE
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