[access-uk] Re: BBC iPlayer TV Beta
- From: "Alasdair King" <alasdairking@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:24:56 +0000
Thanks, Brian.
Help files: yes, I'm stupid, forgot to include the text. The whole
thing is pasted below.
Yes, I intend to update RSS, Podcatcher, and the BBC programs all to
have the same interface of list one, list two, access keys for each.
So consistent across all the programs. In this case Alt and S will get
you the station list and Alt and P will get you the programmes list.
Help file follows:
This is a program to let you play BBC television programmes made
available through their iPlayer website. It only does TV shows: check
out BBC iPlayer Radio for radio programmes.
You start in a list of BBC TV stations. Cursor up and down to the
station you want and press return. Press escape repeatedly and you'll
always get back to this list.
After a few seconds you'll be placed in a list of programmes available
for this station. Cursor up and down and press return to watch a
programme. It should start playing after a few seconds.
While a programme is playing you can use these keys to control it:
Space will pause and unpaused the programme. Escape will stop it and
return you to the programme list. Control and I increases the volume
and Control and D decreases it. Control and W takes you 30 seconds
forward in the programme and Control and B takes you 30 seconds back:
however, these will only start working after most of the programme has
finished downloading, which may take a minute or two. F11 makes the
programme full-screen in Windows Media Player if you can see it: press
Escape to return to this program.
For help and support contact support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or call Alasdair on
07983 244 131. Accessible BBC iPlayer TV is a programme from WebbIE
and the Accessible project and is developed by Alasdair King. The
content it plays is all copyright the BBC.
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Brian Hartgen <brian@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
>
> This is a real improvement and certainly you are able to play, pause,
> re-start the program together with increasing or decreasing the volume.
> Pressing F1 just seemed to bring into view an empty Edit Field with no text.
> But it is nice that everything is in the same interface and that the user
> can press the keystrokes he or she is familiar with.
>
> The search fascility currently has very limited value because you can
> achieve almost the same objective with using first letter navigation,
> whereas the search facility across all channels would allow you to find what
> you want as you can with the I-Player. The actual interface for the search
> though is nice.
>
> Do you see this being available in the same program as the ability to select
> radio stations? The only reason I ask is that currently I see that in the
> new program you have prepared a TV channel list and a programme list, where
> it is necessary to Tab to each list, whereas in the public release you have
> a list of radio stations activated with ALT+R and a list of tV channels
> activated by pressing ALT+T. So the end user experiences a slightly
> different way of selecting channels and programmes. I take it the user will
> have consistency when selecting either media eventually?
>
> Brian Hartgen
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alasdair King
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 11:27 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] BBC iPlayer TV Beta
> OK, I've had another stab at the BBC TV programmes available through
> iPlayer. This new application, BBC iPlayer TV, works pretty much
> identically to the radio version - that it, it plays the TV programme
> from directly within the application, it doesn't just launch your web
> browser. Good stuff: doesn't need RealPlayer installed, only Windows
> Media Player (which you should all have.) Bad stuff: you can't skip
> forwards/backwards until most (all?) of the file has downloaded - the
> buttons don't enable. Full instructions in the help text, just hit F1.
> No installer, just download and run.
> http://download.webbie.org.uk/test/BBCiPlayerTV.exe
>
> I didn't have time to put in a "search every channel" feature but I
> did let you search the current channel (control and F), hope that
> helps finding things.
>
> Do let me know what you think.
>
> Best wishes,
> Alasdair
>
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