On 20/12/2007, Drew [Andrew White] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry to be a grump... yes it looks lovely, but come on guys - a BBC > clock telling you what time your own PC thinks it is really doesn't seem > that helpful! I associate that with javascript toys on amateur sites. >
It's called "branding". Anyone over 30 will recognise the clocks at once. > For a start your O/S already shows a time display if you want it to.. and > if that time is slightly out, then this clock is wrong too. Great idea to > have it, but it's currently form over function.. Big Ben would still look > lovely with a less accurate time but it's not really the idea :) > Big Ben is (c) ITN, Auntie only uses its sound on R4 at 6pm and 10pm > Whoever came up with that nice jerky movement surely has the know-how to > grab the server time on loading and use an offset in Actionscript to keep > track. > Yes, grabing the right time is easy.. > If it's true that on-screen clocks on BBC1/2 before the news were ditched > because of satellite delay, then any clock provided on a BBC site that > *doesn't* show you the "exact" time (to within a second, say) is a bit > pointless and the policy looks inconsistent IMO. > The "pips" are still broadcast on BBC Radios 4, 5Live and World Service (plus R1 and R2 at times) and these are "out" on DSat, and out of sync on DAB and DTT... > drew > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv
