On 20/12/2007, Brian Butterworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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. >
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/testcards/ > > 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 -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv
