2009/1/15 Duncan Barclay <[email protected]> > Hello. Been quite a long time since I actually posted on this list, so > sorry for this slightly bug report focused post. > > I have had some really weird bugs with iPlayer lately. A few days ago, I > went to http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/comedy/tv , clicked on > "Most Recent", and found myself in the welsh version of the site. Thinking > something weird was happening, I tried again, checked the address (the > address changed to the address for the welsh site, so I think it was the > link pointing me to the wrong place), and then tried on my laptop, which > worked fine (and again on my desktop, which was still broken).
Yes, I got that the other day, a /cy/ had slipped into the path somewhere along the line. I think it happened for me by clicking on a Welsh programme and then not using my back button. > > > Today I went to do the same thing for the Factual category, and instead of > getting a list of programs, I was shown a 1x180px black image, with the > correct address for the list of programmes in the address bar. I am fairly > sure I have had this happen in the past as well. This has happened for me too. Sometimes the slider bars don't have images when you view a page with them on, if you scroll they "get stuck half way" and ctrl-F5 is needed. > > > These do seem like the kind of bugs that are incredibly difficult to track > down, and have both fixed themselves fairly quickly. Any suggestions on > what could be causing them? I am assuming some caching somewhere is > breaking, but would be interesting to know of any other potential causes. > On a slightly more positive note, the iPlayer really is a fantastic > service, so thanks for that. Yes, it's a world beater. If only the world could use it. (Nation shall speak peace unto nation, but not if BBC Worldwide can claim it can exploit the market first). > > > Thanks, > Duncan > -- Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/briantist web: http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
