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BBC Radio Player
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John Hinds
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All in one BBC Radio Player for 52 BBC local and global stations. See the Widget info page for the full list.
[All these stations require RealPlayer to be installed to operate but do not open RealPlayer when they are running in Windows, however the Widget will open it while running on a Mac.]
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Radio stations:
BBC World Service
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live Extra
BBC Radio 6
BBC Radio 7
BBC Radio 1 Xtra
BBC Asian Network
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Ulster
Local BBC stations:
Radio Cumbria, Radio Newcastle, Radio Cleveland, Radio Greater Manchester, Radio Merseyside, Radio Lancashire, Radio York, Radio Leeds, Radio Sheffield, Radio Humberside, Radio Lincolnshire, Radio Derby, Radio Nottingham, Radio Norfolk, Radio Suffolk, BBC Essex, Three Counties Radio, Radio Northampton, Radio Cambridgeshire,, BBC London, Radio Kent, Southern Counties Radio, Radio Oxford, Radio Berkshire, Radio Solent, Hereford & Worcester, Coventry & Warwickshire, Radio West Midlands, Radio Shropshire, Radio Stoke, Radio Bristol, Somerset Sound, Radio Wiltshire, Radio Swindon, Radio Gloucestershire, Radio Devon, Radio Cornwall, Radio Guernsey and Radio Jersey.
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Comments for BBC Radio Player
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raymondlanesmith - July 11, 2007
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I have now finished a new Widget that works with the new stream data addresses from the BBC (as up to date as today 11 July 2007). I have redesigned the whole user interface design and have a number of new features that sets it apart for John Hinds original idea. It is now with the Yahoo team awaiting approval.
The stream data is held in a separate file so it will be easier to keep this version up to date should the BBC make changes. I am already looking at improving this version so that in the future users will be able to change the addresses through the widget.
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%nickname% - July 11, 2007
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I love the idea of this widget, but it turns out to be so frustrating! I'd just like to have a BBC radio widget that worked, not one that I had to learn how to be a widget writer to edit so I could get it to work! Any chance this will be updated soon using the correct links?
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raymondlanesmith - July 10, 2007
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Unfortunately I must respect the author’s rights so I cannot make my altered copy available unless the author gives permission.
I am working on a completely new design that will only use the parts of John Hinds’ version that are “open” and free,
It should be ready in a week or two depending on processing the new art work and extra program features.
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jsamk2002 - July 9, 2007
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I would certainly like it! Could you put it up somewhere so that it could be downloaded.
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raymondlanesmith - July 9, 2007
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I also found that the streams referenced in the program did not function, so -
I have amended the .kon file so that it reads in an included file with all the streams' paramenters, with the home pages and logos tightly linked (if you selectd a station the correct logo and associated home page are selected automatically).
I have also changed the reload of the widget that happened every time you changed station. My version now playes the new station as soon as selected (saved) in preferences.
I wonder if the author would like a copy of the amended widget so the users out there can benefit.
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%nickname% - July 5, 2007
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that fix works a treat, many thanks.
Now I just have to get my act together and change all the links.
For those guys commenting below - nothing techie involved, honest, or I wouldn't be able to do it!
1. Google "WinRar" and download the program - it's useful to have anyway.
2. Run WinRar and open the widget file.
3. Browse for 'BBC_Radio.kon', Copy and Paste to the desktop - keep WinRar open
4. Run notebook and open 'BBC_Radio.kon'
5. Go to the webpage 'http://dave.org.uk/streams/'
6. In notepad find the links for each radio station - they are in a big bunch and very obvious
7. Copy and paste the new links from the website on top of the old links in notepad.
8. Save notepad file and close
9. Copy 'BBC_Radio.kon' and Paste back into the WinRar overwriting the original file.
10. Close everything and open widget - should work now.
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jonhansen1 - June 25, 2007
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I saw this message
"if you open the widget file in WinRar you'll find a file inside it called BBC_Radio.kon. Copy that file to your desktop. You can then open the copy with notepad and change any broken links"
I assume this will solve the problem in the messages below
Now, can someone translate this into idiot speak? :-)
Thnaks
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%nickname% - June 25, 2007
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I just downloaded this widget last night but it doesnt seem to work. Is there anything I should do to get it started?
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%nickname% - June 25, 2007
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I just downloaded this widget last night but it doesnt seem to work. Is there anything I should do to get it started?
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nick_cartagena - May 28, 2007
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rtsp://rmlivev8bb.bbc.net.uk/farm/*/ev7/live24/cumbria/live.ra It won't work whatever I try, although I can acess form BBC and Real Player WEeb Sites.
Any ideas or should I stick with Dashboard on my Mac?
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jazz_jeff - May 17, 2007
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Can't get it to work and I have tried very, very hard. It sucks big time.
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ssudio - May 14, 2007
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I don't want to rate this until it works for me. Great idea though.
I have real player plus, and I am also getting the same error messages that file and DNS server can't be found, etc. Am I missing something? Is there a newer version that I'm not aware of? Thanks!!!
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phlngram - April 11, 2007
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I have downloaded this Widget but it will not run i have real player but i keep getting a error message saying bbc radio widget cant open real player
any ideas (help)
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krezyle - April 9, 2007
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I like the idea, but seem to be having some trouble getting it to work. I'm using real player alternative, and can listen to the station when I go to dave.org.uk, just pops up the player and buffers. But when I try to use this widget, I get an unable to locate server error, no dns entry, then it lists the station address that I have tested and which works. Clicking on the more info button brings an error that crahes the widget. Any idea whats going on? Perhaps its because its not the full version of RP, but its a mess of a program that I really don't want to install unless I have to.
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peas.dove@verizon.net - January 13, 2007
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I love this widget but lately I keep getting an error message when I try connecting to BBC7. The message says the link is missing or outdated.
rtsp://rmlivev8.bbc.net.uk/farm/*/ev7/live24/bbc7/live/bbc7_dsat_g2.ra
Can you help?
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psycho_rabbitt - January 9, 2007
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ammarhm, if you open the widget file in WinRar you'll find a file inside it called BBC_Radio.kon. Copy that file to your desktop. You can then open the copy with notepad and change any broken links (the current links for all BBC streams can be found at http://dave.org.uk/streams/). Save the file, then place it back into the widget using WinRar. When you open the widget next using the widget engine, you'll get a message saying that the file has been modified since you last used it. Just click on "Use Widget" and you're all set.
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ammarhm - January 6, 2007
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guys!
thanks for a wonderful widget
i'm kind of new to this widget thing, i dont know how to edt the content of the widget to change the urls that are down
tried notepad but no luck
help pls
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njbufton - December 19, 2006
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Radio Oxford not working - have some of the URLs changed? Is there any way to fix this?
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GHD - November 17, 2006
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Widget at http://widgets.yahoo.com/gallery/view.php?widget=38051 has volume and mute for widget only, maybe you look to see how it is made and give ideas.
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GHD - November 17, 2006
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So for the next build you will need-
Most important, do not have volume and mute do system changes just widget ones.
An easy way to change the radio feed address so you not have to go into the .kon file and change by hand.
Four favourite buttons down the side, like on my bedside radio, that you set to station of choice to stop having to go to pull down menu.
Way to set auto on when pc is switched on if wanted.
Make it sizable, to allow small scale size.
Take away big ugly goto homepage button and make small and pretty, it gives room for favourite buttons too.
Maybe button to load station web cam in browser, not big need though.
Make outer case come in more jolly colours.
Well you did ask for suggestions ;)
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ShreveY - November 16, 2006
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Hey Tony H, this link should work for BBC 4.
rtsp://rmlive.bbc.co.uk/bbc-rbs/rmlive/ev7/live24/radio4/live/r4_dsat_g2.ra
Also, any links that die can easily be found at the bbc website. Say radio 1 goes down. Go to radio 1's homepage, click listen live, then right click save as the link that says 'play in stand alone real player' (it will be a .ram file). One you save that, open the .ram file with notepad and in it you will find the .ra link...which is what you will need to put into the widget for it to play.
Hope that helps!
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Tony H - November 14, 2006
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BBC 4 just stopped working. I think the location for the feed may have changed. I edited the file to update BBC 1 and BBC London as in the comment below -- does anyone have a new feed location for BBC 4?
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Unknown - November 11, 2006
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The design of the other radio widgets, especially the slimline is very good. Possibly make it more like those?
Thanks
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John Hinds - October 27, 2006
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The widget will be updated soon.
I'm rebuilding the whole widget so this may take some time.
Put your requests for any extra features here if you have any. :)
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radiofreewill2004 - October 24, 2006
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Here's the new Radio 1 stream:
rtsp://rmlivev8bb.bbc.net.uk/farm/*/ev7/live24/radio1/live/r1_dsat_g2.ra
And BBC London:
rtsp://rmlivev8bb.bbc.net.uk/farm/*/ev7/live24/london/live/bbcldn_fm_g2.ra
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Dave D - October 12, 2006
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The Radio 1 URL is no longer correct.
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Wabbitt - August 22, 2006
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The problem doesn't seem to be with the widget or the engine. The BBC seems to really be cracking down on net users listening to sports programming that isn't supposed to be broadcast outside the UK.
If you open the widget file in WinRar and edit the .kon file, you can change the links for Five Live and Five Live Sports Extra to the international versions. These are...
Five Live: rtsp://rmlivev8.bbc.net.uk/farm/*/ev7/live24/radio5/live/r5_tl_int_g2.ra
Sports Extra: rtsp://rmlivev8e.bbc.net.uk/farm/*/ev7/live24/radio5/sportsextra/live/r5sx_tl_int_g2.ra
I don't know how to do it, but I suspect that if you can spoof your machine to look like it's on a UK IP address, you can run the widget as is.
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D - July 8, 2006
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nice wigget..could use a little more work.
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Shu - June 21, 2006
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Please update the widget because I have engine 3.1.4 and five live doesn't appear to be working. Had to downgrade to 3.1.1
Thanks for a great widget!
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LesK - June 21, 2006
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Five Live and Five Live Extra not working. Please fix soomest!! Excellent widget!
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jh - June 8, 2006
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fantastic widget -- but (as with this author's slimline beeb radios) the radio five live & live extra feeds seem to need redirection, or something like that... otherwise appears to work perfectly -- and yes, it would be nifty if the logo switch was automatic...
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Jonathan - June 8, 2006
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Great Widget, only thing i would like to add is an option to be able to change the logo and the station at the same time as I frequently chage between 2 stations.
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Phil - May 10, 2006
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I was having problems with the widget when I first installed it last week. I just tried it again and got it working with the current version of the Widget Engine.
When the widget opens up it shows a white BBC Radio logo. I clicked on this, waited for 10 seconds or so and the radio feed started. I've tested it with 5 Live and Radio 1.
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Tobias - May 3, 2006
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I've just updated to widget engine 3.1.2 (build 100) but the widget doesn't work at all.
It displays the name of the station but no sound. Nothing!
I expierenced this problem also with previous versions of the engine.
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Nena - April 23, 2006
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I've been using it for a while and have had absolutely no complaints other than 2 things. 1] I wish there were a 1-click way to mute the player without having to close the entire widget because clicking on the speaker mutes ALL sound from the computer. And 2] for some reason it's not working as it used to. I can't change the logo and no matter how many times i try to change the station it refuses to play anything so right now I'm BBCnews-less =[
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Nena - April 23, 2006
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I've been using it for a while and have had absolutely no complaints other than 2 things. 1] I wish there were a 1-click way to mute the player without having to close the entire widget because clicking on the speaker mutes ALL sound from the computer. And 2] for some reason it's not working as it used to. I can't change the logo and no matter how many times i try to change the station it refuses to play anything so right now I'm BBCnews-less =[
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28481k - April 18, 2006
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Thank you for your recommendation, it is sorted.
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Dave D - April 18, 2006
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28481k & everyone else getting the "XML file is either not found nor readable." error, you can upgrade the Yahoo Widget Engine to 3.1.1 to fix the problem. Its not the Widget causing the problems.
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28481k - April 18, 2006
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I've just downloaded your player and I couldn't use it. It said "It's XML file is either not found nor readable." Could you explain that please?
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Dave D - April 15, 2006
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It works again with Widget Engine 3.1.1. Its working again ;)
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Carlos - April 13, 2006
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It doesn't work with the new widget engine 3.1 ... damn i! Yahoo didn't say anything about possible incompatibilities!!!
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Doyle Farr - April 12, 2006
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Gives an "xml file was either not found or not readable" error and crashes.
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Dave D - April 12, 2006
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Yes, please fix it !
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Dave D - April 12, 2006
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Yes, please fix it !
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Ricardo - April 12, 2006
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I agree with Richard. (and not just because we have the same name) Ever since upgrading to YWE (Yahoo Widget Engine) v3.1 this widget no longer works. It's a great widget that has served many of us well and I hope it can soon be fixed so that it continues to do what it's done so well. (and maybe even a few improvements? ;-)
The error I see is:
Unable to load 'BBC_Radio Player'. It's XML file was either not found or not readable.
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Richard - April 12, 2006
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Any chance of upgrading it for the knew engine it will no longer work and I miss it like mad
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Franco Ripple - April 5, 2006
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This was really a great widget, but it no longer plays the World Service stream. I tried redownloading the widget, but it still won't play, it just stays silent. I miss my one-click World Service at night, what gives?
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Steve Harris - April 3, 2006
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One tiny thing... it would be great if there was a simple way to just "change station" without going in to the preferences, and also have the logo follow the station - if you see what I mean..
Besides that it's perfect..
Steve.H
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TeddyBare - March 29, 2006
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Superb, and works nicely with RealAlternative to save you having to have RealPlayer installed, which I personally dislike.
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Victoria J - March 27, 2006
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Love this (though I had to sort out a long running problem with my real player before it would work). I am running 2 for my two favourite stations. I was a bit confused that the instructions say to double click, but it only requires me to single click. A double click therefore leaves it in the same state it started in (this is in windows XP). Also it would be great if you could have a choice about logo/image when the radio is NOT playing - as it would make it easier to run mulitple radio players. The logo only shows up when it is playing, so I can't use it to decide which of them I want to start. Victoria J.
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Michael Shoshani - March 11, 2006
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Having it off by default is a great resource-saving feature. Have you any plans to add support for the Windows Media streams that the Beeb is now offering? Not every service has them - Radio 3 is a glaring omission! - but at least with other services I've liked the sound of the Windows Media streams better.
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masterbrowser - February 16, 2006
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Please add proxy support
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John Hinds - February 13, 2006
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The widget doesn't run at startup anymore.
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Othalian - February 13, 2006
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Hi John,
As before this is a super widget. One thing I have noticed that could be added is an option to have it load but not run, that is radio off.
Regards
Othalian
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Dragan - February 12, 2006
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John,
I can't get BBC 4 - although I can get it through my RealAudio player if I go diretly to their site. After waiting for some time, I get RealPlayer error, mentioning this URL - rtsp://rmlivev8bb.bbc.net.uk/farm/*/ev7/live24/radio4/live/r4_dsat_g2.ra
Maybe they have changed the URL and your player is poiting at the old address, or the timeout pariod on your widget is too short. Can you, please, fix this?
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Patrick M - February 9, 2006
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Hi John,
Fantastic widget. Do you have any way of finding out the Classic FM source URL - I know there is a widget for the Apple but I can't find the source URL to play it on my PC.
Thanks,
Patrick
pm1nyc@aol.com
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Josef - February 4, 2006
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This widget deserves the Nobel Prize. Thanks!
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Othalian - February 1, 2006
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I have just noticed that you also have a radio widget with cam included. Might I humbly suggest that you include all these fantastic ideas into one super widget. A very tall order I know but you are the main man for this and no one can compare.
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Othalian - February 1, 2006
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I really must read these feedbacks as some of the things I have suggested have been said before. However, I feel the theme of the statement is valid. Still a great widget though and thus an extra four stars. Oh and Yorick's suggestion of the home page being set up automatically is a super idea and has me vote, for what it is worth.
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Othalian - February 1, 2006
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I really must read these feedbacks as some of the things I have suggested have been said before. However, I feel the theme of the statement is valid. Still a great widget though and thus an extra four stars. Oh and Yorick's suggestion of the home page being set up automatically is a super idea and has me vote, for what it is worth.
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Othalian - February 1, 2006
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I really must read these feedbacks as some of the things I have suggested have been said before. However, I feel the theme of the statement is valid. Still a great widget though and thus an extra four stars. Oh and Yorick's suggestion of the home page being set up automatically is a super idea and has me vote, for what it is worth.
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Othalian - February 1, 2006
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I really must read these feedbacks as some of the things I have suggested have been said before. However, I feel the theme of the statement is valid. Still a great widget though and thus an extra four stars. Oh and Yorick's suggestion of the home page being set up automatically is a super idea and has me vote, for what it is worth.
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Othalian - February 1, 2006
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I really must read these feedbacks as some of the things I have suggested have been said before. However, I feel the theme of the statement is valid. Still a great widget though and thus an extra four stars. Oh and Yorick's suggestion of the home page being set up automatically is a super idea and has me vote, for what it is worth.
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Othalian - February 1, 2006
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This is one of the best radio widgets around, but Why oh why can you not give this radio a six? I know, because it can still be improved and I think I know how.
This radio widget could do with a sidebar which comes out to view the available stations and auto hide when a selection has been made. The selection should also auto update the logo at the same time. This would reduce the current selection process from seven clicks down to two. What an energy saving!
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Matt - January 26, 2006
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Awesome widget! I just think it would be great if it was easier to change the radio station. (Change in the right click menu perhaps?)
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Yorick - January 13, 2006
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Great widget , howewer you should consider updating it.. you should modify the process of choosing radio stations.. it should be automatic with logo and home website assigned to each radio station ... but once again .. yeahh it's great widget
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Michel, from Tours - January 12, 2006
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United BBC, at last!
Downloaded.
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John Hinds - January 11, 2006
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You need to delect the logo in the prefrences when your selecting the station.
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Bamber - January 11, 2006
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Nice! One click from desktop to BBC R4. So why can't I put icons for R3, R5, R7, etc. on the desktop? Why only 1 station? Bamber the puzzled panda.
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poodpood - January 11, 2006
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Excellent, well done.
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james - January 10, 2006
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Oliver Vass - January 10, 2006
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Great widget, John, perhaps people will stop asking me to update my much less comprehensive one now.
It looks like Bill has already replaced mine on his desktop!
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Bill B - January 10, 2006
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Very nice job, John. ****
Can be seen here:
http://homepage.mac.com/billdb/DeskTop/PhotoAlbum12.html
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