Ceefax Viewer

Added large display version (1.4large)

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:38:50 +0100

06 Apr: Added a large display version of Ceefax Viewer. (1.4large)

New version, optimised for Leopard (1.4)

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:40:00 +0000

10 Nov: Rebuilt in part using Dashcode, so it's optimised for OS X 10.5 Leopard. Fixes the issue when the widget only showed the top left corner of the page. (1.4)

Ceefax Viewer for Chumby

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:22:11 +0000

A version of Ceefax Viewer widget is now available for Chumby™

It will be improved over the coming weeks/months.

Ceefax.tv owner?

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:14:09 +0000

If you are, or know of, the owner of the Ceefax.tv feed please get in touch with me.

MacFormat (UK)

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:03:32 +0000

Ceefax Viewer is featured in the current issue of MacFormat (UK), out today!

http://www.macformat.co.uk

Updated due to a change in the feed (1.3)

Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:08:16 +0000

30 Nov: Updated due to a change in the feed. (1.3)

Also, the feed now displays the correct date.

Feed shows wrong date

Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:14:46 +0000

The feed - which remains out of my control - currently shows the wrong date. All content is still correct and up-to-date, though.

Version 1.2 released!

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:57:49 +0000

This adds a loading screen and a simple error screen if the feed happens to be down. Also adds a few cosmetic improvements with jump to page, version checking, the button on the reverse and other bits.

Feed back again!

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:24:57 +0000

The ceefax.tv website feed seems to be back online. Yahoo! I expect it will be up and down for the foreseeable future. Again, this is out of my control.

Feed withdrawn?

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:55:04 +0000

It seems that at some point recently the ceefax.tv website withdrew the feed that the Ceefax Viewer widget uses. I'm not sure it will come back, but I hope so. This is the place you'll be able to find out if it does.

Until that time the Ceefax Viewer is not of much use. I apologise, but this is out of my control.

Not so many blank pages

Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:03:51 +0100

It seems that over the past month or so the BBC have got their act together regarding Ceefax East Anglia, which is used by the widget feed. This means less blank pages - hurrah!

Reviews

Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:58:03 +0100

Ceefax Viewer has recently been mentioned in the UK press. It was mentioned as one of the best widgets in July's MacUser and September's MacWorld - check them out.

I'm trying to track down copies of the magazines myself. Please get in touch if you can help.

Blank pages displayed?

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:26:15 +0100

Originally, I thought that it was just a coincidence that the feed was capturing incomplete pages. However, my thoughts are now that perhaps it is a problem at the BBC's end, meaning some pages are effectively "blank". Thus affecting the feed and my widget. All we can do at this point is wait.

A little bit more

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:16:47 +0100

Version 1.1 is available for download. Fixed prefs problem that affected "Done" button for new users, added sanity check for non existant pages, reworded instructions, improved check for update and manual page number history.

Done?

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:28:29 +0100

There's a problem with version 1.0 that only affects new users. I have a fixed version, but I am adding one more feature before I roll it out.

One point zero

Sun, 19 Jun 2005 21:56:02 +0100

Version 1.0 is out! This contains bookmarks, refresh on show, weekly version checking, back to previous page and information.

Ceefax Viewer in MacUser!

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 01:35:28 +0100

I think I deserve an exclamation mark or two! http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/73372/dashboard-widget-tunes-into-ceefax.html

Vote for Ceefax Viewer

Tue, 31 May 2005 20:41:37 +0100

Vote for Ceefax Viewer in the DashboardWidgets.com competition.

Everything but the kitchen sink!

Mon, 30 May 2005 20:19:14 +0100

Version 0.9 is out! This contains flip-side preferences, service selection, keyboard control, jump to specific page and more.

Usage guide

Mon, 30 May 2005 00:46:19 +0100

Click on the page numbers to navigate around the service, Apple+R to reload and get back to the index. Full browsing controls will be in the next version.

0.2 release

Sun, 29 May 2005 19:16:02 +0100

Rewritten main bulk of code, feedback still appreciated. if you've had problems in the past please give this another go.

Rewrite complete

Sun, 29 May 2005 11:33:53 +0100

I've rewritten the main part of the widget (moving to JavaScript from PHP) and it's very much faster. But some problems still remain, so I'm more than certain it's due to Dashboard!

Troubleshooting

Tue, 24 May 2005 09:24:00 +0000

If you just get a black screen or hyperlinking stops working please restart your machine. I am currently investigating a possible bug in Dashboard.

Shout to the top

Mon, 23 May 2005 11:00:00 +0000

Publicised on VersionTracker.com, DashboardWidgets.com and Apple.com

Initial, private release

Sun, 22 May 2005 19:29:12 +0000

Thanks to www.ceefax.tv and the BBC.