iOS App update: Today extension

A huge update for the Lilypie, Daisypath and PitaPata iOS Apps, I have added a Today extension for iOS 8 and made a lot of bug fixes and stability improvements for all platforms.

In iOS 8 you can now display your tickers in the Today pane. Tickers are sorted so that the next coming event is at the top. Click on a ticker to scroll to the next event. Click on Settings to select which tickers to display in the Today pane.

Thank you to everyone for all the great feedback, the problem with tickers and package downloads not always saving should now be resolved.

The Lilypie, Daisypath and PitaPata Android Apps are available on the Google Play store.

Daisypath App for iPhone / iPad / iPod touch available on Apple store

I have created a Daisypath App for iPhone / iPad / iPod that you can purchase through the Apple App store. The App allows you to create and use tickers on your iOS device without an Internet connection.

In the Daisypath App you can create tickers for Anniversary, Friendship, Birthday, Travel and Vacation, Graduation and Events.

In Notify, you can set notifications to regularly display updated ticker text on your lock screen, as a banner or an alert.

In Share you can post full-size and mini-ticker images to Facebook, Twitter, send them via email or save tickers to your camera roll.

In Publish there is one click to copy code snippets you can use to publish updating ticker graphics on many websites, blogs, email and forum signatures.

The App installs with the minimum of images to keep the initial download small. Once installed you can download lots more images in FREE ticker packages listed in the Options: Available Packages section.

Android App update: Support for multiple, independent and configurable widgets

We have made big changes to the Lilypie Lilypie, Daisypath and PitaPata Android Apps to allow for multiple, independent and configurable widgets. Now you can have as many Lilypie Widgets on your home screen as you want, all with a unique ticker listing.

When you put a Widget on your home screen, you can select the tickers you want to display on each Widget in the Widget Configuration page.

Double click on the widget if you want to change the tickers displayed. Single click on the widget if you want to refresh the ticker or cycle through a set of tickers.

Facebook ticker publishing error fixed

My apologies to anyone who tried to Publish a ticker on Facebook over the weekend. There was a technical issue following a server update that caused an error. It has been fixed now. Thank you for your patience.

Android app update

We have added a new Home Screen Widget and improved the Widget image quality and text clarity for Lilypie, Daisypath and PitaPata Android Apps. Thanks to everyone for your great feedback.

There are now three Home Screen Widgets to choose from. A Compact (original) size which will show 1 ticker, a Compact Double size which shows 2 tickers and a larger Standard version (1 ticker only).

The Compact Double Widget was added to resolve a problem with displaying the Compact widget with a dynamic height on Samsung Galaxy III (and possibly other) phones.

Android App Update: New larger widget

We have added a new larger widget size to the Lilypie, Daisypath and PitaPata Android Apps. Thanks to everyone for your great feedback.

There are now two Home Screen Widgets to choose from. A compact (original) size which will show either 1 or 2 tickers and a new larger version (1 ticker only).

If your device supports it, the widgets can also be added to your lock screen.

NOTE: You may need to remove and re-add the widget for it to work correctly.

Android Apps for Lilypie, Daisypath and PitaPata

We have created Android Apps for Lilypie, Daisypath and PitaPata that you can purchase through Google Play. The Apps let you create and use tickers on your Android device without an Internet connection.
With the App installed on your phone you can display the tickers as a widget on your Android device's home screen and when you are online you can publish the tickers to sites such as Facebook, Google+, Blogger etc.

On the home screen widget you can always see which event is coming up next, and click to refresh and cycle through your tickers.

Purchasing the app gives you free access to a library of ticker packages with lots more hand drawn images to choose from when you create your tickers.

There are more details on the Google Play pages including a current list of the ticker packages: Lilypie, Daisypath and PitaPata App pages.

Daisypath: Single mother vacation sliders

I have drawn some new single mother sliders for the Daisypath Travel and Vacation slider.

The new tickers start on the second slider page.

Facebook App update

We have made a change to all of our Facebook Apps so that when you Publish the ticker to your Facebook feed, it posts the full ticker as a Photo, previously it posted as a thumbnail to your newstream.

The Photo is a cached copy of the ticker image, it doesn't update. Whenever you want to see, or publish the latest ticker image you can go to your App canvas page on Facebook.

A link to your App canvas page will appear in the left column of your home page.

You will also see the App icon in the top right menu when you are in another application.

Here are links to each of the App canvas pages on Facebook:
Lilypie App
Daisypath App
PitaPata App
LilySlim App

Daisypath: New Anniversary sliders

I have added 21 new sliders to the Daisypath Anniversary ticker. The new drawings include happy couples, cycling girls, anniversary cakes, gifts and champagne.

There are also 2 new seasonal backgrounds for the Anniversary, Friendship and Vacation tickers, Spring for those in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn for those of us down under. Here are some of them:

You can see the rest on the Daisypath Anniversary page.

Page tabs on Facebook

For people with Facebook Pages, I have updated our Apps on Facebook to include Page tabs. Our Facebook App pages:
Lilypie App, Daisypath App, PitaPata App, LilySlim App

The Page tabs can be added to any Facebook Page that you have admin rights to. Facebook Pages don't include your Home page or personal Profile, they are generally created for organizations and shared interests. More about Pages on Facebook.

For instance, if your mothers' group, friends or extended family have a Facebook Page, you can each add tickers to a Page tab. The tickers are sorted so that the next event is always at the top of the Page tab. How to add a Lilypie Page tab to your Facebook Page.

Here is a screenshot of my Lilypie Page tab on Facebook:

View my Lilypie page tab on Facebook

Daisypath: Wild birthday backgrounds

I have added 5 new backgrounds and 14 new silhouette sliders to the Birthday ticker on Daisypath. The new background designs are partially transparent so that the background colour you choose can really change the way the ticker looks. I hope you have fun playing around with them.

Daisypath: Graduation ticker

I have added a Graduation ticker to Daisypath. You can use it to count down to your Graduation date, or display how long since you graduated.

Web App for Android

We have added a Web App to all of our sites that lets you view your tickers on an Android device.
More info on Lilypie * More info on Daisypath * More info on LilySlim * More info on PitaPata

Web App for iPad / iPhone / iPod

We have added a Web App to all of our sites that lets you view your tickers on an iPad, iPhone or iPod.
More info on Lilypie * More info on Daisypath * More info on LilySlim * More info on PitaPata

Daisypath: Birthday tickers

I have added Birthday tickers to Daisypath. Daisypath Birthday tickers update each day to count down to your next birthday, or to show how old you are.

There are already 26 hand-drawn sliders, and 26 hand-drawn backgrounds to choose from and I will be adding lots more as I get time to draw them. As always your feedback is greatly appreciated, so if you have any ideas about what you would like to see please do let me know.

Daisypath: Seasonal backgrounds for Wedding and Anniversary

I have added some Spring and Autumn backgrounds to the Wedding and Anniversary tickers on Daisypath. Next I will be adding some to the Friendship and Travel and Vacation tickers.