Countdown timer

melvynbr · September 24, 2021, 11:28am

Hi,

Can anyone please help in guiding me to create a countdown timer.

Thanks

Michael · September 24, 2021, 1:43pm

Here is the example countdown.pma (5.8 KB)

You can change count in the Timer inspector:

melvynbr · September 25, 2021, 7:42pm

Hi Michael,

I tested this and it seems like a numerical timer, is it possible to set this for a specific duration like say for 15 minutes ?

Regards,
Melvyn

Michael · September 26, 2021, 9:37am

You need to set the interval to 900000 (15 * 60 * 1000)

melvynbr · September 27, 2021, 8:14am

Hi Michael,

Thank you for your reply, one other question, while the backend is set according to your post above, how do we get the front end to display as a proper reducing timer (for eg. 15:00, 14:59, 14:58, 14:57, etc)

Also, I noticed is the timer widget a separate one you created that is not part of the ususal flipabit installation, I can seem to find it anywhere.

Regards,
Melvyn

Michael · September 27, 2021, 12:16pm

Timer is a built-in widget:

Here are two examples:

Using Actions only - countdown_timer.pma (6.2 KB)

Using QML/JavaScript code (based on this answer) - countdown_timer_javascript.pma (6.1 KB)

melvynbr · September 27, 2021, 12:46pm

Hi Michael,

Thank you for this. Really appreciate all your help.

Regards,
Melvyn