Zak that timer is great! I removed all the extraneous variables and re-recorded the Silence clip. Instead of setting minuteInitial and secondInitial to a value, just set the default value in the variables' dialog box.
I also created a Master Layout with the timer, for those folks out there looking to use Masters. The timer font, size, and colors are all customizable, since they are just a text box.
I have downloaded several of these files and I can't figure out how to set any of them to countdown from one minute (or 60 seconds). I am not that savvy with conditions/variables/references yet. Can anyone help?
simple+timer turned out perfect! I needed something really easy that counted up to 5 seconds, which triggers an object to go from hidden to normal when the timer is (>=) greater than or equal to 5.
It's simplicity makes it eloquent.
Make a number variable set to 0 (zero)
Insert a sound file that is 1 second of silence (not on slide but right outside of it in the gray area)
Now add 2 triggers to your sound file
Add 1.00 to your variable when media ends
Play Media when media ends
so the above says Add 1 to my timer when my sound file is finished AND ALSO play my media from the beginning when it completes-somebody mentioned perpetual motion and I agree!!
As I said, I needed mine to show something at or after 5 seconds, so the logic looked like this:
All the links/files work for me as well, so if you're having difficulty please try a different browser as Phil mentioned. You may also want to reach out to your IT team to see if they're blocking file downloads or something similar.
Okay . . . I am not as experienced at developing elearning courses with SL as so many on this form are. To make the counter work, do the variables, etc., need to be on each slide (operating in the background, of course)?
I am embarrassed to show my ignorance. I am slowly learning how better to use SL. It is becoming a passion of mine. As soon as I feel confident about a certain body of knowledge with SL, I realize that body needs to grow and add parts!
No apologies necessary and you are welcome to ask plenty of questions!
The variables will only be adjust on the slide where the trigger exists, so if as in the image above you'd like to add 1 to the Timer after each media element, you'd need that trigger on every slide that included one. You don't need to use a different variable - just keep adding to the existing one. Have you already taken a look at the tutorials here on adding variables?
This thread is a bit dated, but Phil is very active in our forums and hopefully he'll be able to pop in and assist you here. If not, feel free to reach out via the 'Contact Me' option on the user profile.
I just want to say thank you! Your sample was very helpful.
I had to create a timer for a listening comprehension quiz where the students can hear the audio twice and only twice while they answer questions about the audio reading.
I've joined the modified file since it can help others with similar needs.
At the end, an invigilator can enter a password to allow students to listen once more in case of technical problems.
By the way this would also answers Julie's question but it's 4 months old so I might just be too late!
One of the best solution I found. I tried the one with layers, but the timer doesn't work when your slides have layers themselves. Thank you so much for sharing the solution!
I'm not sure if Jeremy is still subscribed here as his post was quite a bit back.
There are lots of ideas in this thread and hopefully someone in the community will be able to pop in and share an idea for your design request that will work well for you.
It depends on which file you're looking at. I haven't looked at the one i posted in a very long time, but if i recall correctly, it was just a timer to count up/down depending on if you added or subtracted. I would set up 3 variables as some other have done in their examples. M, S1, S2. Add 1 to S2 each time the counter changes. If S2 is 10, add 1 to S1, and set S2 back to 0. Do same for S1 except reset when it gets to 6, and add to M. To display, you'd have %M:%S1%S2. Hope that helps.
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Hi Zak! Thanks for sharing your example, I'm sure it'll be helpful to other community members!
Hi all--
Zak that timer is great! I removed all the extraneous variables and re-recorded the Silence clip. Instead of setting minuteInitial and secondInitial to a value, just set the default value in the variables' dialog box.
I also created a Master Layout with the timer, for those folks out there looking to use Masters. The timer font, size, and colors are all customizable, since they are just a text box.
Hope this is helpful!
Belen
Belen, great additions! I'm sure there will be plenty of people who could use the Master layout version too!
I have downloaded several of these files and I can't figure out how to set any of them to countdown from one minute (or 60 seconds). I am not that savvy with conditions/variables/references yet. Can anyone help?
simple+timer turned out perfect! I needed something really easy that counted up to 5 seconds, which triggers an object to go from hidden to normal when the timer is (>=) greater than or equal to 5.
It's simplicity makes it eloquent.
Make a number variable set to 0 (zero)
Insert a sound file that is 1 second of silence (not on slide but right outside of it in the gray area)
Now add 2 triggers to your sound file
Add 1.00 to your variable when media ends
Play Media when media ends
so the above says Add 1 to my timer when my sound file is finished AND ALSO play my media from the beginning when it completes-somebody mentioned perpetual motion and I agree!!
As I said, I needed mine to show something at or after 5 seconds, so the logic looked like this:
Many Thanks, Mr. Heersink!
None of the links in this thread are working for me :0( I click on them and just get a web page full of code.
I appreciate that the thread is 2 years old but many more recent threads are linking to this one.
I really need a countdown timer like the one shown by Roman Augustin. Is anyone able to share one with me please?
They work fine for me try a different browser
Hi Sally,
All the links/files work for me as well, so if you're having difficulty please try a different browser as Phil mentioned. You may also want to reach out to your IT team to see if they're blocking file downloads or something similar.
Okay . . . I am not as experienced at developing elearning courses with SL as so many on this form are. To make the counter work, do the variables, etc., need to be on each slide (operating in the background, of course)?
I am embarrassed to show my ignorance. I am slowly learning how better to use SL. It is becoming a passion of mine. As soon as I feel confident about a certain body of knowledge with SL, I realize that body needs to grow and add parts!
I suppose that is what learning is.
Hi Bill
No apologies necessary and you are welcome to ask plenty of questions!
The variables will only be adjust on the slide where the trigger exists, so if as in the image above you'd like to add 1 to the Timer after each media element, you'd need that trigger on every slide that included one. You don't need to use a different variable - just keep adding to the existing one. Have you already taken a look at the tutorials here on adding variables?
Hey,
Any way to report this variable (time spent on slide #x) to an LMS via Javascript triggers or the likes?
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Phil!
Hi Phil,
I would like to use your timer but I need to have it starting at 30 sec by default. Is that possible?
Thanks so much,
Julie.
Hi Julie!
This thread is a bit dated, but Phil is very active in our forums and hopefully he'll be able to pop in and assist you here. If not, feel free to reach out via the 'Contact Me' option on the user profile.
I just want to say thank you! Your sample was very helpful.
I had to create a timer for a listening comprehension quiz where the students can hear the audio twice and only twice while they answer questions about the audio reading.
I've joined the modified file since it can help others with similar needs.
At the end, an invigilator can enter a password to allow students to listen once more in case of technical problems.
By the way this would also answers Julie's question but it's 4 months old so I might just be too late!
Never too late to pop in and assist Solange :) Even if not this user, it could certainly assist someone in the future. So, thank you!
One of the best solution I found. I tried the one with layers, but the timer doesn't work when your slides have layers themselves. Thank you so much for sharing the solution!
Glad that this was able to assist you as well Romel :)
Welcome to E-Learning Heroes!
Here is my version of a countdown timer using JavaScript. Link to post
how do i add minutes:seconds this project?
Hey Pasa,
I'm not sure if Jeremy is still subscribed here as his post was quite a bit back.
There are lots of ideas in this thread and hopefully someone in the community will be able to pop in and share an idea for your design request that will work well for you.
It depends on which file you're looking at. I haven't looked at the one i posted in a very long time, but if i recall correctly, it was just a timer to count up/down depending on if you added or subtracted. I would set up 3 variables as some other have done in their examples. M, S1, S2. Add 1 to S2 each time the counter changes. If S2 is 10, add 1 to S1, and set S2 back to 0. Do same for S1 except reset when it gets to 6, and add to M. To display, you'd have %M:%S1%S2. Hope that helps.
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