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RachelService-5
5 years agoCommunity Member
Timer pauses when on different tab
Hello
I have seen a few discussions on this topic but don't think I've seen a solution - sorry if I have missed it.
I have a timer on one of my files counting up. I want the learner to be able t...
MathNotermans-9
5 years agoCommunity Member
Only workaround i can think of is server-based or time-calculation based. As you cannot force a browser window to stay active and offcourse its no good UX to tell the user to stay in the browser.. your options are limited.
Server based solution:
Find a serverbased solution that starts and stops a timer.
Looks like this one works..
https://albert-gonzalez.github.io/easytimer.js/
Tried it with swapping to another tab and it works...
Gonna make a sample in SL360 to test it...