Adding a countdown to a flipchart

[crazylady150@hotmail.com]

I saw in a recent demonstration that you can lock clocks to countdown on pages so you can set children times for tasks but I can't work out how to do it myself. Can anyone help???

Karen

[Dawson]

Do you have V3?

[Dawson]

Click HERE (http://www.prometheanplanet.com/common/html/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=2895&highlight=timer)to see where it is answered for V3. Or type in 'timer' into the search tool at the top of the forum.

[crazylady150@hotmail.com]

Thanks worked that bit out. I don't want to embed it in the picture I want it ready on the page for me to start when the children start a task. Any ideas?
Karen

[Dug]

There are some timers that you can drag onto the page in the library in V3 (under gadgets and widgets). Not sure if that's what you're after though.

[crazylady150@hotmail.com]

yeah saw I can do them but I want the normal countdown timer which you get in tools locked on the page. Not to worry maybe you can't do it.

Karen

[Dug]

You need an 'activ object'. Try searching for them on the forum. I'll see if I can find a flp with them on that I'll post up (they might even be in the new library). There was definitely a thread about this a while back.

[crazylady150@hotmail.com]

I think I have found something similar in the action object in the library which works ok.

Thanks loads for your help

Karen

[Dug]

Sorry, there are loads of action objects in the library but the clock one doesn't take you to the countdown timer. I'm sure someone did make one/post one. I'll keep trying.

[Dug]

Found this:
http://www.prometheanplanet.com/common/html/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=2821&highlight=action+countdown
So, not sure if it is a possibility yet.:confused::o

[Dawson]

Got to be impressed with your persistance Dug. I hope to be like you one day... is that a primary thing?

[Dug]

I like to think that it's a 'Promethean' thing.;)

[Daniel Bunker]

In V3 you can link an object to an Activ Studio function i.e. Show countdown clock.

Set the parameter to the number of seconds to display and you have a pre-programmed clock on the page ready to be launched - you could actually have any number of these each with their own parameter. See attached example.

Dan

[Dug]

I knew there'd be a way. Thanks Dan[clap]

[Alison]

I asked for this and got it. Not sure how to link to the place, or how to attach it though! I can put up a blank flipchart with it on though, so that you can drag it in to your resources. +wave+