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IDEA: A minute countdown timer in PowerPoint

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traffic_doc:
Nice implementation.  Two requests:

1. Add a text box to your input screen to give it a 'title' that is displayed (e.g. Session starts in:)

2. Rather than displaying the 'seconds' can there be a 'filter' so that the app only displays the minutes?  Or, better yet,  add a check box or some parameter such that the user can determine if the seconds should be displayed or not?

Thanks!

mouser:
I think another thing you will need to do is when the time is up, you dont want it to flash like crazy saying "TIME IS UP!" :)

You probably want it to change the display to some text like "The presentation is about to begin."
Even better would be to let user set the text to display at end of timer.

More nice things would be:
1) remember the last settings (including text to display during countdown as traffic_doc requested), and text to display at end, and time, etc.
2) be nice if you could configure font size.
3) i think it would be good to have it exit also if the user presses the escape key.  maybe it should exit if user presses ANY key or ANY mouse button.
4) probably better for it to completely exit instead of show its window again after you double click, as you will want to begin your presentation right away not have users see they timer program on screen and watch user go exit it manually before beginning the talk.

jgpaiva:
maybe it should exit if user presses ANY key
-mouser (July 01, 2008, 08:55 AM)
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Not sure if that's safe, not all keyboards have that key   :huh:  :huh:

mouser:


From wikipedia: The confusion over the Any key dates back at least to the days of the ZX Spectrum where "Press any key to continue" was often used as a way to ensure programs did not continue operation without gaining the user's attention. The computer would then wait for any key to be pressed by the user before continuing execution. A few new users were confused by this reference to the Any key and began wondering where the "any" key was on the keyboard.

traffic_doc:
mouser -- good ideas -- thanx!  :)

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