Timer On A Stick, a countdown timer. [v0.1.0][NRR]

[frankos72]

I was poking around over at wiki dev and I found the following code:

[KeepAlive]
Applications=com.palm.app.phone

[KeepAliveUntilMemPressure]
Applications=com.palm.app.browser

I realize it might require a hack, but I bet if you put your app in there it might keep it from stopping occasionally.

That stuff is on this page:
pre dev wiki: Tidbits

[sambao21]

sorry to hijack this thread, but i wanted to let people know about

http://forums.precentral.net/web-os-...timer-app.html

i am in no way affliated with timer on a stick

i dont seem to have a problem with the timer or stopwatch stopping when the card is switched away or the screen turned off. as a matter of fact, i have the timer running in a minimized card and it's still going. so for anyone that thinks webos isn't multitasking, it really is. FYI, the reason other apps stop working (i.e. youtube) when minimized is because it's coded to behave that way to save on power. its a palm suggested best practice to reduce processing when not in context. i haven't done it with my app yet, and it may depend on user feedback. i actually like see the app update even when minimized.

i just quickly glanced at your source code, and one suggestion. try something like this:

this.interval = this.controller.window.setInterval(
function(){
DO WHATEVER YOU DO TO UPDATE YOUR DISPLAY
}.bind(this), 1000);

see if that gets your timer to keep working

[phillipah]

nice app

[dsevil]

Originally Posted by sambao21

this.interval = this.controller.window.setInterval(
function(){
DO WHATEVER YOU DO TO UPDATE YOUR DISPLAY
}.bind(this), 1000);

see if that gets your timer to keep working

This minor alteration to my existing window.setInterval call doesn't solve my problem, but thanks.

Now that the SDK is out, I can install apps on my Pre again without wanting to rip my eyes out, and I'm gonna cook with gas!

[dsevil]

Originally Posted by sambao21

i dont seem to have a problem with the timer or stopwatch stopping when the card is switched away or the screen turned off.

You're relying on JavaScript "new Date()" calls; I'm decrementing a counter each time the function passed to setInterval is called. That's why your app works.

My only issue is that in the admittedly rare circumstance that the phone resyncs its time after having been out of sync for quite a while, the results will be a few seconds off (or how out of sync the clock got).

I think I actually *like* your app better than mine.

[coojoe1000]

Possible to add a day column?

[readams]

Decrementing a counter each time the timer fires will make your clock run slow. You need to check the system clock every time. Timer events are never guaranteed to fire immediately.

[sambao21]

Originally Posted by dsevil

...I think I actually *like* your app better than mine.

Thanks man. Made my day.

[Chewbacca23]

need this thanks

[borsend]

Awsome app. Thank you very much.