Hi,
The first part is relatively straightforward.
1. Create 2 global integer variables. One to store 1 or 0, true or false to
whether the timer has been started, and the second to store the count from
GetTickCount.
For the below explanation, I'll call the first one, GlobalTimerStarted, and the
second one, GlobalTicksAtStart.
2. In the script, the code would look something like this. Note, this is not
JAWS scripting code, just pseudo code:
If GlobalTimerStarted = 0 (it will be 0 on start up)
GlobalTicksAtStart = GetTickCount ()
GlobalTimerStarted = 1
Say message to tell user the timer has started
ELSE the variable GlobalTimerStarted would be 1
Subtract GlobalTicksAtStart from value returned from GetTickCount ()
Do calculations to obtain hours, minutes seconds
Say the result
Set GlobalTimerStarted back to 0, or you will not be able to restart it.
End if
The second part will require a lot more work.
One approach would be:
1. create a script to obtain the time period, calculate what the tick count
would be for that period, and store that in a global. Also store in a global
the current TickCount.
That script could also be used to check the progress
Schedule a function to periodically check whether the current tickCount has
reached the starting Tickcount plus the periods TickCount.
2. create the function to periodically check, , via ScheduleFunction, whether
the current TickCount has reached the future time, also, the 10 second notice,
and playing the sound when done.
4 global integers would be required. For the explanation, I'll call them,
GlobalTimerStarted, GlobalTicksAtStart, GlobalPeriodAsTicks, and
Global10SecondNoticeSaid.
Code would look something like this:
Script xxxx
If GlobalTimerStarted == 0
Get the time period required using the function InputBox (......)
Separate the hours, minutes and seconds, convert them to integers, and do the
calculations to obtain the time period in milliseconds, as used by
GetTickCount. Store this in GlobalPeriodAsTicks.
Let GlobalTicksAtStart = GetTickCount ()
Let Global10SecondNoticeSaid = 0 (false)
Use ScheduleFunction to call the checking function.
ELSE the variable GlobalTimerStarted would be 1, so you are announcing the
progress
Get the current TickCount
For the time elapsed, subtract GlobalTicksAtStart from the current TickCount.
For the time remaining, subtract the current TickCount from the total of
GlobalTicksAtStart + GlobalPeriodAsTicks
Do the calculations to obtain these in minutes seconds etc
Announce the result
End if
Function YYY
Note, this has been called via ScheduleFunction
Get the current TickCount
If currentTickCount > (GlobalTimerStarted + GlobalPeriodAsTicks) ; the period
has been reached
Play sound, and any message required
Set GlobalTimerStarted back to 0, or you will not be able to restart it.
RETURN ; you don’t want to re schedule this function
ELIF (currentTickCount + 10000) > (GlobalTicksAtStart + GlobalPeriodAsTicks)
; now within 10 seconds of the period end
If Global10SecondNoticeSaid = 0
Say the 10 second notice
Let Global10SecondNoticeSaid = 1 ; so it wont continue to be said
End if notice said
End if time reached
ScheduleFunction this function
End function
End code outline.
Depending on how accurate you want the time checking, as to how long you use
for the scheduleFunction. Remember that ScheduleFunction uses tenths of a
second, where GetTickCount uses thousands of a second.
The conversion of normal time periods such as minutes and seconds to
milliseconds, and the reverse, can be tedious, so I suggest you create separate
functions to do these.
** I have not provided a way to interrupt this process once started, so you may
wish to either have a second keystroke / script to set GlobalPeriodAsTicks to
0, or in the existing script, use IsSameScript to do that.
That would cause the checking function to assess that the period had elapsed.
Hope this helps,
Paul from Australia
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[mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kaveinthran Pulanthran
Sent: Sunday, 8 May 2016 1:07 PM
To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: simple timer/countdown script
hi,
thanks for that explanation,
I am having an idea to operate the script like this
1. user press a key and timer started
2. press the same key again, timer stoppes and it will announce the length of
time, for examples 3.4 seconds
for countdown:
1. user press a key, and jaws will prompt for value of hour, seconds, or
minutes 2. let's say user enter 2 minutes and pres enter, jaws will stat
counting, 3. user can press key to know the time elapse and remaining, and jaws
will remind before 10 or 15 seconds the countdown will end 4. after it
finishes, jaws will play a sound,
this is my rough plan,
thanks
On 5/8/16, Paul Magill <magills@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,__________
I'm sure there will be other ways, but you may wish to consider using
the function, ScheduleFunction:
1. In a script, store in a global string, the time that is required.
This would need to be in the same format as that provided by function
SysGetTime.
Then, in the same script, ScheduleFunction the function in point 2.
2. create a function that gets the current time from SysGetTime, and
compares it to that stored in the global string with the appropriate
display/response if it matches. When the match fails, the ELSE
statement, re ScheduleFunttion the same function.
3. The important bits. The function will need to be in the default file,
so it continues to call itself even when you alt-tab around. This
recalling is fairly reliable, but can fail for reasons I didn't discover.
If it does fail, then you can add to the function in step 2, a step to
place the current GetTickCount in a Global Integer variable.
Then in AutoStartEvent, check if the current GetTickCount differs from
that in the Global Integer by no more than the Tick count that would
elapse between the ScheduleFunction calls, and if it does, call the
function in step 2.
Note, I used this method years ago when I was testing ScheduleFunction
for another purpose.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Paul from Australia.
-----Original Message-----
From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kaveinthran ;
Pulanthran hi friends,
I am planning to write a personal timer/countdown script, but no idea
where to start. Can someone throw ideas on this?
thanks
__________
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