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gcollier · 04-22-2004, 05:49 AM

I realize that the subject "Countdown Timers" is not the burning issue in JavaScript today, but I've just spent two days looking thu the web for a countdown timer with the following features:

1. Counts down for a general time-period (e.g. 3 or 5 days), but NOT from or to a specific date;
2. Format: 71:16:35 (hrs, mins, secs);
3. Starts automatically when window opens (no need for start, stop, or restet button);
4. Can be shown in 2 or more locations on the page synchronously -- e.g., top, middle, bottom of a long page.

I know some basic things about JavaScript, but this is over my head. Any help would be appreciated. There are 5 million scripts for counting down to a date. But I was not able to find any like I've described.

The purpose of such a timer would be for effect -- obviously, no one is going to leave a page open for 3-5 days! The page I want to put it on is listed below. The timer on this page now is very nice, but I don't need all the buttons on it, and I don't know how to get rid of the button without destroying the timer -- or spending a lot of time on it. This timer also has to be kickstarted with a start button, and viewers can change the numbers on the timer, which I don't want. Here's the page.

http://www.home-based-business-alive.com

Thanks for any help,
Gary

PS: I posted this message in the tutorials section and was advised to post here.

04-22-2004, 05:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
gcollier Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5	countdown timers I realize that the subject "Countdown Timers" is not the burning issue in JavaScript today, but I've just spent two days looking thu the web for a countdown timer with the following features: 1. Counts down for a general time-period (e.g. 3 or 5 days), but NOT from or to a specific date; 2. Format: 71:16:35 (hrs, mins, secs); 3. Starts automatically when window opens (no need for start, stop, or restet button); 4. Can be shown in 2 or more locations on the page synchronously -- e.g., top, middle, bottom of a long page. I know some basic things about JavaScript, but this is over my head. Any help would be appreciated. There are 5 million scripts for counting down to a date. But I was not able to find any like I've described. The purpose of such a timer would be for effect -- obviously, no one is going to leave a page open for 3-5 days! The page I want to put it on is listed below. The timer on this page now is very nice, but I don't need all the buttons on it, and I don't know how to get rid of the button without destroying the timer -- or spending a lot of time on it. This timer also has to be kickstarted with a start button, and viewers can change the numbers on the timer, which I don't want. Here's the page. http://www.home-based-business-alive.com Thanks for any help, Gary PS: I posted this message in the tutorials section and was advised to post here.