Comments on: Simple Countdown Timer for Windows

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:34:01 +0000

At the moment, there isn’t. You can make your own custom sounds, so, for example, you could create one that beeps a few more times etc, but there is no built-in feature at the moment.

By: Zenphic

Zenphic — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:28:25 +0000

Is there any way to loop the timer sound a few times?

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:40:42 +0000

I don’t have a Mac at the moment, so that would make that somewhat difficult. The source code is available here, and it’s released under GPL 3.0, so you’re welcome to port it if you want. It’s written in C# using the Microsoft .NET Framework, though, so you’d really have to rewrite it yourself to get it to run on a Mac.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:09:28 +0000

It’s really simple and intuitive. I love it. Thanks for your effort. Don’t you have any plan to make similar one for Mac OS? If you don’t have time, could you allow me to port it?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:25:14 +0000

@Shiran: You’re welcome.

By: Shiran

Shiran — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:12:26 +0000

Thanks Chris! The automatic repeat feature works great.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:14:51 +0000

@Gene: There is no way to pause the countdown at the moment. I’ll add the ability to pause and resume the countdown in the next update, but that might take a week or more at this point because I’m busy at work.

By: Gene

Gene — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:15:45 +0000

Great application! Thanks. Is there a way to pause the countdown?

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:45:32 +0000

It took a while to find some free time to put that feature in, but Orzeszek Timer 1.2 now has an option to loop the timer automatically. You can download it here.

By: Shiran

Shiran — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:37:30 +0000

Yes, Thanks!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:39:24 +0000

I’m glad you’re finding it useful.

There is no way to repeat or loop the timer without retyping the interval or restarting the app. I can see how that could be useful, and I’ll do an update soon that gives you an option to automatically repeat the timer when it finishes. Is that what you’re looking for?

By: Shiran

Shiran — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:56:21 +0000

Thanks! It was exactly what I was looking for in a timer. :)
Is there any way to repeat the countdown without re-typing the interval or re-starting the app?

By: Wen

Wen — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:41:28 +0000

Thanks again mate! :) I probably have to get things done as you’ve suggested. (previously I used embedded flash for countdown in ppt files but the timer is never accurate)

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 16 May 2010 06:51:14 +0000

@Wen: I’m glad you like it, but I don’t think there’s any way to embed this app in a PowerPoint slide.

If you drag the .exe file directly onto a PowerPoint slide, you’ll get an icon that you can click on to start Orzeszek Timer (though you’ll get a warning dialog first). It won’t actually be embedded in the PowerPoint slide though.

By: Wen

Wen — Sun, 16 May 2010 05:40:59 +0000

Hi this is the best timer I’ve ever used, small and simple, which is all I am searching for. Thanks mate! Actually I am trying to embed your timer into my ppt file for a presentation, is it possible to be done? I opened control toolbox in powerpoint and try to pick up an activeX object for the timer to be inserted into a ppt page, but don’t know which one should I choose from…

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:21:28 +0000

Do you have Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 installed? It’s required to run Orzeszek Timer. If you do, and the error still comes up, could you send me a screenshot of the error to the e-mail shown on the About page?

By: zkol

zkol — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:00:03 +0000

Hi,

Downloaded your programme but can’t run it. error report generated instead. have captured a screen shot but no place to upload here

By: Dan Burhans

Dan Burhans — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:22:24 +0000

Beautiful. Exactly what I needed to time food and laundry while working at the computer. Thank you for sharing this.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:02:54 +0000

You’re welcome. :-)

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:44:11 +0000

Hey, great timer. Couldn’t find a nice simple easy to use timer. This fits the bill. Thanks!

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