The Perfect Timer - WORKING FILE

[Dr. Evil]

Hello All and thank you for your interest!

I have a timer that I have built into my solution, but I feel it is too confusing to the user and maybe a bit complex.

You can view the file I used as a model at DatabasePros:

http://www.databasepros.com/FMPro?-DB=resources.fp5&-lay=cgi&-format=list.html&-FIND=+&resource_id=DBPros000149

I used the Timer.fmp not the SuperTimer.fmp solution.

The SuperTimer.fmp is way, way too complex and confusing to a user. Altho it does include a loop that shows time elapsed in real time.

The Timer.fmp solution works great, but I feel it can be even better by the use of a simpler UI and a couple of added features.

My goals for a new and improved timer are:

- to have only two buttons [sTART or PAUSE/STOP] and [RESET] on the UI. Reset would simply set all to zero and set date to current date.

- to show timer is ON by running a loop to update elapsed time, for a real time update.

- to be able to enter a custom time into field elapsed_time, for entering corrections, estimates, etc...

- show actual time and also show quarter hour rounded up time. For example if real time is 00:13:00 rounded time would = 00:15:00.

- show time dollar worth. For example (rounded_time * rate_field)

- track time spanning days if necessary.

Any ideas on how to accomplish this? I have been dissecting other time solutions and reading up on time calcs but keep running into snags. I'm making it harder then I think it should be.

If you know how to do this, you should call your timer The Perfect Timer!

Any help you can give me would sure be appreciated!!!

Hope all is well, talk to you soon!

Edited March 14, 2008 by Guest
Added Demo file for review and critique.

[Dr. Evil]

I have completed the demo!

Attached is a working file.

Please check it out! Let me know if you find any bugs or additional features you would like to see. This file has not been throughly tested.

Enjoy!

PerfectTimerDemo.fp7.zip

Edited March 14, 2008 by Guest
Updated file.