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I'm totally a beginner with JavaScript and I'm trying to make a Javascript Countdown that loads an
I'm using this code for the countdown
<script language="Javascript">
var countdown;
var countdown_number;
function countdown_init() {
countdown_number = 11;
countdown_trigger();
}
function countdown_trigger() {
if(countdown_number > 0) {
countdown_number--;
document.getElementById('countdown_text').innerHTML = countdown_number;
if(countdown_number > 0) {
countdown = setTimeout('countdown_trigger()', 1000);
}
}
}
function countdown_clear() {
clearTimeout(countdown);
}
</script>
I want to load exactly this after the count reaches 0... I am totally lost... what should I do?
It is basically a countdown that stops a music player after reaching 0. I would like to set up several countdowns with 10 mins, 15 mins, and 30 mins.

var countdown;
var countdown_number;
function countdown_init(time) {
countdown_number = time;
countdown_trigger();
}
function countdown_trigger() {
if (countdown_number > 0) {
countdown_number--;
document.getElementById('countdown_text').innerHTML = countdown_number;
setTimeout('countdown_trigger()', 1000)
} else { // when reach 0sec
stop_music()
}
}
function stop_music(){
window.location.href = "bgplayer-stop://"; //will redirect you automatically
}

Here is a simple example using mostly what you had above. This will need to be expanded a bit in order to have multiple countdowns but the general idea is here.
Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/zp6nfc9b/5/
HTML:
<a id="link_to_click" href="bgplayer-stop://">link</a>
<span id="countdown_text"></span>
JS:
var countdown_number;
var countdown_text = document.getElementById('countdown_text');
var link_to_click = document.getElementById('link_to_click');
function countdown_init() {
countdown_number = 11;
countdown_trigger();
}
function countdown_trigger() {
countdown_number--;
countdown_text.innerHTML = countdown_number;
if (countdown_number > 0) {
setTimeout(
function () {
countdown_trigger();
}, 1000
);
}
else {
link_to_click.click();
}
}
link_to_click.addEventListener('click',
function () {
countdown_text.innerHTML = 'link was clicked after countdown';
}
);
countdown_init();
To explain some portions a little I think overall you had the correct idea.
I only added the eventListener so you could see the link was actually being clicked and displays a message in the countdown_text for you.
You didn't need to check countdown_number more than once so I removed that if block.
Also you don't really need to clear the timeout either. It clears itself once it executes. You only really need to clear a timeout if you want to stop it before it completes but since we rely on the timeout completing in order to do the next step its not necessary.

SetTimeOut speeds Up with multiple tabs opened

I have a timer ticker on Layout(MVC4.0) (With 1 Second Interval) page and it works fine when only 1 page of website(In one tab) is opened
var timeOutMinutes = 10;
var timeOutSeconds = timeOutMinutes * 60;
localStorage.setItem("SessionCounter", timeOutSeconds);
var popUpShown = false;
var logOutCalled = false;
$(document).ready(function () {
setInterval(TimerDecrement, 1000);
});
function TimerDecrement() {
if (timeOutSeconds > 0) {
if (parseInt(localStorage.getItem("SessionCounter"), 10) > 0) {
timeOutSeconds = parseInt(localStorage.getItem("SessionCounter"), 10);
}
timeOutSeconds--;
localStorage.setItem("SessionCounter", timeOutSeconds);
}
else {
if (!logOutCalled) {
logOutCalled = true;
LogOut();
}
else {
logOutCalled = true;
}
}
document.getElementById("seconds").innerHTML = timeOutSeconds;
document.getElementById("secondsIdle").innerHTML = timeOutSeconds;
if (timeOutSeconds < 500) {
//alert(history.length);
popUpShown = true;
$("#pnlPopup").dialog("open");
}
else {
if ($("#pnlPopup").dialog("isOpen")) {
popUpShown = false;
$("#pnlPopup").dialog("close");
}
}
}
But when I open multiple tabs of website timer jumps to decrease quickly.
How can I maintain the timer to decrement Uniformly even if website is opened in multiple tabs?
FIDDLE

The problem is that you are using the counter that is being decremented is common to all tabs, because it is kept in LocalStorage. So the solution really depends on what you intention is for the decrement counter.
If the intention is for each session (each tab) to have it's own separate counter, then you would be better served using a variable instead of LocalStorage -- or alternatively, use a unique session id for each counter in LocalStorage.
If the intention is to have all tabs share the same decrement counter, but for it to only be decremented once per second regardless of how many tabs are open, then perhaps you want to store the counter as well as the last decrement time.
EDIT: Here is a forked fiddle that might do what you need:
http://jsfiddle.net/y68m4zwr/8/
The gist of it is to add:
var lastUpdated = localStorage.getItem("SessionCounterUpdatedOn"),
now = new Date(), shouldCheck = false;
if (lastUpdated == null) {
localStorage.setItem("SessionCounterUpdatedOn", now);
} else if (now.getTime() - new Date(lastUpdated).getTime() >= 1000) {
// set this immediatedly so another tab checking while we are processing doesn't also process.
localStorage.setItem("SessionCounterUpdatedOn", now);
shouldCheck = true;
}
which checks for a last updated record for the counter and it if was updated less that second ago, it just updates the time left, otherwise performs the logic to decrement.

How can I stop/pause a function from another function?

I have a simple jquery-ui slider which I am continuously automatically looping through values. I successfully have a button which starts the movement, but I forget how I can pause/stop the movement when another button is pressed? I know this is something really simple, but am having an absolute mind blank and google is not giving me what I want. (probably because i'm searching for the wrong wording). What can do I put in the pauseSlider function to ... pause the slider!
function scrollSlider() {
var slideValue;
slideValue = $("#slider").slider("value");
if (slideValue >= 0) {
if (slideValue == 2013) {
slideValue = -1;
}
$("#slider").slider("value", slideValue + 1);
console.log($("#slider").slider("value"));
setTimeout(scrollSlider, 1000);
}
}
$('#startSlider').click(function() {
scrollSlider();
});
$('#pauseSlider').click(function() {
//What do I put in here?
});

setTimeout returns a random number which you'll have to store in a variable and then use it to clear the setTimeout in $('#pauseSlider')'s click handler.
var id;
function scrollSlider() {
// (...) code
id = setTimeout(scrollSlider, 1000);
// (...) more code
}
$('#pauseSlider').click(function() {
clearTimeout(id);
});

HTML5 Progress Bar Pause when in another tab

My progress bar loader which i'm using to display a sorten amount of seconds while my page is loading in Javascript is having some trouble.
If i click another tab while its counting it will pause, and will only resume when you go back.
How would i go by allowing it to count even though you're in another tab
$(document).ready(function() {
if(!Modernizr.meter){
alert('Sorry your brower does not support HTML5 progress bar');
} else {
var progressbar = $('#progressbar'),
max = progressbar.attr('max'),
time = (800/max)*10,
value = progressbar.val();
var loading = function() {
value += 1;
addValue = progressbar.val(value);
$('.progress-value').html(value + '%');
if (value == max) {
clearInterval(animate); $(".demo-wrapper").remove(); $("#details").fadeIn("slow"); $("#motion1").html("Report for Registration."); $("#motion").remove();
}
if (value == 1) {
$("#motion").html("Loading Page..");
}
if (value == 86) {
$("#motion").html("Connecting..");
}
};
var animate = setInterval(function() {
loading();
}, time);
};
});
Here's an example http://jsfiddle.net/w977Q/

Maybe have a look at the accepted answer here: How can I make setInterval also work when a tab is inactive in Chrome?
It appears this is basically a function of the browser not wanting to use processing power on tabs that aren't in focus.

Hope this helps you
setInterval('yourFunction();', 1000); // this will work even on other tab
and
setInterval(yourFunction, 1000); // this will run only if on current tab

Timer for Slideshow does nothing

Sorry for that short and meaningless title, but it really is the only one that really describes my problem.
I want (or have to) script a slideshow which (if a checkbox is checked and a time is given) automatically switches the focus on another image.
I already have everything but the automation and am currently working on it.
I thought that comparing the current time with a target time (currentTime + user-input seconds (in Integer)) every 1000 millisecs would be the best way to do it.
However, I don't get why, but it's not working. The calculated target time seems to be correct, since I get a correct difference of the pre-calculated date.getTime() and the calculated one.
I would be very thankful if you could help me.
Here's the JS:
var checkbox_checked;
function timerfn() {
if (checkbox_checked === null || checkbox_checked === false) {
checkbox_checked = true;
var targetTime = new Date();
alert(targetTime.getTime());
var target_sec = targetTime.getSeconds() + dauerSwitch;
targetTime.setSeconds(target_sec);
alert(targetTime.getTime());
// update currentTime every 1 Seconds (1000 Milliseconds)
setInterval(function () {
var current_time = Date.now();
if (targetTime.getTime() == current_time) {
gallery("zur");
}
}, 1000);
} else {
checkbox_checked = false;
}
}
And here's the HTML:
<form>
<input type="checkbox" id="timer" name="timer" onClick="timerfn()">
<input type="text" id="textbox" name="timerParam"
placeholder="Seconds between slides" value=""
onBlur="boxConv()"> //boxConv just converts the String to an Integer. It also checks if it's only numbers
</form>

Thats how i would do it with a little help of jquery ($). I moved the inline code into JS event listener and used the user input as parameter for the interval to make it work.
$(function () {
var intervalTime = 1000,
counter = 1,
interval;
$("#textbox").on("blur", function () {
var inputValue = $(this).val();
try {
//parses the user input into a integer
intervalTime = parseInt(inputValue, 10) * 1000;
} catch (e) {
//could not parse input
}
});
$("#timer").on("click", function () {
if ($(this).is(":checked")) {
interval = setInterval(function () {
//gallery("zur");
//fills the test output
$("#testOutput").val(counter);
counter++;
}, intervalTime); //intervall time is given in milliseconds
} else {
clearInterval(interval);
}
});
});
And here the link to a working example:
http://jsfiddle.net/9Yeuh/2/