one gotcha to be careful with on this tutorial is that once an alert box pops up, javascript will wait for the user to click ok before proceeding. One option you might consider to have a countdown time on the screen at all times, then when it gets to 0, move 'em on.
On 1/9/06, Bobby Hartsfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.mcfedries.com/JavaScript/timer.asp > > first link I saw on google. > > ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. > Bobby Hartsfield > http://acoderslife.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 2:07 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Javascript timeout > > Hi. I have a form where the user is entering info. There is a closing time > for that posting in the db. I want to give regular reminders to the user, > that so many minutes are remaining to complete it. > > I want to give a javascript alert 30 mins, 5 mins, 1 mins and then finally > when the time is over, show them an alert and go away from that page. > > Please help with sample script. > > Thanks, > Ken > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:228897 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
