Suggestion: Start Timer and Stop Timer blocks

fdreerf

Super_Scratch_Bros20 wrote:
This is a duplicate.

Please continue the discussion in the link above. That way, the conversation sticks in one place, rather than being scattered across the forums.

That topic is way newer.
It should be the other way around, the topic you linked is a duplicate of this one.

Za-Chary

fdreerf wrote:
Super_Scratch_Bros20 wrote:
This is a duplicate.
That topic is way newer.
It should be the other way around, the topic you linked is a duplicate of this one.

Hey, you're right! Thanks!

To keep the conversation focused in one place, I'll be closing that topic now. Feel free to continue the discussion in this thread.

KittyFireSt0rm

Super_Scratch_Bros20 wrote:
This is a duplicate.

Please continue the discussion in the link above. That way, the conversation sticks in one place, rather than being scattered across the forums.

That one leads to a closed topic that links to this one

lm1996

Bump

Queer_Royalty

Super_Scratch_Bros20 wrote:
This is a duplicate.

Please continue the discussion in the link above. That way, the conversation sticks in one place, rather than being scattered across the forums.

Uh, this topic is older.

Last edited by Queer_Royalty (April 7, 2021 15:01:18)

dertermenter

Queer_Royalty wrote:
Super_Scratch_Bros20 wrote:
This is a duplicate.

Please continue the discussion in the link above. That way, the conversation sticks in one place, rather than being scattered across the forums.
Uh, this topic is older.

Please note that that post was a while ago.
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Anyways, yeah, stopping timers would be great for games, and there is multiple times I don't like using the timer block as it doesn't stop, so instead I have to do a workaround with variables.

Unithlees3

dr3w8 wrote:
I'm not sure where suggestions should go, so I apologize if this is in the wrong forum.

The Suggestion:
Make a “start timer” block and a “stop timer” block (or make just a “toggle timer” block).
The block(s) would start or stop the timer “variable” (in the Sensing category).

I stole your idea by mistake

PkmnQ

Unithlees3 wrote:
dr3w8 wrote:
I'm not sure where suggestions should go, so I apologize if this is in the wrong forum.

The Suggestion:
Make a “start timer” block and a “stop timer” block (or make just a “toggle timer” block).
The block(s) would start or stop the timer “variable” (in the Sensing category).
I stole your idea by mistake

It's not stealing, just a dupe. Dupes are bad not because of stealing, but because it splits the discussion. One important point could be made in one topic while it's completely absent in another.

This would only be good with a separate timer.

DragonBot1000

Support.

plqaokwsijeduhrfyg

DragonBot1000 wrote:
Support.

Please state why you support.

hiPeeps124816

Support, I'm usually too lazy for workarounds.

Austinato

I feel like the workaround in which users create variables that change every second (or interval) is worth it. It's not really difficult either.

Sikecon

Austinato wrote:
I feel like the workaround in which users create variables that change every second (or interval) is worth it. It's not really difficult either.

exactly what I thought. Same reason, no support.

62_1mm

62_1mm wrote:
mockups:
<timer [unpaused v]? ::sensing>
<timer [paused v]? ::sensing>
[pause v] timer ::sensing

[resume v] timer ::sensing

[toggle v] timer ::sensing

[resume v] timer at () secs ::sensing

[toggle v] timer at () secs ::sensing

[pause v] timer at () secs ::sensing
credit to the charles for the at () secs block
Charles12310 wrote:
Support. There is no exact workaround for simulating a timer reporter, because there is a wait between blocks, making it difficult to keep up with the seconds.

There should also be:
resume timer at () secs ::sensing // sets the timer to a certain point, then goes.

stop timer at () secs :: sensing // if the timer hasn't gone by the said seconds, it will stop when it does
reset would also be moved into the dropdown

FanaticReturns

No support. There is a workaround for stopping the timer.

when green flag clicked
forever or repeat
reset timer

medians

FanaticReturns wrote:
No support. There is a workaround for stopping the timer.
when green flag clicked
forever or repeat
reset timer

That doesn't work. Stopping the timer means pausing it, not resetting it.

[ v] timer after () secs ::sensing

this may be better too
though, you could do:

define reset timer after (s) secs
wait (s) secs
[reset v] timer ::sensing

and repeat for all of them

Last edited by medians (Oct. 24, 2021 15:10:49)

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