• Registered: 2007-10-31
  • Posts: 24

Topic: Timeout warning flag?

Is there any way to detect from inside flash that the widget is about to be kicked?

The user gets a tiny count-down warning in top-left corner, but I would like to make it more obvious by (say) dimming game area. I know Chumball does it, but can't figure out how.

If such functionality does not exist, it would be nice to have as an event (e.g. onTimeoutWarning).

  • Duane
  • Duane
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  • From: San Diego, CA
  • Registered: 2006-08-24
  • Posts: 8,199

Re: Timeout warning flag?

In the beta Control Panel, the widget gets a rough approximation of the time remaining in _root._chumby_timer_expires, which is in milliseconds - it does not take into account manual advancement.

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