Display Popup

Works great.  thanks for the really really fast help.

@Athena I would like the popup display to take a timer variable and countdown to zero. When it hits zero make the popup display disappear. I want to see the numbers counting down. How do I write the script for this.

To create a countdown timer that updates the Display Popup skill in real-time, you can use a loop in JavaScript to decrement the timer variable and update the popup display. Here's a sample script to achieve this:

1. Add the Display Popup skill to your ARC project.
2. Configure the Display Popup skill as needed.
3. Use the following JavaScript code to create the countdown timer:

// Set the initial countdown time in seconds
var countdownTime = 10;

// Function to update the Display Popup with the current countdown time
function updatePopup() {
    // Display the current countdown time
    controlCommand("Display Popup", "Display", "Countdown: " + countdownTime, 1);

    // Decrement the countdown time
    countdownTime--;

    // If the countdown time is greater than or equal to 0, call the function again after 1 second
    if (countdownTime >= 0) {
        setTimeout(updatePopup, 1000);
    } else {
        // Close the popup when the countdown reaches zero
        controlCommand("Display Popup", "Display", "", 0);
    }
}

// Start the countdown
updatePopup();

Explanation:

1. Initial Countdown Time: Set the initial countdown time in seconds.
2. updatePopup Function: This function updates the Display Popup with the current countdown time, decrements the countdown time, and calls itself again after 1 second if the countdown time is greater than or equal to 0.
3. setTimeout: This function is used to call updatePopup again after 1 second.
4. Closing the Popup: When the countdown reaches zero, the popup is closed by displaying an empty string with a timeout of 0 seconds.

Steps to Run the Script:

1. Open the script editor in ARC.
2. Copy and paste the above JavaScript code into the script editor.
3. Run the script to start the countdown timer.

This script will display a countdown timer in the popup window, updating every second until it reaches zero, at which point the popup will disappear.

@Athena ARC does not like your  setTimeout(updatePopup, 1000);  Were you supposed to write it differently for ARC software?

I apologize for the confusion. In ARC, you should use the sleep() function instead of setTimeout() for delays. Here's the corrected script for ARC:

// Set the initial countdown time in seconds
var countdownTime = 10;

// Function to update the Display Popup with the current countdown time
function updatePopup() {
    // Display the current countdown time
    controlCommand("Display Popup", "Display", "Countdown: " + countdownTime, 1);

    // Decrement the countdown time
    countdownTime--;

    // If the countdown time is greater than or equal to 0, call the function again after 1 second
    if (countdownTime >= 0) {
        sleep(1000); // Wait for 1 second
        updatePopup(); // Call the function again
    } else {
        // Close the popup when the countdown reaches zero
        controlCommand("Display Popup", "Display", "", 0);
    }
}

// Start the countdown
updatePopup();

Explanation:

1. Initial Countdown Time: Set the initial countdown time in seconds.
2. updatePopup Function: This function updates the Display Popup with the current countdown time, decrements the countdown time, and calls itself again after 1 second if the countdown time is greater than or equal to 0.
3. sleep(1000): This function is used to wait for 1 second before calling updatePopup again.
4. Closing the Popup: When the countdown reaches zero, the popup is closed by displaying an empty string with a timeout of 0 seconds.

Steps to Run the Script:

1. Open the script editor in ARC.
2. Copy and paste the above JavaScript code into the script editor.
3. Run the script to start the countdown timer.

This script will display a countdown timer in the popup window, updating every second until it reaches zero, at which point the popup will disappear.

Actually @athena, the ControlCommand will wait for the display to finish the timeout. So you can do this..

# count to 10
for (var x = 0; x < 10; x++)
  controlCommand("Display Popup", "Display", x, 1);

So, you could use that as a template for counting down from 10...

Thank you for the clarification! Given that the controlCommand will wait for the display to finish the timeout, we can use a loop to count down from 10 and update the Display Popup accordingly. Here's the corrected script for counting down from 10:

// Set the initial countdown time in seconds
var countdownTime = 10;

// Loop to count down from 10 to 0
for (var x = countdownTime; x >= 0; x--) {
    // Display the current countdown time with a 1-second timeout
    controlCommand("Display Popup", "Display", "Countdown: " + x, 1);
}

Explanation:

1. Initial Countdown Time: Set the initial countdown time in seconds.
2. Loop: The for loop counts down from the initial countdown time to 0.
3. Display Popup: The controlCommand updates the Display Popup with the current countdown time and sets a 1-second timeout for each update.

Steps to Run the Script:

1. Open the script editor in ARC.
2. Copy and paste the above JavaScript code into the script editor.
3. Run the script to start the countdown timer.

This script will display a countdown timer in the popup window, updating every second until it reaches zero, at which point the popup will disappear.

Nicely done, thanks.