Stopwatch component

[kokoro_koto]

Please give me some advice.

I want to use stopwatch component.

I prepared one glide table which has only one column. It has 5 items.
I create the page like this: when I chose one title item from 5 items on page A, detail page appears, and I added the stopwatch component there.

However, using stopwatch by smartphone, it didn’t work well.
Sometimes the word of item on page A become number, and disappear.
The title shown in detail page also sometimes become number.

So, I add “Date and Time” column, named “TIME” column next to first column in glide table. After that, I set start time, “TIME” and duration” TIME” in stopwatch component.

Accidentally, I happen to succeed, but what does this mean?
Is it collect? Only I want to do is use only stopwatch’s fundamental function, not indicating time or recording time.

Thank you very much.

[Darren_Murphy]

To work properly, the Stopwatch component requires two columns:

• A date/time column
• A duration column (which can be a number type)

Stopwatch Component

[kokoro_koto]

Thank you so much.

I just want users to count time using stopwatch, 1 or 2 minutes or so on browsing my app. I don’t need to collect each users’ time data in my sheet.

In this case, what should I do?

[Darren_Murphy]

Can you explain your use case a little more please?

Would you want your users to tap a button to start/stop a timer, or should this somehow happen automatically?

If you don’t need to save the data, what will you do with it?

Do you have a visual representation of what your users should see in your App?

[kokoro_koto]

I’m creating a simple quiz app.

I want my users to answer the question by counting time by themselves using stopwatch.
I want users to tap a button to start/stop a timer.

[Uzo]

you can create something like this:

Delay Action - DEMO

just enter the delay time and click the button

[Darren_Murphy]

Okay.

I wouldn’t bother with the Stopwatch for this. Here is what I would recommend:

• Create two User Specific date/time columns. One will be for the start time, and one for the end time. It’s very important that these columns are user specific, as that will allow two or more users to do your quiz at the same time, and each will have their own start/end times.
• Add a Math column using the formula End - Start, where End and Start refer to each of your date/time columns. This math column will give you a duration for each user.
• At the start of your quiz, show a button on the screen. The action on this button should be a Set Column Values, setting the Start Time to the current date/time, and clearing the value in the End Time column.
• At the end of your quiz, show another button. This one should set the value of the End Time column to the current date/time
• You can now show the value in the Math column (duration) using a text or hint component (or something similar).

[kokoro_koto]

I’m sorry, but you may have misunderstood what I said.

I just want my users to answer the question in a limited time.
For example, question is “What’s your opinion for worker shortage?”
I want my users to deliver a speech for such question in 3 minutes.

Only I want my users to do is have them make a speech by counting 3 minutes using stopwatch by themselves.

Is your method still relevant in such case, too?
Thank you so much.

[Darren_Murphy]

oh, I see… so you want something like a countdown timer?

So when you user taps start, the timer would start at 3 minutes and then count down to zero, is that is?

[Jeff_Hager]

As @Darren_Murphy pointed out, the stopwatch REQUIRES 2 columns to function correctly. It requires one column to temporarily hold the start time and another column to temporarily hold the duration. Both columns should be user specific columns. You do not need to collect and save the values from each user, but you MUST point the Start Time and Duration settings, in the component settings, to columns that will hold those values. Otherwise, the stopwatch will not work correctly.

[kokoro_koto]

I don’t need countdown timer because it seems a little difficult for me.
It’s OK to use just stopwatch for now.

Please look at my first posting:

So, I add “Date and Time” column, named “TIME” column next to first column in glide table. After that, I set start time, “TIME” and duration” TIME” in stopwatch component.

This is not correct, right?

I’m trying this:

“Create two User Specific date/time columns. One will be for the start time, and one for the end time. These columns are user specific.”
“And point the Start Time and Duration settings, in the component settings to columns that I have created”.

In my case, is it OK to just do this?
Sorry for my silly question.
Thank you very much.

[Darren_Murphy]

@kokoro_koto

It’s OK to use just stopwatch for now.

Okay, if you want to use the Stopwatch, do it like this:

• Create a date/time column
• Create a duration column

Both columns must be user specific, like this:

For your Stopwatch component, configure it like below:

And that’s all you need to do.

[kokoro_koto]

I succeeded in doing that!

I appreciate your time and sincere advice.
Thank you so much.