How to create your own Adobe Connect Custom Pods!

Hello there,

I am sure you are busy so I will be brief. On http://rupert.id.au/adobe/pods.html you are linking to a post about time management. I'd like to get your opinion on an article I recently wrote which is about why it may not be so great.

You can see all the takeaways right here: https://www.cornerstone.edu/blogs/lifelong-learning-matters/post/maybe-time-management-isnt-so-great-after-all

I was wondering if you would also like to link out to my article as I think it is a complementary reference to what you are currently linking to. If you are interested in that or perhaps you would like to republish my work please go ahead and let me know. I hope you enjoy.

Thank you,

John.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
width="100%" height="100%"
xmlns:components="com.adobe.sync.components.*"
layout="vertical"
verticalAlign="middle"
backgroundColor="white"
creationComplete="init()">

<!-- Pomodoro timer ***************************************************************************************
Timer v011.10 Next step to get the program to switch from Work Time countdown to Rest Time Countdown
by Rupert Russell
rupert.russell@acu.edu.au
01 May 2017
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8446904/flex-timer-example
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf60546-7ff2.html#WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7fa1
http://soundbible.com/1746-Ship-Bell.html
Attribution 3.0 | Recorded by Mike Koenig | File

Note I had to set the Project > Properties > Flex Build Path >

Next step to add rest time and to switch to rest time at the end of work time and back again.


Thanks to: Flex Countdown Timer with Warning Color/Expiration Event
Posted on April 16, 2008 by Tim O'Brien
https://discursive.com/2008/04/16/flex-countdown-timer-with-warning-colorexpiration-event/

Creating a simple timer in Flex with the flash.utils.Timer class by Peter deHaan
http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/08/14/creating-a-simple-timer-in-flex-with-the-flashutilstimer-class/

Adobe Connect 8 Custom Pods, Part 1
Thanks to easelsolutions for the following YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz4vRIBTy3k
*************************************************************************************** -->

<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import com.adobe.sync.events.SyncSwfEvent;

[Embed(source="Bell.mp3")]
[Bindable]
public var sndCls:Class;

public var snd:Sound = new sndCls() as Sound;
public var sndChannel:SoundChannel;

public function playSound():void {
if(playSoundFlag == true){
sndChannel=snd.play();
}

}

public function stopSound():void {
sndChannel.stop();
}

protected function syncMessageReceived(event:SyncSwfEvent):void
{

if(event.data.msgNm =="WorkSeconds")
{
activity = "Work";
workSeconds = workMin.value * 60;
t.reset();
display (workSeconds, workTxt.text); // reset the display
startTimer();
}


if(event.data.msgNm =="WorkTextUpdate")
{
activity = "Work";
workTxt.text = event.data.msgVal;
display (workSeconds, workTxt.text); // reset the display
}

if(event.data.msgNm =="RestTextUpdate")
{
activity = "Rest";
restTxt.text = event.data.msgVal;
display (workSeconds, restTxt.text); // reset the display
}

if(event.data.msgNm =="Rest")
{
activity = "Rest";
restSeconds = restMin.value * 60;
t.reset();
display (restSeconds, restTxt.text); // reset the display
startTimer();
}


if(event.data.msgNm =="Expired")
{
t.stop();
t.reset();
workSeconds = 0;
display (0, " "); // reset the display

}

if(event.data.msgNm =="stop")
{
playSound();
t.stop();
}


if(event.data.msgNm =="start")
{
t.start();
}


if(event.data.msgNm =="restMinChange")
{
restMin.value = event.data.msgVal;
t.start();
}

if(event.data.msgNm =="workMinChange")
{
workMin.value = event.data.msgVal;
t.start();
}

if(event.data.msgNm =="workMinChange")
{
workMin.value = event.data.msgVal;
t.start();
}


if(event.data.msgNm =="toggleSound")
{
if(playSoundFlag == true){
playSoundFlag = false;
}
else
{
playSoundFlag = true;
}
}


}


private const TIMER_INTERVAL:Number = 10;

private var workSeconds:int;

private var restSeconds:int;

private var baseTimer:int;

private var t:Timer;

private var activity:String = "";

private var playSoundFlag:Boolean = false;

private function init():void {
t = new Timer(1000);
t.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, updateTimer);
}

// it's good practice to separate event handler from functional method
public function updateTimer(evt:TimerEvent):void {

if (activity == "Work"){
display (workSeconds - t.currentCount, workTxt.text);
if (workSeconds - t.currentCount < 1) {
display (0, workTxt.text); // reset the display
stopTimer();
connector.dispatchSyncMessage("Expired", 0, false);
}
}

if (activity == "Rest"){
display (restSeconds - t.currentCount, restTxt.text );
if (restSeconds - t.currentCount < 1) {
display (0, restTxt.text); // reset the display
stopTimer();
connector.dispatchSyncMessage("Expired", 900, false);
}
}
}

private function display ( count : int, label : String ) : void {
var minutes : int = count / 60; // divide by 60 to get the minutes
var seconds : int = count % 60; // use modulo operator to get the "rest"
var min : String = minutes < 10 ? "0" + minutes : "" + minutes; // add leading zero if necessary
var sec : String = seconds < 10 ? "0" + seconds : "" + seconds;
activityTxt.text = label;
counter.text = min + ":" + sec; // no need to cast to String if you use "" + something
}

private function startTimer():void {
t.start();

connector.dispatchSyncMessage("start", 0, false);
}

private function stopTimer():void {
playSound();
t.stop();
connector.dispatchSyncMessage("stop", 0, false);
}


public function Work():void {
activity = "Work";
workSeconds = workMin.value * 60;
t.reset();
display (workSeconds, workTxt.text); // reset the display
connector.dispatchSyncMessage("WorkSeconds", workSeconds, false);
connector.dispatchSyncMessage("WorkTextUpdate", workTxt.text, false);
startTimer();
}


public function Rest():void {
activity = "Rest";
restSeconds = restMin.value * 60;
workSeconds = 0;
t.reset();
display (restSeconds, restTxt.text); // reset the display
connector.dispatchSyncMessage("Rest", restSeconds, false);
connector.dispatchSyncMessage("RestTextUpdate", restTxt.text, false);

startTimer();
}

private function timeExpired():void {
t.stop();
t.reset();
workSeconds = 0;
display (0, restTxt.text); // reset the display
connector.dispatchSyncMessage("Expired", 0, false);
}

private function restMinChange(value : int):void
{
connector.dispatchSyncMessage("restMinChange", value, false);
}

private function workMinChange(value:int):void
{
connector.dispatchSyncMessage("workMinChange", value, false);
}

private function toggleSound(value:Boolean):void
{
if(value == true){
playSoundFlag = false;
}
else
{
playSoundFlag = true;
}
connector.dispatchSyncMessage("toggleSound", playSoundFlag, false);
}

]]>
</mx:Script>

<components:SyncConnector id="connector" syncMessageReceived="syncMessageReceived(event)" />


<mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
<mx:Button label="Start timer" click="startTimer()" />
<mx:Button label="Stop timer" click="stopTimer()" />
<mx:Button label="Sound" click="toggleSound(playSoundFlag)" toggle="true" />

</mx:ApplicationControlBar>

<!-- Work & Rest settings -->

<mx:Label id="activityTxt" fontSize="50" />
<mx:Label id="counter" fontSize="127" />

<mx:HBox width="100%" visible="true" enabled="true" >
<mx:Label id="workLabel" text="Work Mins:" />

<mx:HSlider id="workMin"
minimum="1" maximum="60" value="25"
dataTipPlacement="top"
tickColor="black"
snapInterval="1" tickInterval="10"
labels="[1,60]"
allowTrackClick="true"
liveDragging="true"
change="workMinChange(workMin.value);" />


<mx:TextInput id="workTxt" text="Work" width="20%" />
<mx:Button label="Work" click="Work()" />
</mx:HBox>


<mx:HBox width="100%" visible="true" enabled="true" >
<mx:Label id="restLabel" text="Rest Mins:" />

<mx:HSlider id="restMin"
minimum="1" maximum="60" value="5"
dataTipPlacement="top"
tickColor="black"
snapInterval="1" tickInterval="10"
labels="[1,60]"
allowTrackClick="true"
liveDragging="true"
change="restMinChange(restMin.value);"/>

<mx:TextInput id="restTxt" text="Rest" width="20%" />
<mx:Button label="Rest" click="Rest()" />

</mx:HBox>
</mx:Application>