[solved] Next frame through klicking OR after 5 minutes (break scree)

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• eduard

  December 2015 edited December 2015

  Hey,

  This is accomplished easier with an inline_script. You can use this code here as a starting point and tweak it to your wishes.

  # create a canvas and a keyboard object
  cv = canvas(exp)
  kb = keyboard()
  
  
  # text to be displayed (you might want to include that a keypress will 
  # also  terminate the break
  
  text = 'Nun beginnt eine kurze Pause. Diese wird \
  nach maximal 5 Minuten automatisch beendet und die zweite Runde beginnt.'
  
  # draw text on canvas
  cv.text(text)
  
  # sample time at the beginning of presentation
  t0 = clock.time()
  # stay in while loop until a key was pressed or 300 seconds have passed
  while True:
      # show the canvas
      cv.show()
      # wait for key response
      key,time = kb.get_key(timeout=20)
      if key != None:
           break
      # sample time again and see whether maximum is exceeded
      if clock.time()-t0 > 300000:
           break
  

  Does this make sense?

  Eduard

  
• neon

  June 2016 edited 2:26PM

  Hi there,

  I was looking for something similar myself so came across this thread.
  I believe it is also possible to accomplish this without the need for an inline script, by setting the duration of the sketchpad item (with the instructions) to zero, then following it with a keypress plugin, with the timeout set to 300 seconds. If I am correct, this will leave the sketchpad displayed for 300 seconds before moving to the next item after the keypress plugin. Alternatively, any keypress will similarly cause the execution to continue.

  I appreciate that the OP probably used the above code (or found another solution) several months ago, but thought I would add this simple solution in case anyone who is not confident with inline code etc. searches for a similar issue.

  Best wishes all,

  Neon