ActionScript 1/2 :: Countdown Timer - The Seconds Seem To Skip And / Or Hesitate At Different Intervals
Feb 15, 2011
I notice on my 30 minute countdown timer that the seconds seem to skip and/or hesitate at different intervals. It seems to run for the full 30 minutes but it will be shown on a HUGE screen and the seconds movements is very obvious. how to fix the code for complete accuracy in the timing? Not sure if I should add milliseconds. ( I dont want that to show in the timer though, just minutes and seconds 00:00. Here's the code
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