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How to write a browser based timer

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Subject	How to write a browser based timer
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I need to know what to read about.

I want to write a browser based timer such that when one presses some key it 
starts incrementing and pressing another key pauses it.

HTML to be on the same  machine as the browser.

Timer to display minutes and seconds. (an hour max)

At each press the timer continues to count up from the last time it was 
paused.

What I need to know is what would be an appreciated language to study.

Is Javascript the way to go?

Must run on MAC or PC.

I have some programming experience and given a direction can probably learn 
what I need to do this.

Any examples of something close anywhere?

Thanks for any helpful direction comments.

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How to write a browser based timer " Cal Who" <CalWhoNOSPAM@roadrunner.com> - 2012-02-21 15:50 -0500
  Re: How to write a browser based timer Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-02-21 13:04 -0800
    Re: How to write a browser based timer Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-02-21 13:45 -0800
      Re: How to write a browser based timer "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-02-21 22:40 +0000
        Re: How to write a browser based timer Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-02-21 15:04 -0800
          Re: How to write a browser based timer "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-02-21 23:27 +0000
            Re: How to write a browser based timer Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-02-21 16:08 -0800
              Re: How to write a browser based timer "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-02-22 15:41 +0000
                Re: How to write a browser based timer Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-02-22 09:19 -0800
                Re: How to write a browser based timer "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-02-22 21:55 +0000
                Re: How to write a browser based timer Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-02-22 15:01 -0800
        Re: How to write a browser based timer RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2012-02-21 18:18 -0800
          Re: How to write a browser based timer Dr J R Stockton <reply1208@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2012-02-23 19:31 +0000
            Re: How to write a browser based timer Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-02-23 16:38 -0800
              Re: How to write a browser based timer Dr J R Stockton <reply1208@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2012-02-25 20:29 +0000
                Re: How to write a browser based timer "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-02-26 23:02 +0000
      Re: How to write a browser based timer Dr J R Stockton <jrs@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2012-02-22 18:51 +0000
    Re: How to write a browser based timer " Cal Who" <CalWhoNOSPAM@roadrunner.com> - 2012-02-23 10:23 -0500
      Re: How to write a browser based timer Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-02-23 22:13 +0100
        Re: How to write a browser based timer Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-02-24 09:41 +0100

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