#1 by lucilaa

Hello,
I was wondering if timeout_seconds can have decimal places. For example, can I say 1.5 for one and a half seconds or will it get rounded up?

Thank you

#2 by lucilaa

or, for example, 0.4 or 0.8

#3 by Chris_oTree

timeout_seconds is not designed to be precise like that.

Better to make your own timer in javascript using setTimeout to submit the form.

#4 by BonnEconLab

Chris_oTree wrote:

> Better to make your own timer in javascript using setTimeout to submit the form.

I’d like to add a caveat: JavaScript is executed client-side, so refreshing the page will reset any JavaScript-based time measurement — in contrast to server-side time measurement. See also my explanation on https://www.otreehub.com/forum/602/.