Millisecond Forums

Here's a super-basic example to illustrate the general idea:

<values>
/ trialcounter = 0
</values>

<block myblock>
/ bgstim = (myclock)
/ trials = [1-20=mytrial]
</block>

<trial mytrial>
/ ontrialbegin = [values.trialcounter +=1;]
/ stimulusframes = [1=mytext]
/ validresponse = (57)
/ branch = [if(values.trialcounter == 5)trial.optionstrial]
</trial>

<trial optionstrial>
/ ontrialbegin = [values.trialcounter = 0; clock.myclock.pause();]
/ stimulusframes = [1=optionstext]
/ validresponse = (23, 32)
/ ontrialend = [if(trial.optionstrial.response == 23) clock.myclock.timeout=clock.myclock.timeout+10000]
/ ontrialend = [if(trial.optionstrial.response == 32) clock.myclock.timeout=clock.myclock.timeout-5000]
/ ontrialend = [clock.myclock.start();]
</trial>

<clock myclock>
/ timeout = 50000
/ mode = timer
/ position = (50%, 10%)
</clock>

<text mytext>
/ items = ("Trial # <%values.trialcounter%>")
</text>

<text optionstext>
/ items = ("Press 'i' to increase the timer, press 'd' to decrease.")
</text>

Hope this helps!

the time out seems to be adding or subtracting from the initial clock duration not from the running duration. For example if i had an initial time of 1 minute and 15 seconds elapsed, and i chose to decrease  by another 10 seconds, my  clock subtracts 10 seconds from 60 and give me 50 seconds when it unpauses instead of 35 seconds.

got it ! I changed it to clock.myclock.remainingitme