Installing Speech and Debate Timekeeper
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1. Speech and Debate Timekeeper User Manual Version 2 3 Table of Contents Introduction Features Supported Systems Installing Speech and Debate Timekeeper Windows Mac OS X Linux amp Unix Palm OS Windows Mobile 5 amp 6 WinCE Pocket PC Windows Mobile 2003 Uninstalling Speech and Debate Timekeeper Windows Mac OS X Linux amp Unix Palm OS WinCE Pocket PC Windows Mobile Using Speech and Debate Timekeeper Selecting a Speech or Debate Format Timing Speeches Time Signals Customizing Time Signals Showing Prep Time on Demand Restarting a Round Other Options Getting Help BRWWNN WN WN NNN WW OO own NN O 10 11 11 Introduction Speech and Debate Timekeeper is a multi platform timer for various speech and debate events It has speech order and time limits preset for Policy Lincoln Douglas Parliamentary Public Forum World Schools Karl Popper and miscellaneous debate formats as well as individual events This timer gives visual and or spoken time signals at user defined intervals so that you will never have to give manual time signals or frequently look at the time At the end of each speech cross examination or preparation the timer automatically sets itself to time the next thing that needs timing at the push of a button No stopwatch or general purpose timer comes this close to fulfilling the role of a dedicated timekeeper in a round Speech and Debate Timekeeper is open source software u2. 2 x WinMacUnix zip and copy the Timekeeper folder to any convenient location such as the desktop a user s home directory or even a flash drive You will need a Java Runtime Environment minimum version 1 3 installed on your system Most modern operating systems should have Java already installed by default It can be downloaded for free from http java sun com j2se downloads index html Clicking on the JAR file may start the program depending on the desktop environment or file manager Otherwise run the timekeeper shell script by opening a terminal and entering timekeeper You may first need to make the shell script executable by entering chmod 755 timekeeper Some desktop environments and file managers may even allow shell script execution by double clicking on them A KDE and GNOME application launcher is also provided by the file Speech and Debate Timekeeper desktop Click or double click on it to run the program if you copied the Timekeeper folder to your home directory You may need make the launcher point to where it is installed by right clicking on the launcher icon and selecting Properties or by editing the file in a text editor In a text editor change the HOME variable in the Path and Icon entries to the location of the Timekeeper folder Palm OS Extract the contents of the file which is named something like timekeeper 2 x palm zip to a convenient location on the computer you use to synchronize with your Palm de
3. School Lincoln Douglas NFA Parliamentary US High School Parliamentary NPDA Parliamentary WUDC Public Forum World Schools Karl Popper Timing Speeches After selecting an event the timer window appears and is ready to time the first speech of the selected event Figure 2 The speech being timed is shown in the black title bar at the top of the window Press the Start button to start time When the timer is running the Start button becomes the Stop button When it is stopped that button becomes the Start button To reset the timer stop the timer and press the Reset button To adjust the time limit for the current speech reset the timer and use the and buttons in the upper right of the window Figure 2 Used 0 00 To go to the next speech or cross examination or prep time stop the timer and press the navigation button on the lower right with the subsequent task labeled in bold Buttons for speeches or tasks that precede the current one have plain labels and appear above the button s for the subsequent task s Figure 3 If prep time is shown as the next task and you want to skip it simply press its navigation button and the button for the next speech will appear Figure 3 Left 3 00 Used 0 00 You can access the menu bar by clicking tapping on the Menu button or the black title bar The menus let you set options for time signals get contextual help and exit the program Accessing the menu item
4. d SWNatives using the steps described above WinCE Pocket PC Windows Mobile You can remove the software using ActiveSync Windows XP and earlier or Windows Mobile Device Center Windows Vista according to the following steps 1 Turn on and connect your PDA to your PC This should bring up ActiveSync which you would normally use to sync your PDA with your PC 2 In ActiveSync click on Tools in the menu bar and select Add Remove Programs from the drop down menu In Windows Mobile Device Center click on Programs and Services and select Add Remove programs 3 Clear the check box for SuperWaba Timekeeper If you do not have any other application that needs SuperWaba you may clear the check box for SuperWaba VM also 4 Click the OK button to remove the software with cleared check boxes Using Speech and Debate Timekeeper Selecting a Speech or Debate Format The standard speech order and time limits are preset for each debate format or speech event When the program starts it presents event selection lists for the debate formats and speech events Figure 1 Click tap on the Debates tab for the list of debate formats Click tap on the Individual Events tab for the list of speech events Select the desired event from the list The displays from some devices may look different from the screenshots below Speech amp aren Select Debate Format Policy US High School a Policy US College Lincoln Douglas US High
5. indows Mobile Device Center click on File Management and select Browse the contents of your device Drag both CAB files into the My Documents folder or any convenient location on your Mobile Device 3 From the Start menu of your PDA select File Explorer Go to the folder on your PDA where you copied the CAB files 4 Tap once on the superwaba CAB file to install the SuperWaba virtual machine When prompted for a location to install it choose Device You should get a message that says the CAB file was successfully installed Tap the OK on the upper right to continue 5 Tap once on the Timekeep CAB file to install the Timekeeper program When prompted for a location to install it choose Device You should get a message that says the CAB file was successfully installed Tap the OK on the upper right to dismiss the message 6 You may delete both CAB files from your PDA after installing them SuperWaba and the Timekeeper program must be installed on the device Do not install them on a storage card or you will get an error when you try to run the program To start the program go to Programs under the Start menu and tap on the Timekeeper icon The SuperWaba virtual machine is automatically started when you run the Timekeeper You do not need start SuperWaba yourself If you have other applications that require SuperWaba you can download the latest version of SuperWaba from http www superwaba com install WinCE Pocket PC Windo
6. le PDAs and smartphones Installing Speech and Debate Timekeeper Windows Speech and Debate Timekeeper was designed to be readily transferable between laptop users running different operating systems Extract the contents of the file which is named something like timekeeper 2 x WinMacUnix zip and copy the Timekeeper folder to any convenient location such as the desktop a user s personal folder or even a flash drive You will need a Java Runtime Environment minimum version 1 3 installed on your system Most modern operating systems should have Java already installed by default It can be downloaded for free from http java sun com j2se downloads index html To start the program double click on the file with the clock and gavel icon Speech and Debate Timekeeper exe Mac OS X Speech and Debate Timekeeper was designed to be readily transferable between laptop users running different operating systems Extract the contents of the file which is named something like timekeeper 2 x WinMacUnix zip and copy the Timekeeper folder to any convenient location such as the desktop a user directory or even a flash drive To start the program double click on the executable JAR file with the coffee cup icon Timekeeper jar Linux amp Unix Speech and Debate Timekeeper was designed to be readily transferable between laptop users running different operating systems Extract the contents of the file which is named something like timekeeper
7. left when their prep time is not running at the moment There is no need to use the navigation buttons or interrupt the current task being timed to find the prep time for their side Click tap on the Menu button and select View from the menu bar then Prep Times from the drop down menu to display the running prep time for both sides Figure 7 Alternatively you can click tap on the View Prep button provided as a shortcut The Prep Times window only lets you view the times you cannot start stop or adjust the time from here Click the OK button to close the window Note that the View menu also has an Event item that displays the name of the current debate format or speech event Prep Times Left 36 Left f 11 Used 0 24 Used 0 49 Restarting a Round To start a new round or flight of the same event click tap on the Menu button and select Options from the menu bar then Restart Round from the drop down menu Figure 8 This will reset all times including prep and go to the first speech If you adjusted any time limits the time limits you set will be retained when you reset the timer The time limits will revert to their defaults when you exit the program or return to the event selection list 10 Other Options The High Contrast item under the Options menu Figure 8 toggles the timer window between normal display mode and high contrast display mode The high contrast mode displays black text on a white background which may be ea
8. ll it choose Device You should get a message that says the CAB file was successfully installed Tap the OK on the upper right to dismiss the message 6 You may delete both CAB files from your PDA after installing them SuperWaba and the Timekeeper program must be installed on the device Do not install them on a storage card or you will get an error when you try to run the program To start the program go to Programs under the Start menu and tap on the Timekeeper icon The SuperWaba virtual machine is automatically started when you run the Timekeeper You do not need start SuperWaba yourself If you have other applications that require SuperWaba you can download the latest version of SuperWaba from http www superwaba com install Uninstalling Speech and Debate Timekeeper Windows Simply delete the Timekeeper folder and any shortcuts to the program you may have created Mac OS X Simply delete the Timekeeper folder and any shortcuts to the program you may have created Linux amp Unix Simply delete the Timekeeper folder and any shortcuts to the program you may have created Palm OS Go to where all of your Palm applications are located and tap on the Menu button Select Delete from the App drop down menu Select the Timekeeper from the list of programs and tap the Delete button If you do not have any other application that needs SuperWaba you may delete that as well To completely remove SuperWaba delete SuperWaba an
9. nder the GNU General Public License version 2 The license terms are in the file license txt The latest release of this software is available for free from http debate ie timer sourceforge net Features e Simple stopwatch style interface simultaneously shows time elapsed and remaining Buttons are large so that they can be finger pressed on touch screen PDAs e Visual time signals on a color coded background indicating minutes or seconds remaining using a traffic light coloring scheme e Spoken time signals or tones including protected minute alerts for points of information in constructive speeches of Parliamentary debates e Tracks speech order and prep times Default time limits are set according to the selected event and are adjustable e The name of the speech or task being timed is displayed in the title of the window e Navigational buttons set the timer to time the previous or next task e Always on top window is useful for keeping time while working in another program e g flowing or note taking e High contrast display mode with black text on a white background e Context sensitive help screens are available from drop down menus Supported Systems e Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP Vista with Java Runtime Environment 1 3 or higher installed Mac OS X 10 2 or higher Any Unix or Linux based OS with Java Runtime Environment 1 3 or higher installed Palm OS 4 or higher handheld devices Windows CE Pocket PC or Windows Mobi
10. s will not interrupt the timer if it is running it will continue to keep time accurately Note to PDA users The Timekeeper program temporarily overrides the auto power off time on PDAs to prevent it from shutting off while timing an event You can still manually turn off the device using the power button These programs also temporarily disable all hard keys on the device to reduce the chances of accidentally exiting the program and resetting the times The original auto power off and hard key settings are restored when you exit the program Time Signals Time signals are automatically given at specific intervals Visual time cues are popup windows that show the number of minutes remaining on a green background When less than a minute remains the popup shows the number of seconds remaining on a yellow background Zero on a red background means time s up See Figure 4 for examples The time cue popup removes itself after some number of seconds The popup can also be dismissed by clicking tapping on it or by pressing any key Figure 4 Audible time cues may also be given along with the visual cues There are 3 options for audible time cues Voice Tone and None Audiovisual cues are available for all debates extemporaneous and impromptu but not for prepared speech IE events There are no visual cues for prep times only audio cues In Parliamentary debates points of information may be requested after the first minute and before the las
11. sier to read on some devices This does not affect the visual time signals The Main Menu item returns to the event selection lists The Exit item exits from the program Getting Help Contextual help and other information are available from within the program under the Info drop down menu of the menu bar The menu bar may be activated by clicking tapping on the black title bar of any window or the Menu button if available The Help item under the Info menu gives contextual help For example selecting Help from the Info menu at an event selection list will show basic information on the structure of each of the listed events Selecting Help from the Info menu at the Time Signals configuration dialog will show information about time signals The About item gives general information about the program such as the version number web site and contact information 11
12. t minute of constructive speeches These times are indicated by a single beep If Tone is selected for the audio cues two beeps will be heard Customizing Time Signals You can change the options for time signals in the Time Signals configuration dialog by clicking tapping on the Menu button and selecting Options from the menu bar then Time Signals from the drop down menu Figure 5 Reset Round Main Menu Exit Used 0 00 The Speech Cross X tab of the Time Signals configuration dialog controls how time signals will be given for speeches and cross examination Figure 6 The Prep Time tab controls how time signals will be given for prep time The options for audio time signals are Voice Tone and None The options for visual time signals are On and Off The Test buttons play demos of a time signal according to the settings in the configuration dialog Click tap the OK button to accept the settings and close the dialog window Click tap the Cancel button to cancel any changes and close the dialog window Figure 6 Time Signals Time Signals Speech Cross X Prep Time Speech Cross X Prep Time Audio Time Signal Voice Audio Time Signal Voice Visual Time Signal On Prep Time Alert Interval Minutes To Go asi 30 Seconds 1 Minute Test Every minute from 8 and down second To Ga Seconds To Go Test 10 15 30 10 15 v 30 Showing Prep Time on Demand Sometimes debaters will ask how much prep time they have
13. vice Install all of the pre and pdb files to your Palm device using the Quick Install program that came with your Palm Desktop software Lastly perform a HotSync operation This installs Speech amp Debate Timekeeper and the SuperWaba virtual machine required to run the Timekeeper program SuperWaba and the Timekeeper program must be installed in the device s main memory Do not install them on a storage card or you will get an error when you try to run the program To start the program go to where all of your Palm applications are located and tap on Timekeeper icon The SuperWaba virtual machine is automatically started when you run the Timekeeper You do not need start SuperWaba yourself If you have other applications that require SuperWaba you can download the latest version of SuperWaba from http www superwaba com install Do not use the ARM versions of SuperWaba for Palm OS The Timekeeper does not work correctly with them Windows Mobile 5 amp 6 Extract the contents of the file which is named something like timekeeper 2 x windowsmobile zip to a convenient location on the computer you use to synchronize with your Windows Mobile device Install both CAB files using ActiveSync Windows XP and earlier or Windows Mobile Device Center Windows Vista according to the following steps 1 Turn on and connect your PDA to your PC 2 In ActiveSync click on the Explore button or go to the Tools menu and select Explore Pocket PC In W
14. ws Mobile 2003 Extract the contents of the file which is named something like timekeeper 2 x pocketpc zip to a convenient location on the computer you use to synchronize with your Pocket PC or Windows Mobile device There are 3 folders in the zip file one for each of the supported Pocket PC processors Open the folder that corresponds with the processor ARM MIPS or SH3 in your Pocket PC device Windows Mobile and most Pocket PCs use the ARM processor Install the CAB files from that folder using ActiveSync Windows XP and earlier or Windows Mobile Device Center Windows Vista according to the following steps 1 Turn on and connect your PDA to your PC 2 In ActiveSync click on the Explore button or go to the Tools menu and select Explore Pocket PC In Windows Mobile Device Center click on File Management and select Browse the contents of your device Drag both CAB files into the My Documents folder or any convenient location on your Mobile Device 3 From the Start menu of your PDA select File Explorer Go to the folder on your PDA where you copied the CAB files 4 Tap once on the superwaba CAB file to install the SuperWaba virtual machine When prompted for a location to install it choose Device You should get a message that says the CAB file was successfully installed Tap the OK on the upper right to continue 5 Tap once on the Timekeep CAB file to install the Timekeeper program When prompted for a location to insta
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