Is there any package like tdclock which can be used in SumatraPDF

Question

I find some errors when using \usepackage[timeinterval=1]{tdclock}while opening the SumatraPDF.

As zeniko says

The tdclock package only works in PDF readers supporting JavaScript, which SumatraPDF currently doesn't and likely never will.

so I want to find the package like tdclock which can be used in SumatraPDF

Ps: tdclock is used in beamer to show the clock.

You are looking in the wrong direction. No package can introduce Javascript into SumatraPDF. If you really need it, you have to use Acroread for a while. — percusse, Oct 25 '13 at 07:53
@percusse So how about making time not using Javascript? I don't care about whether to use the Javascript. I only want to add the time in the beamer. Thanks — ytyyutianyun, Oct 25 '13 at 14:06

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

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Your wish seems hardly possible. PDF is a static document which does not go very well along with displaying dynamic things like clocks.

However there are some possibilities:

use a pdf viewer which is capable of javascript (acrobat reader beeing only one example) to use tdclock. For configuration of others viewers see for example Foxit Reader.
let your pdf viewer display the clock. Some examples can be found at: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/1019/36296, Is there a nice solution to get a "presenter mode" for Latex presentations?.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

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answered Aug 13 '16 at 21:10

Could you give an example of another viewer which supports Javascript? Especially useful would be something which works on platforms where Acroread is not (or no longer) supported. – cfr Aug 14 '16 at 01:18
@crf Seems tdclock also works with Foxit Reader, but I did not test myself as I don't have windows: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/321075/beamer-pdf-presentation-viewer-to-play-embedded-videos-and-show-elapsed-time – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Aug 14 '16 at 10:58

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