refreshtime = 0 .. 3600 sec
default: 0 (disables refresh)

The refreshtime command is used to set the time in seconds for the auto-refresh of the page in Live broadcasts. This command is only intended for Live broadcasts and should not be used otherwise. In the example below you can see that Palview has added a Refresh counter under the controlpanel. This counter counts down to zero and then automatically refreshes the page so that any moves played in the meantime will become visible. Whenever refreshtime is any number other than zero, Palview assumes that the game is being viewed as part of a Live broadcast. In this case, Palview always sets the board position to the last move played. Your visitors can still navigate through the game just as they usually do, but the position they see each time the page refreshes is the position after the last move. Also note that viewers can turn the Refresh counter Off by pressing the Off button. This gives them time to play around with the current position, by Kibitzing on the board using the movingpcs feature, without having to worry about the page refreshing on them. The Off button will become an On button once pressed so that the refresh can be toggled On and Off.

Note that Palview3 will check each game to see if it has been completed when producing the Html. If the game is finished, then Palview will remove the Refresh counter from the page. This is done so that your viewers will know that the game has finished and also to insure that the page is no longer needlessly refreshing since there will be no more moves to be seen.

The refreshtime command is also used for the Overview page as well as the Normal page. For more information on Live broadcasts, please see the section Palview and Live Game Broadcasts.