\documentclass{article} \usepackage[designi,usesf]{web} \usepackage{eforms} \usepackage[longcount]{cntdwn} \title{The \texttt{cntdwn} Package \texorpdfstring{\\[6pt]}{: }Long Countdown} \author{D. P. Story} \subject{Demo file illustrating the long countdown of the cntdwn package} \keywords{AeB, AcroTeX, clocks, countdown, cntdwn package} \university{Acro\negthinspace\TeX.Net} \email{dpstory@acrotex.net} \version{1.0} \copyrightyears{2010} \revisionLabel{} \thispagestyle{empty} \parindent0pt\parskip6pt \setLongCntDwn{NewYearsLocal} {% date=2015/01/01, time=00:01:00, endmsg=Happy New Year from wherever I currently am!, onfinish=stop } \setLongCntDwn{NewYearsCET} {% date=2015/01/01, time=00:01:00, tzoffset=+0100, endmsg=Happy New Year from wherever central Europe!, onfinish=stop } \begin{document} \maketitle The long countdown shows the time remaining to an event in the (usually distant) future. \begin{tabular}{rc} \multicolumn{2}{c}{Time to New Years Day}\\[3bp] Local:&\lcntdwnDisplay{NewYearsLocal}{2.5in}{11bp}\\[3bp] CET:&\lcntdwnDisplay{NewYearsCET}{2.5in}{11bp} \end{tabular} In central Europe, the two countdowns should read the same, in the U.S., they may differ by at least 5 hours. When the count has reached 0 seconds, a message appears in the text field wishing you a Happy New Year, from Acro\negthinspace\TeX. I hope you stay up until 1 second after midnight to see the message. Then, you can set the dates to \texttt{2016/01/01} for me, now there's a good fellow. This code is available through the \texttt{longcount} option of the \texttt{cntdwn} package. \end{document}