Index: sources/view/hd/adjustment/common/VCommonAdjustmentVitals.cpp
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diff -u -r0ced87f43c28bcc9f3402e19284030ad1405e9e8 -r80b727733768477975addc967b3d6b04ed39e598
--- sources/view/hd/adjustment/common/VCommonAdjustmentVitals.cpp	(.../VCommonAdjustmentVitals.cpp)	(revision 0ced87f43c28bcc9f3402e19284030ad1405e9e8)
+++ sources/view/hd/adjustment/common/VCommonAdjustmentVitals.cpp	(.../VCommonAdjustmentVitals.cpp)	(revision 80b727733768477975addc967b3d6b04ed39e598)
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
  * \details All the class signal/slot connections are defined here.
 */
 void View::VTreatmentVitals::initConnections() {
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(  intervalChanged  (const quint8 &)),
-            this,   SLOT(onIntervalChanged  (              )));
     ACTION_VIEW_CONNECTION( TreatmentVitalsData );
 }
 
@@ -47,6 +45,7 @@
                      .arg(vData.mSystolic )
                      .arg(vData.mDiastolic)
                      .arg(vData.mHeartRate));
+    adjustment ( true );
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@
               .arg(_diastolic)
               .arg(_heartRate)
               );
-    timerReset();
+    timerStart();
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -75,10 +74,7 @@
  */
 void View::VTreatmentVitals::doSkip()
 {
-    if ( enableDialog() ) {
-        LOG_APPED_UI(tr("Vital Skipped"));
-        timerReset();
-    }
+    LOG_APPED_UI(tr("Vital Skipped"));
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -89,21 +85,21 @@
  */
 void View::VTreatmentVitals::doReset()
 {
-    epoch          ( 0 );
-    lastRead       ( "");
-    systolic       ( 0 );
-    diastolic      ( 0 );
-    heartRate      ( 0 );
+    epoch               ( 0 );
+    lastRead            ( "");
+    systolic            ( 0 );
+    diastolic           ( 0 );
+    heartRate           ( 0 );
+    countdown           ( "");
+    totalCount          ( 0 );
+    canStartInterval    ( 0 );
 
-    enableDialog   ( 0 );
-
     // force notify the Gui
     emit epochChanged       ( 0 );
     emit lastReadChanged    ( "");
     emit systolicChanged    ( 0 );
     emit diastolicChanged   ( 0 );
     emit heartRateChanged   ( 0 );
-    emit totalCountChanged  ( 0 );
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -159,68 +155,56 @@
  */
 void View::VTreatmentVitals::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *)
 {
-    if ( ! _timerId  ) return; // No timer started or failed starting
-    if ( ! _interval ) return; // if interval is 0/OFF return
+    if ( ! _timerId  )          return; // No timer started or failed starting
+    if ( ! _canStartInterval )  return; // parameters have not been confirmed yet
 
-    _counter_sec++;
-    emit totalCountChanged(++_totalCount);
-
-    min_left(_counter_min     );
-    sec_left(60 - _counter_sec);
-
-    countdown(QStringLiteral("%1:%2").arg(_min_left,2,10,QChar('0')).arg(_sec_left,2,10,QChar('0')));
-
-    if ( _counter_sec % 60 ) return; // only check every minute
-
-    if ( ! _counter_min ) {
-        timerStop();
-        emit didTrigger();
-    }
-    else {
-        _counter_min--;
-        _counter_sec = 0;
-    }
+    updateTimer();
 }
 
 /*!
- * \brief   View::VTreatmentVitals::onIntervalChanged
- * \details  Resets or stops the timer depending on whether an interval
- *          is currently set.
- */
-void View::VTreatmentVitals::onIntervalChanged()
-{
-    if ( _interval ) timerReset();
-    else             timerStop (); // Timer stop is resetting timer too.
-}
-
-/*!
  * \brief   View::VTreatmentVitals::start
  * \details Starts the timer by 1 min interval
  * \note    the vital times are all minutes.
  */
 void View::VTreatmentVitals::timerStart()
 {
     if (   _timerId  ) killTimer(_timerId); // this typically should not happen.
-    if ( ! _interval ) return;              // if interval is 0/OFF return
-    timerReset();
+
     _timerId = startTimer(1000); // 1 sec interval which will used as 1 min in timerEvent (easier to debug)
 }
 
 /*!
- * \brief   View::VTreatmentVitals::timerReset
- * \details  Resets the timer counters based on the current interval.
+ * \brief   View::VTreatmentVitals::updateTimer
+ * \details Update timer from current time with set interval and update UI data
  */
-void View::VTreatmentVitals::timerReset()
+void View::VTreatmentVitals::updateTimer()
 {
+    int interval = _interval ? _interval : _defaultInterval;
+    _now = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
+
+    // minutes past last interval mark
+    int past = _now.time().minute() % interval;
+    int currentCount = past * 60 + _now.time().second();
+
+    // Seconds since the last interval mark
+    if ( _interval ) { totalCount( currentCount ); }
+
+    // Seconds until the next interval mark
+    int totalSecLeft = interval * 60 - currentCount;
+
+    // trigger timeout when timer countdown is done
+    if (totalSecLeft <= 1 ) {
+        timerStop();
+        emit didTimeout();
+    }
+
+    // construct count down string
     if ( _interval ) {
-        // ( -1 ) :the interval is 0 based but if as an example we set the counter to 5 then 5 itself gets a minute to pass which makes it 6 min.
-        _counter_min = _interval - 1;
+        int counter_min  = totalSecLeft / 60;
+        int counter_sec  = totalSecLeft % 60;
+        countdown( QStringLiteral("%1:%2")  .arg(counter_min,2,10,QChar('0'))
+                                            .arg(counter_sec,2,10,QChar('0')) );
     }
-    else { // if _interval == 0, counter should set to 0 too not to -1
-        _counter_min = 0;
-    }
-    _counter_sec = 0;
-    _totalCount = 0;
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -232,5 +216,4 @@
     if ( ! _timerId  ) return; // No timer started or failed starting
     killTimer(_timerId);
     _timerId        = 0;
-    timerReset();
 }