--- eboxy/eboxy/skinparser.cpp	2004-05-01 17:55:51.000000000 +1200
+++ eboxy/eboxy/skinparser.cpp	2004-06-11 21:51:23.096759792 +1200
@@ -594,7 +594,10 @@
   // Create the timer
   InterfacePlugin *plugin = interface_manager.GetPlugin();
   timer = dynamic_cast<TimerObjectBase *>(plugin->CreateObject(TYPESTR_TIMER, name));
-
+  
+  timer->SetInterval(interval);
+  timer->SetAutoStart(autostart);
+  
   // Grab attached event handlers
   str = (char *)xmlNodeListGetString(doc, node->xmlChildrenNode, 1);
   if(str != NULL) {
--- eboxy/eboxy/basewidgets/timerbase.h	2003-11-07 21:37:27.000000000 +1300
+++ eboxy/eboxy/basewidgets/timerbase.h	2004-06-11 21:47:04.833021848 +1200
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     virtual ~TimerObjectBase(void);
     void SetInterval(int interval);
     virtual void SetEnabled(bool enable);
+    void SetAutoStart(bool autostart);
     virtual void Fire(void);
     void AutoStart(void);
     int DoInitialise(void);
--- eboxy/eboxy/basewidgets/timerbase.cpp	2003-11-07 21:37:27.000000000 +1300
+++ eboxy/eboxy/basewidgets/timerbase.cpp	2004-06-11 21:51:01.254080384 +1200
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
   }
 }
 
+void TimerObjectBase::SetAutoStart(bool autostart) {
+  this->autostart = autostart;
+}
+
 void TimerObjectBase::SetEnabled(bool enable) {
   // Override in parent classes to init/uninit real timer
   this->enabled = enable;