2 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/FbTk/Timer.cc b/src/FbTk/Timer.cc
index 38f1a32..b9d089f 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/Timer.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/Timer.cc
@@ -239,21 +239,21 @@ Command<void> *DelayedCmd::parse(const std::string &command,
     if (cmd == 0)
         return 0;
 
-    int delay = 200;
-    StringUtil::fromString<int>(args.c_str() + err, delay);
+    uint64_t delay = 200;
+    StringUtil::fromString<uint64_t>(args.c_str() + err, delay);
 
     return new DelayedCmd(cmd, delay);
 }
 
 REGISTER_COMMAND_PARSER(delay, DelayedCmd::parse, void);
 
-DelayedCmd::DelayedCmd(const RefCount<Slot<void> > &cmd, unsigned int timeout) {
+DelayedCmd::DelayedCmd(const RefCount<Slot<void> > &cmd, uint64_t timeout) {
     initTimer(timeout);
     m_timer.setCommand(cmd);
 }
 
-void DelayedCmd::initTimer(unsigned int timeout) {
-    m_timer.setTimeout(timeout * FbTime::IN_MILLISECONDS);
+void DelayedCmd::initTimer(uint64_t timeout) {
+    m_timer.setTimeout(timeout);
     m_timer.fireOnce(true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/FbTk/Timer.hh b/src/FbTk/Timer.hh
index 241e327..bdaf3b8 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/Timer.hh
+++ b/src/FbTk/Timer.hh
@@ -85,15 +85,19 @@ private:
     uint64_t m_timeout; ///< time length in microseconds
 };
 
+
+
 /// executes a command after a specified timeout
 class DelayedCmd: public Command<void> {
 public:
-    DelayedCmd(const RefCount<Slot<void> > &cmd, unsigned int timeout = 200);
+
+    // timeout in microseconds
+    DelayedCmd(const RefCount<Slot<void> > &cmd, uint64_t timeout = 200);
 
     // this constructor has inverted order of parameters to avoid ambiguity with the previous
     // constructor
     template<typename Functor>
-    DelayedCmd(unsigned int timeout, const Functor &functor) {
+    DelayedCmd(uint64_t timeout, const Functor &functor) {
         initTimer(timeout);
         m_timer.setFunctor(functor);
     }
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ public:
     static Command<void> *parse(const std::string &command,
                           const std::string &args, bool trusted);
 private:
-    void initTimer(unsigned int timeout);
+    void initTimer(uint64_t timeout);
 
     Timer m_timer;
 };