8.7 Countdown timer =================== Calling ‘org-timer-set-timer’ from an Org mode buffer runs a countdown timer. Use ‘;’ from agenda buffers, <C-c C-x ;> everywhere else. ‘org-timer-set-timer’ prompts the user for a duration and displays a countdown timer in the modeline. ‘org-timer-default-timer’ sets the default countdown value. Giving a prefix numeric argument overrides this default value.