Problem with updating clock on os? (os.pullEvent() problems)

Okay so I am making an OS: although I have a problem!
my os doesn't really do much on the homescreen… It waits for the character input but doesn't respond to rednet or the updating clock inputs. Help anyone??
My code for the homescreen is:

function homeScreen() -- Finished
redMsgCount = 0
uapi.cs()
local feed = uapi.loadConfig("whatsnew")
-- Draw Instructions
uapi.drawBox(1, 51, 19, 1, " ", txtColour, bkgColour)
drawTime()
-- Draw time at bottom of screen
uapi.drawBox(1, 51, 18, 1, " ", txtColour, bkgColour)
uapi.printC("Rednet Messages Received: "..redMsgCount, 18, false, txtColour, bkgColour)
-- Create top banner
uapi.drawBox(1, 51, 1, 1, " ", txtColour, bkgColour)
uapi.printC("uOS -> Welcome "..username, 1, false, txtColour, bkgColour)
-- Draw options list
paintutils.drawLine(1,2,1,17,colours[bkgColour])
paintutils.drawLine(51,2,51,17,colours[bkgcolour])
uapi.printA("1. Main menu", 3, 3, false, txtColour, bkgColour)
uapi.printA("2. CraftOS Boot", 3, 5, false, txtColour, bkgColour)
-- Draw whastnew feed
-- FIX LATER

uapi.printA("Any bugs you may find, please report them!!", 5, 17, false, "white", "black")

if not modemSide == nil then -- Opens rednet
  rednet.open(modemSide)
end

while true do -- Clock, Rednet, Char Events
local event, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5 = os.pullEvent()
  if event == "timer" and arg1 == timer then -- Timer Input
   drawTime()
   os.startTimer(1)
  elseif event == "rednet" then -- Rednet messages
   intSenderID = tostring(arg1)
   strSerMessage = arg2
   intDisTravelled = tostring(arg3)
   strMessage = textutils.unserialize(strSerMessage)
  
   if fs.exists("msgs/"..intSenderID) == true then -- deletes message from same sender if exists
    fs.delete("msgs/"..intSenderID)
   end
  
   file = fs.open("msgs/"..intSenderID, "w")
   file.writeLine("Sender ID: "..intSenderID)
   file.writeLine("Distance: "..intDisTravelled.." blocks away")
   file.write(strMessage)
   file.close()
  
   rednet.send(arg1, "Auto:R")
  
   redMsgCount = tonumber(redMsgCount)
   redMsgCount = redMsgCount + 1
   redMsgCount = tostring(redMsgCount)
  
   uapi.printC("Rednet Messages Received: "..redMsgCount, 18, false, txtColour, bkgColour)
  elseif event == "char" then -- Actual User Input
   if arg1 == "1" then
    mainMenu()
   elseif arg1 == "2" then
    termBoot()
   end
  end
end
end

and the draw time function is:

function drawTime() -- Finished
worldTime = textutils.formatTime(os.time())
worldDate = os.day()
uapi.printC("World Time: "..worldTime.." Day: "..worldDate, 19, false, txtColour, bkgColour)
end

The timer variable needs to hold the value returned by os.startTimer(1)

timer = os.startTimer()

And you obviously have to start the timer prior to waiting for it's event to fire.

CometWolf, on 01 January 2014 - 07:44 PM said:

The timer variable needs to hold the value returned by os.startTimer(1)

timer = os.startTimer()

And you obviously have to start the timer prior to waiting for it's event to fire.

Yeah I only kind of just noticed, what about the rednet? if I broadcast a message it doesn't work?

The event name is "rednet_message" not "rednet"