al_start_timer
void al_start_timer(ALLEGRO_TIMER *timer)
Start the timer specified. From then, the timer's counter will increment at a constant rate, and it will begin generating events. Starting a timer that is already started does nothing.
See also: al_stop_timer, al_get_timer_started
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