Self-paced timing with maximum time?

[I][edited from support email][/I]
I have a question regarding MediaLab. Specifically, I am trying to display a series of statements to be learned and I am using the "Instructions" option to do so. I want my participants to be able to read them for no longer than 10 seconds (so I am using the "d" parameter) however, I do want them to be able to press enter as soon as they are finished in order to move on the the next statement (mainly because I want to be able to record the amount of time that they spend reading the statement). Is there a way to both have a maximum time that the text is shown AND to allow them to self pace? Thanks for your time.

One way to do this would be to create a separate questionnaire for each of these items. Then set a time limit for the questionnaire using a duration parameter when you list the que file in the experiment file.

Or another solution..

You could use essay items instead of instruction items for presenting your info. Use the [I]duration[/I] parameter of [I]d10[/I] and move the essay text area off screen by using a [I]top[/I] parameter like [I](t1000,d10)[/I]. The question wording would be like using an instruction item but it would give you the option of telling subjects they can press [I]ESC[/I] to quit the item if they are done reading before the time limit.