Remove Start Button from Clock

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Hi:

The following is a working script for an analog clock in which images can be used for the clock face.
As the code is now, a start button must be used to start the clock, and I would like to eliminate it so that the clock runs on pageload?
I tried using
Code:
window.onload = timing;
but it doesn't work.
Thanks

Code:
<body>
    <canvas id="myCanvas" width="400" class="img-fluid" height="300" style="background-image: url(&quot;images/clock_r.jpg&quot;); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center center;">
   </canvas>

<div class="text-center">
<input type="checkbox"  value="Roman" id="chkdial" /><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;Roman Numerals&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>
  <input type="button" value="Start the Clock"  onclick="window.setInterval('timing()',500)" />
</div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>-->
    <script type="text/javascript" >
        var canvas = document.getElementById('myCanvas');
        var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
        var k;
        staticDial(1);
        function timing() {
            //get date
            var tme = new Date();
            //get seconds
            var s = tme.getSeconds();
            //get minutes
            var m = tme.getMinutes();
            //get hours
            var h = tme.getHours();
            //coordinates for 'seconds' hand
            var x1 = 190 + 120 * Math.cos((270 + 6 * s) * Math.PI / 180);
            var y1 = 150 + 120 * Math.sin((270 + 6 * s) * Math.PI / 180);
            //coordinates for minute hand
            var x2 = 200 + 100 * Math.cos((270 + 6 * m) * Math.PI / 180);
            var y2 = 150 + 100 * Math.sin((270 + 6 * m) * Math.PI / 180);
            // adjustment for the hour hand
            if (h >= 12) {
                h = h + 12;
            }
            if (m > 30) { h = h + 0.5; }
            //coordinates for hour hand
            var x3 = 200 + 80 * Math.cos((270 + 30 * h) * Math.PI / 180);
            var y3 = 150 + 80 * Math.sin((270 + 30 * h) * Math.PI / 180);
            // clear the canvas in after every 1000 ms
            context.clearRect(0, 0, 400, 300);
            // condition for testing for dial-type
            if (document.getElementById('chkdial').checked)
            { staticDial(1); }
            else
            { staticDial(2); }
            //seconds
            context.beginPath();
            context.moveTo(200, 150);
            context.lineTo(x1, y1);
            //context.closePath();
            context.strokeStyle = 'black';
            context.lineWidth = 3;
            context.stroke();
            //minutes
            context.beginPath();
            context.moveTo(200, 150);
            context.lineTo(x2, y2);
            context.strokeStyle = 'black';
            context.lineWidth = 6;
            context.stroke();
            //hours
            context.beginPath();
            context.moveTo(200, 150);
            context.lineTo(x3, y3);
            context.strokeStyle = 'black';
            context.lineWidth = 8;
            context.stroke();
            //dial
            context.beginPath();
            context.arc(200, 150, 140, 0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
            context.strokeStyle = 'dark brown';
            context.lineWidth = 3;
            context.stroke();
            context.closePath();
            //button at the centre to cover the terminals of hands
            context.beginPath();
            context.arc(200, 150, 10, 0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
            context.fillStyle = 'black';
            context.fill();
            context.closePath();
        }
        // code for static dial
        function staticDial(k) {
            // background image of the canvas is determined by this - Arab numerals or Roman numerals
            if (k == 2)
            { document.getElementById('myCanvas').style.backgroundImage = "url(images/clock_r.png)"; }
            else {
                document.getElementById('myCanvas').style.backgroundImage = "url(images/clock_n.jpg)";
                //dial
                context.beginPath();
                context.arc(200, 150, 140, 0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
                context.strokeStyle = 'lightblue';
                context.lineWidth = 3;
                context.stroke();
                context.closePath();
            }
        }
    
    </script>


    </body>
 
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Move the onclick info, window.setInterval('timing()',500);, to the end of the script. It will call your function the same way the button did.

Code:
<style>
canvas{
background-image: url(&quot;images/clock_r.jpg&quot;);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: center center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id="myCanvas" width="400" class="img-fluid" height="300" >
</canvas>
<div class="text-center">
    <input type="checkbox"  value="Roman" id="chkdial" /><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;Roman Numerals&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>
</div>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<script type="text/javascript" >
var canvas = document.getElementById('myCanvas');
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
var k;
staticDial(1);
function timing() {
    //get date
    var tme = new Date();
    //get seconds
    var s = tme.getSeconds();
    //get minutes
    var m = tme.getMinutes();
    //get hours
    var h = tme.getHours();
    //coordinates for 'seconds' hand
    var x1 = 190 + 120 * Math.cos((270 + 6 * s) * Math.PI / 180);
    var y1 = 150 + 120 * Math.sin((270 + 6 * s) * Math.PI / 180);
    //coordinates for minute hand
    var x2 = 200 + 100 * Math.cos((270 + 6 * m) * Math.PI / 180);
    var y2 = 150 + 100 * Math.sin((270 + 6 * m) * Math.PI / 180);
    // adjustment for the hour hand
    if (h >= 12) {
        h = h + 12;
    }
    if (m > 30) { h = h + 0.5; }
    //coordinates for hour hand
    var x3 = 200 + 80 * Math.cos((270 + 30 * h) * Math.PI / 180);
    var y3 = 150 + 80 * Math.sin((270 + 30 * h) * Math.PI / 180);
    // clear the canvas in after every 1000 ms
    context.clearRect(0, 0, 400, 300);
    // condition for testing for dial-type
    if (document.getElementById('chkdial').checked)
    { staticDial(1); }
    else
    { staticDial(2); }
    //seconds
    context.beginPath();
    context.moveTo(200, 150);
    context.lineTo(x1, y1);
    //context.closePath();
    context.strokeStyle = 'black';
    context.lineWidth = 3;
    context.stroke();
    //minutes
    context.beginPath();
    context.moveTo(200, 150);
    context.lineTo(x2, y2);
    context.strokeStyle = 'black';
    context.lineWidth = 6;
    context.stroke();
    //hours
    context.beginPath();
    context.moveTo(200, 150);
    context.lineTo(x3, y3);
    context.strokeStyle = 'black';
    context.lineWidth = 8;
    context.stroke();
    //dial
    context.beginPath();
    context.arc(200, 150, 140, 0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
    context.strokeStyle = 'dark brown';
    context.lineWidth = 3;
    context.stroke();
    context.closePath();
    //button at the centre to cover the terminals of hands
    context.beginPath();
    context.arc(200, 150, 10, 0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
    context.fillStyle = 'black';
    context.fill();
    context.closePath();
}
// code for static dial
function staticDial(k) {
    // background image of the canvas is determined by this - Arab numerals or Roman numerals
    if (k == 2)
    { document.getElementById('myCanvas').style.backgroundImage = "url(images/clock_r.png)"; }
    else {
        document.getElementById('myCanvas').style.backgroundImage = "url(images/clock_n.jpg)";
        //dial
        context.beginPath();
        context.arc(200, 150, 140, 0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
        context.strokeStyle = 'lightblue';
        context.lineWidth = 3;
        context.stroke();
        context.closePath();
    }
}
window.setInterval('timing()',500);
</script>
</body>
</html>
 

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