Help with Arduino, 7-segment display, and code

so i'm trying semi unique , have limited knowledge of arduino coding (i've been able complete simple projects on own). i've built project box appropriate buttons , have purchased following 7-segment led display adafruit:
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1268

what trying create box when push "start" button, starts timer (of set time - 30 min, 45 min, etc) , timer shown on segment display. @ times, different pins written either high or low trigger wav trigger card. i've got "pause" button freeze time, , "go" button picks time left off when "pause" pushed. i've got 2 leds installed - 1 light when time in progress of running down, , other come on when timer paused.

i using arudino uno.


here's have far:
==================code starts here======================
#include <time.h>
#include <wire.h>
#include "adafruit_ledbackpack.h"
#include "adafruit_gfx.h"
adafruit_7segment matrix = adafruit_7segment();
time_t t;
tmelements_t tm;
int seconds, minutes;

int startbutton = 3;
int inprogled = 4;
int pausedled = 5;
int pausebutton = 6;

int timerrunning = 0;
int pausepushed = 0;

void setup(void)
{ 
  serial.begin(9600); //begin serial
  pinmode(startbutton, input);
  pinmode(pausebutton, input);
  pinmode(inprogled, output);
  pinmode(pausedled, output);
  digitalwrite(startbutton, high);
  digitalwrite(pausebutton, high);
 
    matrix.begin(0x70);
   
    tm.second = 0;
    tm.minute = 30;
    tm.day = 24;
    tm.month = 4;
    tm.year = calendaryrtotm(2015);
   
    t = maketime(tm);
   
     
}

void loop(void)
{
   matrix.print(10000, dec);
   matrix.writedisplay();
   if (digitalread(startbutton) == low) {
     timerrunning = 1;
   }
   if (digitalread(pausebutton) == low) {
     pausepushed= 1;
   }
  serial.println(pausebutton);
  serial.println(startbutton);
 
 
  if(timerrunning == 1){
    digitalwrite(inprogled, high);
    seconds = second(t);
    minutes = minute(t);
   
    matrix.writedigitnum(0, (minutes / 10) % 10, false);
    matrix.writedigitnum(1, (minutes % 10), false);
    matrix.drawcolon(true);
    matrix.writedigitnum(3, (seconds / 10) % 10, false);
    matrix.writedigitnum(4, seconds % 10, false);
    matrix.writedisplay();
    --t; //subtract second
    if (seconds + minutes == 0) {
        //digitalwrite(pin4, high);
    }
    if(pausepushed == 1){
      digitalwrite(pausedled, high);
      while(1);
    }
    delay(1000);
 }
}

can me? feel i'm guessing , making kindof work i'm not doing ther right way.

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can me?

with what? code improperly posted something. didn't does. didn't how differs want. weren't real clear on want, either.

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