* Ilja ---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: General Digest, Vol 9, Issue 16 > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:00:02 -0500 > > Send General mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://simile.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/general > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of General digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. RE: Timeline - creating reusable timelines (not > date-specific) (Mary McRae) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:37:34 -0500 > From: "Mary McRae" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Timeline - creating reusable timelines (not > date-specific) > To: "'David Huynh'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'General List'" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi David, > > I've finally gotten back to the project - you can see my first sample here: > http://www.office-xml.com/TCAdmin/TCProcessTips/NewTCFormation.html > http://www.office-xml.com/TCAdmin/TCProcessTips/NewTCFormation.xml (datafile) > > Thanks for adding the generic days/weeks/quarters! This is great. I hope that > the members find the timelines to be > useful visual references. > > A couple of questions: > When both a range and a single day start on the day, the range appears above > the singleton. I'd like to flip them (for > instance, submit charter should come prior to review charter). They're in the > proper sequence in the xml file. > > In all but one span, the text appears in the span itself. For some reason, > the text "conference call" appears next to > the span, rather than within it. > > Wish list items: > It would be cool if someone could enter a start date and then have the > timeline automatically calculate actual dates. > > There are some dependencies - for instance, if the first meeting is a > face-to-face, it must be no sooner than 45 days > after the call for participation is announced; but if it's a teleconference, > it can be 30 days. The call for nominations > goes out 15 days before the first meeting ... not sure if there's a way that > could actually be added to the scripting. > > Thanks again, > > Mary > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Huynh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 3:47 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; General List > > Subject: Re: Timeline - creating reusable timelines (not > > date-specific) > > > > For those interested in project management, here is a sample timeline: > > > > http://people.csail.mit.edu/dfhuynh/misc/planning.html > > > > David > > > > Mary McRae wrote: > > > I've just discovered Timeline and think it would be valuable to > > > document some particular processes required by my > > organization. These > > > timelines are not tied to specific dates. For example: > > > > > > day 1: submit request > > > day 1-5: request reviewed; accepted/rejected day 5: event > > posted days > > > 5-19: review days 20-24: conference day 33: final comments day 35: > > > final posting > > > > > > I would like to use week# on the bottom with day# on the > > top... this > > > would help users plan their events and make sure they get > > the timeline > > > right. > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > > > x > > > x--------------------------x > > > x > > > > > > week1 week2 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > > > > > > I am not versed in javascript, although the coding seems fairly > > > straightforward. I *am* well-versed in XML, although don't see a > > > schema posted for an XML dataset but made some assumptions from the > > > sample data provided. > > > > > > My XML file looks like this: > > > <data> > > > <event isDuration="false" start="1" end="1" title="Submit Proposed > > > Event" link="http://www.mycompany.com"; > > > > The requirements for event submission can be found here > > </event> > > > <event isDuration="true" start="1" end="5" title="Review Proposed > > > Event" link="http://www.mycompany.com"; > > > > Upon receipt of an eventsubmission, the administrator > > will review for > > > the following: > > > </event> > > > <event isDuration="true" start="5" end="19" title="Announce Comment > > > Period" link="http://www.mycompany.com"; > > > > The administrator will open the event for public review > > </event> > > > </data> > > > > > > Do I need a custom extension or is there some other way to get the > > > results I'm looking for? I have a dozen or more of these types of > > > timelines and I'm hoping Timeline can meet my needs. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://simile.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/general > > > End of General Digest, Vol 9, Issue 16 > ************************************** _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://simile.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/general
