João Miguel Pais wrote:
>>> - how do I program a duration that goes until the end of the timeline?
>>>
>> The timeline never ends but scrolls on forever... So I'm not sure what
>> you mean by making a duration that goes until the end of the timeline.
>>
> it was connected with the next feature I asked for, a timeline that has an
> end (and maybe a beginning?). One nice idea could be to check the system
> date and end the timeline there. (at least for the one I'm doing, only
> with past events, no future ones)
>
Let me think more about that...
>>> - the timeline doesn't display my name correctly - ã. Is this normal
>>> with extended characters?
>>>
>> It should be able to display Unicode text properly. You need to set your
>> text editor to save your file in UTF-8 encoding.
>>
> that worked. what about if a title takes more space than a duration, it
> remains inside the duration band?
>
No, it will go after the duration band. In the new layout that I'm
making for version 2, the title always goes outside.
> will it be possible to put several timelines over another? like one for
> each category, instead of coloring duration bands? (it could be done
> already by efficient html programming, but they wouldn't be in sync, would
> they?)
>
Do you mean something like this?
http://www.lincolnstein.org/timelines/
David
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