Okay, this is a bit embarassing. After posting both on my blog and writing to the listserv, it now appears that the Google Form Timeline is not functioning as it should. There have been at least three people (I'm guessing from here) who have used the form to add an event to the spreadsheet, but they are not being plotted on the timeline. At first I thought that it had to do with the way the dates were formatted: the spreadsheet was forcing them into a format that Exhibit doesn't read. However, I've corrected that and I'm getting nothing, not even events that I've added subsequently added directly to the spreadsheet or via the form.
I tested this process with three different people this afternoon and didn't have any problems. Firebug isn't showing me anything wrong with the page. I'll work on hunting down what the problem might be tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for the interest thus far. Brian General List <[email protected]> writes: >Hi all, > >Last week Google added a new functionality to its spreadsheets. You can read >about it at [ >http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2008/02/stop-sharing-spreadsheets-start.html >]http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2008/02/stop-sharing-spreadsheets-start.html. >Basically, you can create a form to have people populate the spreadsheet with >data without having to allow them access to the spreadsheet. > >I wondered if I could use this with my work on Exhibit and timelines for my >classes. The result is what I'm calling the Google Forms Timeline: [ >http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/bcroxal/www/Portfolio/GoogleFormsTimeline.html >]http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/bcroxal/www/Portfolio/GoogleFormsTimeline.html. > >Feel free to test drive it yourselves by filling out the form at [ >https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pgVTGTpzTQgu8Xk5EFT1zew >]https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pgVTGTpzTQgu8Xk5EFT1zew. > >I think there are some advantages and disadvantages for using the form in a >classroom setting, and I discuss these on my blog at [ >http://ecitadventures.blogspot.com/2008/02/making-timelines-easier.html >]http://ecitadventures.blogspot.com/2008/02/making-timelines-easier.html. > >One question for this and the Victorian Age Timeline that I've posted about >previously: when I load the timelines into a browser (generally FF, but also >IE and Safari), when I click on an event with a picture, the first time the >event bubble generates, it is far too small for the picture (horiz. and vert. >scroll bars are the result). Closing the bubble and immediately re-opening the >bubble causes the bubble to scale appropriately. Is there a way around this? > >Brian >-------------------------------- >Brian Croxall >English Department and Emory Center for Interactive Teaching (ECIT) >Emory University >Atlanta, Georgia 30322 >404.630.5271 >[ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://simile.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/general
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