Hi Marcel, Note that typically, a php script ends in .php ....
Anyhow, if you want your php script to tell the Javascript to center the Timeline to a particular date, then you just need to pass the information along from the php to a script element inside the html. Then have the script center the Timeline. Tips for debugging this sort of thing: 1) Remember that the php produces an html file. So look in the source of the RESULTING html file on your browser to see what the php program produced. -- Use View Source on the browser. 2) Remember that the php file needs to write out valid javascript. -- check that dates in string format are surrounded by quotes. 3) Once the javascript in the php-produced html looks right, use Firebug to debug the javascript. Note: The following javascript looks wrong: <script>centerTimeline(cDate); </script> It should be something more like <script>timeline_object.centerTimeline(cDate); </script> -- where timeline_object is the result from the create_timeline call. Also, cDate has to be in the right format. See the centerTimeline documentation. Good luck, Larry ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: SIMILE Widgets <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 11:55:53 AM Subject: Re: Center timeline via extern link Hello Larry, thank you a lot for the fast and detailed answer. Maybe i described my question a bit wrong. I am not trying to parse the whole string just use the passed GET_variable to center the timeline at this location via link. e.g. i have a CMS with lots of events and every event is linked (show this event on the timeline) with a passed GET_variable. http://www.yourdomain.com/timeline.html?cDate=1500 was an example for calling the timeline.html and pass a date (cDate=1500) as a GET_variable This cDate variable contains the information which date should be the center-date. Then a script (PHP or ASP.NET) reads out this GET_vars and pass cDate to a javascript which shall center the timeline according to its value. I already tried the centerTimeline -function but without success. I though that it is ok just to call <script>centerTimeline(cDate); </script> when the variable is set, otherwise timeline should use its default - center. What is wrong with my considerations? And please be patient i am new to this stuff too (o: As soon as possible i will post a link to this timeline-mashup. Thx for reading i hop it is no too confusing! (o: --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SIMILE Widgets" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/simile-widgets?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
