Hi Bill, there are a few CMS plugins out there:
# Drupal: http://drupal.org/project/timeline # Wordpress: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-simile-timeline/ # Joomla: http://www.artetics.com/ARTools/art-timeline / http://neokortex.pytalhost.de/community/index.php?option=com_remository I was just reprogramming Drupal's timeline module and it might help you. You can use the CMS Drupal to create/configure timelines and use the contents (with date fields) to fill the timeline easily with data. I haven't tried the other CMS' timeline modules, but they might help you to get done what you want. Cheers, Felix George Adams wrote: > Bill, > I work for a school district and wanted a simple way for teachers and > students to create Exhibit web pages. I put together ExibitMaker a > Filemaker based database that can output HTML and JSON files that > display maps, timelines and tables using MIT Exhibit code. > It might just what you need to get going. It is an open source project > on google code > http://code.google.com/p/exhibtmaker/ > It hasn't been updated for a few months so uses some older exhibit code. > George > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:12 AM, mleden <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Hi Bill, > > My suggestion is jump right in! I came to the group pretty green, > too. The SIMILE developers have done a great job of abstracting the > layers of complexity. The biggest initial challenges for me, were: > 1. The terminology (usual with any new tool) > 2. The format of the data (xml, json, etc) > > Bottomline, you will have to invest some time, but it is worth it. If > you haven't already, review the example Timelines and identify the one > that most closely approximates your vision. Then make a copy and make > the changes to run it locally on your web server. This process alone > will greatly improve your comfort level. You will not need to do any > "programming" to get to this point. You will have a working Timeline > over which you have full control. The next step would be to > substitute your data for the example's. > > Best of luck, > -Mark > > > On Aug 26, 9:00 pm, Bill <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I have a very great need to produce an interactive time line. I have > > researched every kind of time line software I could find on the web > > and nothing compares with what I can see your SIMILE Timeline > can do. > > The problem is, I'm not a programmer. Other than work in Basic and > > some machine code years ago, I have little other exposure or > > background. > > > > Is there a "package" of some kind that will allow this beautiful > tool > > to be used by someone like me. I need this so badly that I am > willing > > to invest the effort to learn how to use it at the coding level if > > necesary, but I need to focus on using the tool rather than > developing > > it if at all possible. > > > > I know I am probably way out of the league of the group I am > > addressing, but the tool you have is awsome and I really need to > learn > > how to use it. > > > > Any advice will be appreciated. > > > > Bill > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
