I will interject that you might find things a little easier if you crafted your timeline using the exhibit framework (http://simile-widgets.org/exhibit), which allows you to read the data in many formats (such as a spreadsheet) and not do any programming to set up the timeline.
mleden 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]> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
