[Foundation-l] timelines & extensions

Sun Aug 31 00:02:56 UTC 2008

It would be most excellent to have something like this.

Wikprojects could make timelines of events in their areas, and it would be a
great asset to the public.

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:12 AM, Pedro Sanchez <pdsanchez at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just a question (srry this is not strictly foundation related, but
> it's the only true meta lsit I've found)
>
> Has anyone worked on an extension for timelines like the ones on the
> simile project? Was anyone aware of that project?
>
> Example:
> http://matmor.unam.mx/~drini/timelines.php<http://matmor.unam.mx/%7Edrini/timelines.php>
>
> They're much more appealing than the ones we currently use. Code is
> BSD licensed and I've linked a JSON data file on the example.
>
> Many more examples on the homepage:
> http://simile.mit.edu/timeline/
>
> I know I know "what about those using lynx"!!!
> Yet we have embedded video and sound players, we use foldable divs
> tricks, etc, use an ajax search box etc.
>
>  A similar interesting one and with a great potential is also the Timeplot
> one.
>
> Good idea? Bad idea?
>
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