[Foundation-l] timelines & extensions

Sun Aug 31 00:16:57 UTC 2008

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WikiTimeLine ?

mboverload wrote:
> 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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Alex (w:en:User:Mr.Z-man)