Thank you for reaching out and for your interest in the new timeline functionality. I apologize for any confusion due to missing more details in the previous email.
First, after careful consideration, we have decided to integrate the Trends feature into NoSketch Engine. This entails preserving the Trends button on the Dashboard; however, enabling this feature necessitates the backend computation of trends (mktrends). Please note that implementing these changes requires adjustments in both code and infrastructure, and thus we anticipate its availability later this spring.
As to Timelines, you can utilize this tool by incorporating the following syntax into your corpus configuration:
DIACHRONIC "structure.attribute" (e.g., DIACHRONIC "doc.year")
This allows you to generate timelines without requiring any pre-computation. The Timeline results will be computed on the front end when you run the tool. Timelines are available on the Concordance result page via a separate button and the Wordlist result page via View options.
Last but not least, we have detected some discrepancies in computing timelines. We are planning to release a new version of NoSketch Engine.
Best regards,