Timelines Plugin

[Mohammad]

Announcement: New Timelines plugin

Date: Aug 8th, 2019

Release: 0.5 initial release

Only work on TW5.1.20+

Timelines is a collection of four macros for creating vertical and horizontal timeline and sequence. The content or description and data of events are stored in individual tiddlers.

Timelines contain two timeline macros and two sequence macros. A sequence macro shows event contents in sequence not necessarily in chronological order. The order can be determined by tag or list field or other methods.

The date of events can be stored in a separate field or the modified field can be used.

Syntax

<<timeline-horizontal filter limit:10 template:"" footer:"footer" class date:"modified" stateTiddler>>
<<sequence-horizontal filter limit:10 template:"" footer:"footer" class date:"modified" stateTiddler>>

<<timeline-vertical filter limit:10 template:"" footer:"footer" class date:"modified">>
<<sequence-vertical filter limit:10 template:"" footer:"footer" class date:"modified">>

Content and parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
filter	required	a Tiddlywiki filter to select tiddlers for presentation
limit	optional	maximum number of tiddlers to be shown. Default value is 10
template	optional	a template to display the tiddler content
footer	optional	the field name which stores a an extra text to be displayed as footer
class	optional	an extra class to customize how tiddler content is displayed
date	optional	the field name which stores a date in standard Tiddlywiki format. Default field is modified
stateTiddler	optional	the name of a state tiddler to keep the state of events. Each call to macro needs a unique state tiddler

Install

Simply drag and drop $:/plugins/kookma/timelines into your wiki

Project code and demo

• GitHub demo page
• GitHub code page

Change log

0.6.0 – final release

31st July 2019

• New tehran timeline added
• New ilam timeline added

0.5.0 – first release

28th July 2019

• added gilan timeline
• added kerman timeline

Acknowledgement

• All Tiddlywikians

Your feedback is highly appreciated
Cheers
Mohammad

[Mohammad]

A new release is out there!

• Minor issues fixed
• Documentation improved

Project code and demo

• GitHub demo page
• GitHub code page

[Luis Gonzalez]

Thats wonderfull!!

This is how it looks:

[Mohammad]

Hi Luis,

 Note that you can add a user field to your tiddler say mydate or other name you like!

This filed can be used for storing date e.g 1969-08-17 like 19690817

Then when call the timeline macro you can tell macro you have the date stored in your custom field.

Example

user field date

<<timeline-vertical ..... date=mydate ....>>

[@TiddlyTweeter]

Very good piece of work!

It would be very interesting if you ever brought into one plugin/system all your innovations with *visuality* in TW.

I think you are addressing fundamental issues of "informational representation".

In many ways, better *visual* representation is more important in uptake of use of TW than the more arcane--those that know--development of filters.

What we lack is *integration*. Why should a user need to find 7 plugins on presentation when ONE will do the job?

Just thoughts

Josiah  

[Mohammad]

Many thanks Josiah!

I am working on that and hopefully I will release an edition (I prefer to call it app) include some handy plugins.

1. Trashbin
2. Todolist
3. Commander
4. Shiraz
5. Semantic colors
6. Timelines
7. Favorites

And include some other from TW developers.

Cheers

Mohammad

[Mohammad]

Some other useful plugin

• Highlight.js
• KaTeX
• Codemirror
• Link links (to Tabs)
• Print River
• ...

--Mohammad

[@TiddlyTweeter]

Ciao Mohammad

I definitely think that complete apps is a very good way to go.

For end users not so interested in endless add-ons they have to find I think it could make a big difference.

I doubt it makes any significant downgrade in performance having a bunch of things included they might never use.

The point is having utility present they will use.

Best wishes

TT 

[Mohammad]

Yes, I thought these may be the essential tools, but some may be useless for some users like KaTeX.

By the way, I don't think these extra plugins cause a side effect on the performance but absolutely they will enlarge the TW file!.

--Mohammad

[@TiddlyTweeter]

Ciao Mohammad

I'd say that issue is most about performance. 

At what point does adding items slow performance?

I don't think its an issue including stuff that is never used in any way. 

Most software has 70% of features no one uses.

Thoughts
Josiah

On Thursday, 8 August 2019 13:56:06 UTC+2, Mohammad wrote:

Yes, I though these may be the essential tools, but some may be useless for some users like KaTeX.

[Christian Macedo]

second that sentiment. I've been looking for a way to do this for ages.
Use case? Sorting out the sequence of events on news items where the information comes in dribs and drabs.

[Mohammad]

Hi Christian,

 I am glad you found Timelines useful! Don't forget you can use custom template and customize the content to be displayed

in many ways! No need to know how Timelines work just use simple TW template!

Cheers

Mohammad

[Mohammad]

New release here https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tiddlywiki/vQCgQKu3GsU/MrHMivAlCwAJ