Mike - the first example I gave was my own very 'lazy' default
implementation of Simile, the second one from Historypin uses TimelineJS,
your favourite. Enough said?!
But both being based on a data driven API it should be simple to convert
one to the other, which is something I've been meaning to do for my Flickr
Commons one.
Going back to the original post, I see that TimelineJS can take data from a
Google Doc and they provide a template (go to
http://timeline.verite.co/and 'File Formats') - that looks really
interesting.
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On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'd agree about MIT - although you can render it really nicely provided
> you aren't tempted to be lazy and use the default.
>
> I like this one best myself: http://timeline.verite.co/
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> On 16 Apr 2013, at 11:11, Joseph Padfield <
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>
> > I had thought that Exhibit 3.0 was being developed, but looking at the
> site it seems there have not been any changes since Feb 2012, so perhaps
> you are right. Shame though as it is quite flexible.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > On 16/04/13 10:59, James Morley wrote:
> >> I have to say that my impression is that Simile/Timeline/Exhibit is
> rather end-of-life, unless anyone knows otherwise?
> >>
> >> ---
> >> James Morley
> >> www.jamesmorley.net <http://www.jamesmorley.net> / @jamesinealing
> >> www.whatsthatpicture.com <http://www.whatsthatpicture.com> /
> @PhotosOfThePast
> >> www.apennypermile.com <http://www.apennypermile.com> / @APennyPerMile
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Joseph Padfield <
> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Also if you are able to look at using a Simile
> >> <http://www.simile-widgets.org/> based Timeline
> >> <http://www.simile-widgets.org/timeline/> you may also want to
> >> look at their Exhibit <http://www.simile-widgets.org/exhibit/>
> >> widget which allows for a greater range of interaction options.
> >>
> >> Joe
> >>
> >>
> >> On 16/04/13 09:12, James Morley wrote:
> >>> Hi I'd first ask two questions before I can give a more detailed
> >>> answer (and in the process make the important division between
> >>> the source data and the presentation): - what information do you
> >>> have and how do you have it stored? From your initial post it
> >>> sounds like it may be new content and so you could place it
> >>> anywhere, but if you do have it already stored somewhere that
> >>> could be worth exploring rather than having to rework it. As a
> >>> side question, who will be contributing content and will it be a
> >>> finite dataset or ongoing? - what is the ultimate goal in terms
> >>> of presentation? Is it a slick feature on a public website, with
> >>> implied enhanced interaction? Here are two examples to stimulate
> >>> thoughts: Simile based timeline dynamically pulling in large
> >>> dataset of Flickr Commons images using API (rather old I'm
> >>> afraid, and definitely with a focus on quantity over quality!) -
> >>>
> http://www.whatsthatpicture.com/vintage-photos/flickr-commons/interactive-timeline
> >>> Historypin timeline based on a smaller dataset with a focus on
> >>> really nice design and UI -
> >>> http://www.historypin.com/project/16602005-remember-timeline/
> >>> James --- James Morley www.jamesmorley.net
> >>> <http://www.jamesmorley.net> / @jamesinealing
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> >>> @PhotosOfThePast www.apennypermile.com
> >>> <http://www.apennypermile.com> / @APennyPerMile
> >>> <http://www.apennypermile.com> <http://www.apennypermile.com>
> >>> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Linda Armitage
> >>> <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>> Dear All,
> >>>> Where is a good place to start exploring examples of great visual
> >>>> timelines? We have used so far a Google spreadsheet adapted via
> Brian
> >>>> Croxall's tutorial:
> >>>> http://briancroxall.net/TimelineTutorial/TimelineTutorial.html -
> for an
> >>>> internal application only. A new colleague (Gemma) suggests you
> MCGers
> >>>> would be the ideal people to ask. Any contributions therefore
> gratefully
> >>>> received.
> >>>> TIA, Linda
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