Extension:EasyTimeline/yo
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| Implementation | TagCategory:Tag extensions/yo |
| Description | Adds <timeline> tag for creating timelines |
| Author(s) | Erik Zachte |
| MediaWiki | >= 1.44 |
| Database changes | No |
| License | GNU General Public License 2.0 only |
| Download | Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control/yo CHANGELOG |
| Example | See below |
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| Public wikis using | 7,989 (Ranked 20th) |
| Translate the EasyTimeline extension | |
| Issues | Open tasks · Report a bug |
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The EasyTimeline extension produces an embedded image from wikitext. The image can be a one-dimensional diagram (horizontally or vertically) or a two-dimensional one.
Wo oju-iwe iranlọwọ lori lilo sintasi ti a pese nipasẹ itẹsiwaju yii. Wo tun oju-iwe yii lori EasyTimeline tabi ṣere pẹlu rẹ ni test.wikipedia.org.
Wo oju-iwe iranlọwọ lori lilo sintasi ti a pese nipasẹ itẹsiwaju yii.
akitiyan igba pipẹ wa lati gba itẹsiwaju Chart lati rọpo itẹsiwaju yii.
Charts examples
Several examples of what is possible. For more extensive examples, see
- WW II – Pacific Theatre – horizontal
- History of Computing – horizontal
- Tour-de-France Sieger – vertical
- Vocal and instrumental pitch ranges (a nice example of a diagram that is not a timeline at all) – horizontal
- Complete Timeline of Macintosh models – horizontal
- Simpler timelines:
- :en:Template:Extinction events graphical timeline – horizontal, uses w:Template:Horizontal timeline
- :en:Talk:Invention_of_radio/Archive_1#Timeline.2C_Players – horizontal with arrows
- :en:Gaius_Marius#Timeline – vertical
- Population developement – horizontal
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Code example
- See also: Extension:EasyTimeline/syntax
Just to show you that the script syntax is reasonably intuitive, here is the script for the image above: Soviet Leaders.
<timeline>
# All measures are in pixels
ImageSize = width:160 height:550
PlotArea = left:50 right:0 bottom:10 top:10
AlignBars = justify
DateFormat = yyyy
Period = from:1917 till:1991
TimeAxis = orientation:vertical
ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:5 start:1920
# there is no automatic collision detection,
# so shift texts up or down manually to avoid overlap
Define $dx = 25 # shift text to right side of bar
PlotData=
bar:Leaders color:red width:25 mark:(line,white) align:left fontsize:S
from:start till:1924 shift:($dx,15) text:Vladimir~Ilyich~[[Special:MyLanguage/Lenin|Lenin]]
from:1924 till:1953 shift:($dx,5) text:[[Special:MyLanguage/Stalin|Josef~Stalin]]
from:1953 till:1964 shift:($dx,5) text:Nikita~[[Special:MyLanguage/Khrushchev|Khrushchev]]
from:1964 till:1982 shift:($dx,5) text:Leonid~[[Special:MyLanguage/Brezhnev|Brezhnev]]
from:1982 till:1984 shift:($dx,-12) text:Yuri~[[Special:MyLanguage/Andropov|Andropov]]
from:1984 till:1985 shift:($dx,4) text:Konstantin~[[Special:MyLanguage/Chernenko|Chernenko]] fontsize:XS
from:1985 till:end shift:($dx,10) text:Mikhail~[[Special:MyLanguage/Gorbachev|Gorbachev]]
</timeline>
Double and single brackets can be used like on Wikipedia, and language prefixes are possible, e.g., [[de:foo|more about foo]]. Single brackets for external links are also supported.
Unicode
EasyTimeline does not yet support Unicode.
Aug 2004: Minimal UTF-8 support has been added, meaning EasyTimeline now recognizes UTF-8 encoded characters. However, support for directionality and complex scripts is very lacking. The default font may not have glyphs for all characters. An alternate font can be specified via $wgTimelineFontFile
- SVG to PNG
To show texts correctly for RTL languages (like Arabic, Persian, Hebrew,...) you can use <timeline method="svg2png">timeline code here</timeline> instead of <timeline>timeline code here</timeline>. it shows the timeline as png, but the links will be disabled.
Tips
For first-time users, EasyTimeline may not seem that easy at all. As with all script languages, it takes some getting used to. Also, the syntax description may be a bit bewildering due to its sheer size. Fortunately, many elements of the script language are optional.
The 'Easy' in EasyTimeline conveys the message that once a timeline exists, it is not so hard to understand, enhance, or correct. Also, translating it for use on another Wikipedia is pretty straightforward.
Tips:
- See some chart examples to find something you could pick and edit for your purposes
- Put each timeline on a separate Template page: this makes it easier to edit, faster to preview, and possible to include it in several pages
Using the current date
Lati lo ọjọ ti o wa lọwọlọwọ rii daju pe tabili ṣii pẹlu {{#tag:timeline| ati tilekun pẹlu }}.
Lẹhinna ọjọ ti o wa lọwọlọwọ le fi sii nipa lilo awọn ọrọ idan.
Fun apẹẹrẹ {{#akoko: d/m/Y }} tabi {{CURRENTDAY2}}/{{CURRENTMONTH2}}/{{CURRENTYEAR }} mejeeji yoo mu ọjọ jade ni ọna kika dd/mm/yyyy.
See also
- Presentation about EasyTimeline at Wikimania 2005 (abstract, slides, speaker notes)
- w:Template:Simple Horizontal timeline An easier timeline to use on Wikipedia.
Installation
- Requirements
This extension requires the following software to be installed on the server:
- Installation
See the installation instructions.
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