Extension:WikiTimeLine

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WikiTimeLine Release status: beta
Implementation	Parser extension, Hook
Description	Graphical illustration of historic events
Author(s)	Markus Szumovski (DontPanicTalk)
Last Version	1.0 (July 30, 2008)
MediaWiki	1.5 or higher
License	GPL (version 2)
Download	Zip package WikiTimeLine.net
Example	WikiTimeLine.net
Added rights GNU GPL
Hooks used ParserAfterTidy SkinTemplateContentActions UnknownAction
check usage (experimental)

[edit] What can this extension do?

It will display historic events entered at MediaWiki with WikiTimeLine tags after clicking on their WikiTimeLine links. Since version 1.0 WikiTimeLine uses JavaScript to display these events on a timeline and can therefore also be used by heavy traffic wikis.

Because of this new client-side created JavaScript interface of WikiTimeLine it is now much more interactive too. Now you can change the visible window with this JavaScript interface in real-time as you like: Zoom in or out, move to the left or right. Also, you can now click on an event and see more information about it.

[edit] Usage

WikiTimeLine is a MediaWiki extension in cooperation with the WikiTimeScale website. The historic events or people are added with tags to the MediaWiki articles and afterwards can be displayed in an image as timelines by clicking onto their links (which are created out of the wtl and wikitimeline tags).

This is the WikiTimeLine interface with one event added.

In this example, three timelines are shown. You can change the visible window with this javascrip interface as you like: Zoom in or out, move to the left or right.

[edit] Download instructions

See Download instructions on the WikiTimeLine Website http://www.wikitimeline.net

[edit] Installation

To install this extension, add the following at the bottom of LocalSettings.php:

require_once("$IP/extensions/wikitimeline/wikitimeline.php");

[edit] Configuration parameters

Read comments in wikitimeline.setup.php to each parameter.

[edit] Tested Browsers

WikiTimeLine was tested successfully with the following browsers:

• Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8
• Firefox 2, 3
• Opera 8, 9.5 (partially functional with 7 and 7.5)
• Safari 3.1, 4
• Mozilla 1
• Netscape Navigator 8, 9 (partially functional with 6 and 7)