Timelines

The Timelines viewer application is a tool for parallel visualisation of events. Primarily designed as a tool for History class.

Controls

MAIN WINDOW
	
	MOUSE
	
	scroll		vertical scroll
	SHIFT+scroll	horizontal scroll
	CTRL+scroll	zoom in/out
	right-click	expand Event / Timeline
	
	KEYBOARD
	
	I		zoom in
	O		zoom out
	M		access Menu
		
MENU
	
	MOUSE			
	
	scroll		vertical scroll
	left-click	toggle Element visibility
	left-click	mark Elements for deletion (delete mode)
	right-click	opens edit mode for selected Element
		
	KEYBOARD
	
	X		exit to menu
	X (add mode)	exit add mode
	X (delete mode)	exit del mode
	X (edit mode)	exit edit mode
	T		add Timeline window
	T (add mode)	adds Timeline
	T (edit mode)	edits Timeline
	E		add Event window
	E (add mode)	adds Event
	E (edit mode)	edits Timeline	
	S		save
	D		delete mode
	D (delete mode)	deletes Elements

Data Structure

data.txt
	all data stored here
	this file must be provided
	
dataBackup.txt
	is created on saving
	contains copy of previous data.txt
	gets rewritten on every save
		
STRUCTURE
	{} -- the program can read this
	
	{[timeline]}					reads the next line, all other text on this line is ignored
	name {any amount of words in one line}		everything but the first word is read
		
	{[event]} 					reads lines until [/event], all other text on this line is ignored
	name {any amount of words in one line} 		everything but the first word is read
	startDate {three words here}			words 2, 3, 4 get read
	endDate {three words here}
	visibility {either 0 or 1}			reads second word, expects 0 or 1
	{any amount of lines here 			notes begin on this line
	will be read}
	{[/event]}					notes end on this line, line not included

Version

Stable version: 1.0

Features under development

• GUI improvements