T I M E L I N E

What is this?

Timeline is a web widget for visualizing temporal data.

Running Timeline

Timeline consists entirely of static files (javascript libraries, image files and css files). All you really need is to serve those resources off a web server without having to install any special server side functionality. Therefore any web server will do.

Two ways to access the library:

1. If you have a web server running your machine:

   1. Install the Java runtime from Sun if your OS doesn't have it already (get it for free at http://www.java.com)
   2. Install Apache Ant (get it for free at http://ant.apache.org)
   3. Open a shell or command prompt in the same directory of this file and type:

   ant

   Ant will use the build.xml configuration file to construct and the script will copy all the required files in the give path.

2. No web server? The timeline project includes a small webserver to get you started:

   1. Install the Java runtime from Sun if your OS doesn't have it already (get it for free at http://www.java.com)
   2. Open a shell or command prompt in the same directory of this file. In windows run:

   run

   In unix/macosx run:

   ./run

   and then point your browser to

   http://127.0.0.1:9999/timeline/

How do I customize Timeline?

Refer to the Timeline web site.

Mailing List and Forum

Join the community by joining the SIMILE Widgets Google Group.

Licensing and legal issues

Timeline is open source software and are licensed under the BSD license located in the LICENSE.txt file located in the same directory as this very file you are reading.

Credits

This software was created by the SIMILE project and originally written by the SIMILE development team (in alphabetical order):

• David François Huynh <dfhuynh at csail.mit.edu>

Thanks for your interest.

The SIMILE Widgets Project