[Wikipedia-l] EasyTimeline - Generate graphical timelines from a simple script

[Erik Zachte]

As the saying goes: a picture often tells more than a thousand words. This
is certainly true for graphical timelines. A detailed listing of events and
dates in tabular form may offer the reader a lot of specifics, but may fail
to provide an overview, a grand perspective.

I have devised a simple yet flexible script syntax for defining time chart
input.

A user writes an input script, runs EasyTimeline (invokes other free sw) to
generate the chart and uploads chart and script to Wikipedia. Someone else
can download and modify the script, generate a new or translated version of
the chart, and upload chart and script back to Wikipedia.

Examples and details at
http://members.chello.nl/epzachte/Wikipedia/EasyTimeline/Introduction.htm

Please comment at
http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Project_Time_Charts

Erik Zachte