Visualize time sequences with Timeline

On the Timeline

Article from Issue 176/2015
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Timeline manages and visualizes time sequences in a simple and intuitive way.

Many good mysteries use a graphical representation of time, known as a timeline, to reconstruct the background of a crime. Even if you do not intend to start a career as a detective, however, a tool for visualizing time sequences can still be very useful.

The Python program Timeline [1] is a tool that lets you create, use, and modify timelines. A timeline essentially consists of a horizontal bar that symbolizes the passage of time in the direction of reading. On the bar, you can mark points in time, with time periods labeled on the horizontal axis.

Setting Up Timeline

Many distributions already have Timeline in their repositories, so you can install the program conveniently using the respective package managers. Alternatively, you can download the source code from SourceForge and follow the developers's instructions [2].

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