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As you can see there are two kinds of events: | As you can see there are two kinds of events: | ||
: | :time intervals, represented by horizontal bars; | ||
:and | :and instantaneous events, represented by cards, connected to the timeline with a line. | ||
There are 7 data fields for each event: | There are 7 data fields for each event: | ||
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Let’s go through all of the data fields one by one. | Let’s go through all of the data fields one by one. | ||
''Visible text'' - for | ''Visible text'' - for time intervals try to put short titles here, not whole sentences. You can use ''Comment'' field to put longer text there. | ||
For | For instantaneous events the text can be longer, but don’t put entire articles there. One or two sentences should suffice. | ||
In the cards you can use some of the features of Wikipedia’s wikitext. For example, to add a link, use double brackets. | In the cards you can use some of the features of Wikipedia’s wikitext. For example, to add a link, use double brackets. | ||
If you want the link title to be different from the page name, specify it after vertical line. | If you want the link title to be different from the page name, specify it after vertical line. |