A timeline zoomed with the mouse wheel, about the pointer, and moved by dragging, sideways and up and down. On its own, {{everywhen}} shows every entry of Everywhen; with a tag, it shows that part only. All this is done by MediaWiki:Gadget-everywhen.js.
A wheel that reaches the band while the page is still scrolling is left to the page, so scrolling past an embedded timeline does not get caught in it. When there are more rows than the band can show, Alt+wheel, or the wheel over the scrollbar at the right, scrolls them. Once it has the focus, +, −, 0 and the arrows work too. ⌂ goes back to the opening view; ☰ splits the band into rows, when there is more than one.
The field above the band keeps only the entries whose name contains what is typed, accents aside. + or Enter keeps that name, so that another can be added to it, and × on a name removes it.
| Parameter | Meaning |
|---|---|
tag |
Show only the entries with this tag; several, comma-separated, means any of them. The name of the page holding an entry counts as one of its tags. |
src |
Read these pages (comma-separated) instead of all the pages Everywhen/….
|
from, to |
The opening view, as dates. Without them, the view fits all that is shown. |
lanes |
yes opens with one row per lane. By default there is one band.
|
height |
In pixels; 240 by default. |
Entries are the lines starting with * on the pages Everywhen/…; any other line is ignored. Each reads
* date | label | key=value | key=value
The label may hold a [[link]] or an external link, which the entry then points to.
| Date | Means |
|---|---|
1956, 1956-01, 1956-01-07 |
a year, a month, a day |
-427 |
427 BC (there is no year 0) |
~1500 |
about 1500 |
66Ma, 13.8Ga, 300ka |
that long ago |
1916-08-31..2002-01-16 |
a span, drawn as a bar; 1952.. runs up to now
|
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
tags |
Comma-separated tags, for the embedded views. |
lane |
The row it goes on when the band is split; by default the name of its page. |
rank |
1 to 5, 3 by default: the higher, the nearer the top of the band. |
link |
Where it points, if the label has no link. |
note |
Added to its tooltip. |
kind |
What it is, which sets its colour: science (blue), art (dark green, artists and writers), history (dark red, historical figures). Without a kind, it is grey.
|
color |
Overrides the colour of its kind. |