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Beta Release 0.3.1 – Story Arc View June 14, 2009

Posted by aeontimeline in development, new feature, releases, usability.
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Aeon Timeline Version 0.3.1 has just been released for both Leopard and Tiger. The version 0.3 release is the next major milestone in the evolution of Aeon Timeline.

I would encourage everyone to update to this new release, as the new version is a major advancement. 

The big addition to this release is the all new Story Arc View. Although it is not yet feature complete (the links between Story Arcs have not yet been implemented), it is still a big addition to Aeon Timeline. The new Story Arc view provides:

  • A horizontal timeline, using a similar folding timeline algorithm to the Entity View, that compresses time periods with little activity, and expands time periods when there are lots of events.
  • A much better temporal view of the timeline by placing all events at their exact location, and provides a visual display of events’ duration.
  • Events can be split into different story arcs with simple drag and drop operations, making it easy to sort out the events that belong together.
  • Story Arcs can be hidden and shown with a simple drop-down menu option, making it easy to concentrate on smaller sections of your timeline at once.
  • The Story Arc View is fully integrated with the Entity View, sharing the same Hot Tags bar, maintaining selections as you toggle between views, etc.

The next version will provide vast improvements to the somewhat limited exporting and printing options currently available. Please participate in the discussion over on the Scrivener forums regarding exporting the timeline data to Scrivener (and other writing software): http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=6085

 

Follow the link for upgrade information. 

 

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Still Active… April 2, 2009

Posted by aeontimeline in development.
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Almost two months have gone by since my last post here, so I am just writing to let everyone know that Aeon Timeline is still being actively developed.

As I forecast after the last release, I am now in the middle of a large update to add the separate Story Arc view to Aeon Timeline. This is probably the largest piece of development left to complete on the application, as I need to write not only a new view, but make sure it is seamlessly integrated with the existing application.

At this point, I will not predict when the next beta release will be available. But it will be a big improvement. In the mean time, please continue to download and provide feedback on the existing beta release.

Beta Release 0.2.3 (Recommended Update) February 3, 2009

Posted by aeontimeline in bug fix, development, releases.
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Aeon Timeline version 0.2.3 has just been released for both Leopard and Tiger users. Version 0.2.3 is a minor release following on from the previous major release. This is a recommended upgrade for all users. 

Changes for this release include:

  • New Flexible Time Zone Calculations – the flexible time zone calculations have been overhauled. The selected zoom levels for particular sections should now appear more logical and consistent.
  • Fixed potential crash caused by creates note in the Add Event Sheet.
  • Fixed problem with tags and hot tags not updating correctly
  • Fixed problem with the title in the inspector reverting to the previous value
  • Fixed problem with the title field in the inspector not scrolling to show the full text
  • Fixed problem where the overview bar did not display the blue position bar until the user scrolled
  • Fixed layout issues with the Header Bar on small screens
  • Fixed problem where clicking in the ‘participation space’ would not affect the Inspector selection
  • Adjusted the minimum window height to 500 pixels (was 700)
  • Made text sit above participation circles if they overlap due to small gap
  • Fixed potential problem for documents updated from 0.1 where the event title could be changed
  • Added check mark next to current participation in right-click popup menu

Aeon Timeline now supports automatic downloads, so Version 0.2 users can check for updates and download the new version from within Aeon Timeline. Alternatively, the latest version can be downloaded by clicking on the Latest Version link at the top of the blog page.

The next major release will feature Story Arc View, as per the previous blog post and forum discussion. As this is a major development, this new release will not be available for some time.