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Timeline view | V2 Specs

smkraus edited this page Jun 20, 2014 · 18 revisions

Timeline view - V2

Addenda to V1

General

  • Header stays the same
  • Filtering and text search logic stay in place
  • Potential use of icons in addition to colors to indicate category

Timeline Mockup 1


Interface

  • all data points are displayed on the canvas (they are loaded per
    • squares for predictions year_published
    • circles for predicted realisations (year_predicted)
    • circles for actual realisations (year_introduced)
    • lines between data points are permanently shown with opacity 0.3
  • Squares and circles are colored by the category of the prediction (same as cards)
  • Every data point (prediction, predicted realisation, actual realisation) is displayed on a separate line
    • order along y-axis:
      • cluster by category (color)
      • editor's picks
      • date of creation in DB
  • along the y-axis labels will indicate the names of the respective categories

Timeline Mockup 2


Interactions

  • On click or touch on a square/circle
    • tooltip of clicked/touched square/circle is shown, consisting of:
      • Headline (added by editor)
      • fall back for Headline: Description
      • Date
      • Button "Read more"
    • all other data points fade to opacity 0.5
    • only one tooltip is shown at once
    • only one line is shown at opacity 1 once
  • On click or touch on whitespace
    • line and tooltip disappear

Responsiveness

  • Focus is on visualization rather than navigation
  • Zooming on tablet and mobile will need to "work by hand"

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