Visual Display Settings
The display settings section of Settings give you options on how to display events on your timeline.
Timeline Layout
This option gives you three different ways you can display your events in the vertical space on the timeline.
- Each event will be displayed underneath the previous one, until an event’s start position is further right than the right-most edge of all previous events.
- This is more stable and consistent when zooming (events won’t jump around so much), but can create very long chains (and a lot of vertical height) for large timelines.
- Events will be displayed at the top-most vertical space that will fit them.
- This uses the least space, but events are interleaved and related events may be separated vertically by others
- Event positions are inconsistent when zooming (they are likely to shuffle around to very different vertical locations when you change the zoom)
- Each event will be displayed underneath the previous one, until there is enough room to return to the top and have all later events displayed in an unbroken chain.
- This avoids interleaving events, and uses much less space than the first option (but more than the second)
- Event positions are inconsistent when zooming (they are likely to shuffle around to very different vertical locations when you change the zoom
Show Today Line
When switched on, this displays a vertical line on the timeline at the current date and time. It updates in real time.
Show Event Date
When switched on, this displays the date of events on the timeline and relationship views.
Show Event ID
When switched on, this displays the event's id number before its title on the timeline and relationship views.
Show Duration in Title
When switched on, if an event has a duration > 0, then the duration is displayed as part of its title.