Documentation

Summary of available sections and features

map

The map presents all the events that happen in the selected time and space. The markers use different colors and icons to represent the categories. By clicking on any of them you can see more details in a popup, and in the in map section. The map allows for scroll and zoom.

time selector

The time selector allows you to move forward or backward in time, in order to see the facts corresponding to a certain time. Accepts years between -999 and current year.

Panels (or sections)

In map

The section in map allows you to see the details of all the events of the time and place selected. By clicking on one, it is highlighted on the map.

Elsewhere

Section elsewhere allows you to see the events that happen at the same time, in other places on the map, outside the selected space. By clicking on one, it moves to the same.

Unknown location

Section unknown location shows facts that happen at the same time, but in an undefined place (either due to be too generic, or missing information). On click, it won't produce any movemente.

search

La búsqueda nos permite encontrar hechos relevantes en cualquier tiempo y lugar.

When doing a search, the results are displayed in a new section, which can be used to go through them. Can be ordered by date or priority. These facts can be anywhere on the map and in any year. By selecting each, it moves to that time and place. And displays the selected result in context, updating the sections in map and elsewhere.

lessons

First examples showing what can be done, as a much more powerful way of use of the project. The goal is to present a lesson, or in other words a more complex topic from the story, usually covering different events and moments.

The lesson guides us through them, while leaving the application 100% functional, so that at all times one can see the rest of the context of what is being explaining. In this way, it seeks to enhance the person's analytical capabilities, and incentivize your own discovery and learning process. One can go back and forth through the lesson freely, and switch between different available lessons. The lessons are also sensitive to the context, so those that correspond to the time in question will be presented.

Users can use existing lessons or create their own.

main menu

categories

The categories allow filtering the facts presented based on the type of events that you want to select.

add facts

User collaboration is now allowed, who can add facts to the project.

sign-in - register

Allows people to registar and sign-in to help with the content.

take a tour

Interactive tour through main application functionality.

language control

Allows to select the language. English and Spanish supported. Important: it also modifies the content shown, it's not just the same facts translated.

smaller screens

The design adjusts to the screen's size. The content is the same, while disposition and presentation changes according to size. The goal is always to present the largest possible amount of information.

multimedia - NEW

Facts can now include multimedia content (like audio or video) to provide a richer experience.

layers control - NEW

Allows to select different base maps. Currently supports physical or political.