Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of TIMELINES

Timestamp:

04/27/09 14:02:33 (16 years ago)

Author:

boyan

Comment:

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TIMELINES

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   * Each page in the book has its own timeline, the book itself doesn't have a timeline.
   * Each top-level group in the page can have its own timeline.
+  * There are no different kinds of timelines (single page/multiple page).
   * A timeline consists of three parts - intro, main and outro. The main part can be looped. These can be internally implemented as three different timelines.
-  * Each top-level group on the page has its own channel and cannot be dragged to other channels.
   * There are two sections in a timeline - channels for groups and channels for media and misc events (e.g. audio background).
-  * User interactions are with higher priority than timeline-triggered events.
+   * For each group in the page, a channel is created. It can contain only this group in its timeline entries.
+   * The user can drag an audio resource to an area below the group channels. Other events can be drawn here as well.
+  * User interactions are with higher priority than timeline-triggered events. If a user triggers a link, it is executed no matter whether it conflicts with the actions in the timeline.
+  * Timelines play automatically but the user can pause them or change the position of the head:
+   * When a page is shown, its intro is played, followed by the main part.
+   * If the main part is not looped, the outro is shown after it and the next page is shown.
+   * If the main part is looped, the outro is shown when the user requests a page change.
+  * Links cannot trigger timelines. The opposite is possible (and is critical to the correct behaviour of timelines).
+  * Timelines will be pro-objects.
  * Use cases
   * A slideshow of pictures with audio annotations (the most popular use of timelines in Sophie 1).