Kaotik has developed a new module Timeline as a proof of concept. It is based on the work of Simile Widgets.

Some examples:
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/timeline
http://simile-widgets.googlecode.com/svn/timeline/tags/latest/src/webapp/examples/monet/monet.html
http://simile-widgets.googlecode.com/svn/timeline/tags/latest/src/webapp/examples/jfk/jfk.html
http://simile-widgets.googlecode.com/svn/timeline/tags/latest/src/webapp/examples/test_example2/test_example2.html

He thought that it would be an excellent addition to XOOPS, so he put this together. With enough interest, he might take this further and make it into a full fledged xoops module.

Download: here

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