Timeline Date Display
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Not sure if this is already in line for an upgrade or not, but it's causing me tons of stress lately, therefore I decided to open suggestion. Basically the current date display format is very hard to read, especially when dealing with billions of years in case of Sci-Fi settings.
Small customization could fix it and make it more clear to read. Adding dots to these numbers would make it easier and faster for the eye and brain to decipher.
So instead of displaying it like that:
-19891210000 BD
Im suggesting this:
-19.891.210.000 BD
I think it's very easy to add and it will improve drastically timelines and their clarity. Because the way it is now, me with my ADHD brain I actually have to take time to count each one of these numbers separately, which always slows my work down to the point, that I'm considering switching to using paper instead... But when they are displayed the way I suggested, it's almost as if I automatically know what date it is, just by looking at it. I feel it's just easier to decipher it subconsciously that way.
Follow up
TrudyG - Sure, that will do too.
Willow H.R. Harper - Whatever option is more suitable for the majority I'm in favour of it, as long as we can agree to change it from what it is now :)
hwcarver - I'm from Poland we use periods, therefore I suggested that, but I'm more than happy to agree to whatever suits the majority, as long as we can agree on something lol
Imper1um - I think there is a bigger project for timelines. But before it will be implemented, it would be nice to see at least this one little change that I suggested here.
The Team's Response
Thanks for your suggestion! A future update that will improve how World Anvil deals with time will address this, although not necessarily in the way you suggested here.
Current score
23/300 Votes · +3703 points
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+300
by IBB
on 2023-08-23 00:32 -
+1
by Tijmuhn
on 2023-08-22 07:49 -
+100
by Just_Jesh
on 2023-08-21 02:42 -
+100
by arsenicalchemist
on 2023-08-19 16:15 -
+300
by Imper1um
on 2023-08-18 16:11I would say that Timelines should have a Formatting Protocol that should be available for changing. For example, when you format a date with a DateTime in C#, you can say "MM/dd/yyyy" if you want to produce 08/18/2023 as the current date, but you can also do "MMMM dd, yyyy" to say "August 18, 2023." We should be able to customize how dates are displayed by default, rather than requiring the override for every single historical entry.
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+100
by LiaFelis
on 2023-08-14 20:59 -
+100
by Kaleidechse
on 2023-08-14 06:34 -
+300
by SMREA
on 2023-08-13 22:12 -
+100
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+1
by A Mischievous Dragon
on 2023-08-11 12:40 -
+300
by A Cute Orc
on 2023-08-10 16:14 -
+100
by Sleeping Sphinx Tavern
on 2023-08-08 20:44 -
+100
by NathaliaBooks1993
on 2023-08-07 12:31 -
+300
by Nimsy
on 2023-08-06 18:38 -
+100
by hwcarver
on 2023-08-06 11:36I'm from the U.S. and would be happy with commas or periods (I've spent my work life pushing computers and tend to use periods/points/dots by default for things like sortable dates, 2023.08.06
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+1
by storyauthor
on 2023-08-05 22:32 -
+100
by Willow H.R. Harper
on 2023-08-04 19:53Maybe give an option between commas and periods, because ultimately, depending from where you come from, the proper display is different.
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+100
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+100
by Michael Chandra
on 2023-08-04 09:21 -
+300
by GM Ryu
on 2023-08-04 04:47 -
+300
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+100
by A Uncontrollable Dragon
on 2023-08-03 09:49 -
+100
by Gaëlle S.
on 2023-08-03 08:13 -
+300
by Lucifer__oO
on 2023-08-03 02:16
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