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Add parent Era to historical event subcategory in Timelines

Feature Upgrade · Timelines · Created by Fireoak
accepted

Currently Eras appear very similarly to individual Events, making the distinction difficult. Would like to see sections of Timeline divided into Eras, with appropriate Events placed within those Eras. Or even various selectable Era icons that will show up on linked Event articles in the Timeline.

   

This would make the distinctions between moments in time vs large periods of history obvious and visually distinct.

   

Useful for representing GIANT timelines spanning millennia, and making it clear visually when Eras begin/end.

Current score

55/300 Votes · +10904 points

Votes Cast

  • +300

    by LunarStar_
    on 2022-10-25 23:31
  • +300

    by Aozaru
    on 2022-10-24 11:15
  • +100

    by A Thundering Unicorn
    on 2022-10-24 05:45
  • +300

    by A Uncontrollable Mimic
    on 2022-10-22 10:22
  • +300

    by OffensivePlant
    on 2022-10-21 21:14
  • +300

    by feylis
    on 2022-10-21 16:15
  • +300

    by DMFW
    on 2022-10-20 08:46
    I'd be interested in some alternative ways in a timeline to make era boundaries and era content look more distinctive. One idea I quite like for this is if an era could be assigned a background colour and then events within it inherit that background colour. You'd be able to see at a glance which era you were looking at, at any point in the timeline. Events in nested eras would inherit from the lowest level. Overlapping eras need a bit of thought and might require the ability to set a custom colour at event level. Of course there are many other options, that's just one thought, but I agree with the main idea of making that distinction more visually appealing if there is a nice way to do it.
  • +100

    by A Fluffy Dragon
    on 2022-10-19 21:26
  • +300

    by Djinn
    on 2022-10-19 14:03
  • +300

    by SamGuss
    on 2022-10-18 13:15
  • +300

    by Rains Up Games
    on 2022-10-18 00:05
  • +300

    by Deadpoet
    on 2022-10-17 20:39
  • +300

    by Ezrageric
    on 2022-10-16 06:56
  • +100

    by Shadowxk1
    on 2022-10-15 21:17
  • +300

    by Gram the maybe
    on 2022-10-15 02:44
  • +1

    by TKLewis
    on 2022-10-14 16:17
  • +300

    by A Glamorous Bananafolk
    on 2022-10-13 15:38
  • +300

    by Keyain
    on 2022-10-13 07:41
  • +300

    by A Wild Unicorn
    on 2022-10-13 05:06
    Love this idea. The timeline has been a bit unwieldy to use.
  • +100

    by jrblack174
    on 2022-10-12 10:44
  • +1

    by soupycide
    on 2022-10-12 00:52
  • +300

    by EmberJ
    on 2022-10-11 21:39
  • +300

    by AtticusStar
    on 2022-10-11 19:06
  • +300

    by Cjak40
    on 2022-10-11 07:30
  • +300

    by MatGun86
    on 2022-10-11 06:08
  • +100

    by Mikanis
    on 2022-10-11 04:26
  • +100

    by Lucifer__oO
    on 2022-10-11 01:31
  • +300

    by SrSpaceCadet
    on 2022-10-11 00:29
  • +1

    by SebGreg732
    on 2022-10-10 21:41
  • +100

    by ElbyMA
    on 2022-10-10 19:11
  • +300

    by Aragottix
    on 2022-10-10 08:27
  • +300

    by BigDickCheney1799
    on 2022-10-09 23:34
  • +300

    by storyauthor
    on 2022-10-09 20:38
  • +300

    by blurrito
    on 2022-10-09 18:42
  • +100

    by Careen Ligh
    on 2022-10-09 16:01
  • +100

    by WatchEmptier
    on 2022-10-09 14:15
  • +100

    by A Filthy Bananafolk
    on 2022-10-09 13:11
  • +100

    by Blueparox
    on 2022-10-08 22:20
  • -1

    by A Fluffy Dragon
    on 2022-10-08 21:20
  • +300

    by InCeruleanInk
    on 2022-10-08 13:42
  • +100

    by Churchwarden
    on 2022-10-07 00:37
    This would be brilliant
  • +300

    by mastergentleman
    on 2022-10-06 23:32
  • +100

    by Vibeca
    on 2022-10-06 22:23
  • +300

    by A Rambunctious Dryad
    on 2022-10-06 21:24
  • +1

    by Jtheil0
    on 2022-10-06 21:14
  • +100

    by Tijmuhn
    on 2022-10-06 20:29
  • 0

    by Buzzard
    on 2022-10-06 12:20
  • +300

    by A Adorable Dimensional Horror
    on 2022-10-06 09:56
    I will say the title doesn't seem to really match the request (at least in my eyes) but the request is good, so I'll toss the coins
  • +300

    by Philbobaggins25
    on 2022-10-06 09:42
  • +300

    by Willow H.R. Harper
    on 2022-10-06 09:11
  • +1

    by architectfantasy
    on 2022-10-06 08:32
  • -300

    by A Uncontrollable Velociraptor
    on 2022-10-06 02:33
  • +300

    by themrbeasley
    on 2022-10-06 01:54
  • +100

    by AuraGuard
    on 2022-10-06 01:25
  • +100

    by ss2020
    on 2022-10-06 00:48
  • +300

    by Fireoak
    on 2022-10-05 22:38