How does it find out when is the date of an article? Does it use Wikidata by any chance?
Also, I would really like a link to the original article opening in a new window, instead of the current frame for "Read Wiki page" - for items on the left side of the screen, it extends outside the screen.
This site is endless fascinating. A minor point on the interface -- the response to trackpad actions within the dot cloud is confusing, although the time controller at the bottom is very easy to use.
Really stunning visuals for super interesting content – yet again someone's taken the guts of an idea I had and executed it 100x better than I ever could! Love it
I doubt it’s an oversight. It’s probably a matter of prioritising finite resources. Not everything needs to be multi-platform to deserve to exist. And not everyone designing a thing prioritises traffic volume over quality of experience.
It does work pretty well with “Request Desktop Site”, but not perfect. If I were making the decision, I’d have a message saying something to the effect of “Desktop preferred, continue anyway?”
Nice visualisation. The pedant in me hates that "zooming in" doesn't keep the point around your mouse stable, and there's no way to "drag" the background to move left and right.
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Also, I would really like a link to the original article opening in a new window, instead of the current frame for "Read Wiki page" - for items on the left side of the screen, it extends outside the screen.
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https://www.worldhistorycharts.com/the-histomap-by-john-spar....
https://tagn.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/2015-01-09_00003.jp...
First infographic I ever saw, way back in the late 90s. Ah, memories.
(I'm not the author)