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<timeline> ImageSize= width:800 height:auto barincrement:35 # Sets the width at 800px, and provides some cushion between the bars DateFormat=mm/dd/yyyy # Other options are yyyy or mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1990 till:01/01/2005 # Defines the beginning and end dates of the timeline TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:10 left:10 bottom:20 top:20 # Sets plot area margins in pixels

Colors = # defines colors - indent all lines below until you're done with colors.

    id:bg value:white # there are 32 named colors you can use
    id:thing value:rgb(0.8,0.8,0.8) # this is a darkish gray
    id:anotherthing value:rgb(1,0.5,0.5) # this is a salmon pink colors
    id:yetanotherthing value:limegreen legend:"Yet another thing" # another example of a named color - note the "legend" variable, which will show up in the legend that you defined above
    id:lightline value:rgb(0.2,0.2,0.2) # a nice light gray for your gridlines (below)

BackgroundColors = canvas:bg # this sets a white background. You can set a default color for your timeline bars with "bars:[colorid]" ScaleMajor = unit:year gridcolor:lightline # creates a timeline with grid lines that will run upwards across the whole image

PlotData = # it's finally time to draw some bars

    bar:thing
    color:thing width:25 text:S mark:(line,black)
         from:01/01/1990 till:03/01/1994 text:"You can link things,"
         from:03/01/1994 till:06/30/1998 text:"or not,"
         from:06/30/1998 till:01/01/2005 text:"but you must choose"

    bar:anotherthing
    color:anotherthing width:25 text:S mark:(line,black)
         from:03/01/1994 till:12/31/1998 text:"Bars can start anywhere,"
         from:01/01/2000 till:01/01/2002 text:"and have gaps."
         from:01/01/2002 till:01/01/2005 shift:(0,15) text:"You can move text with 'shift:(x,y)'""

    bar:yetanotherthing
    color:yetanotherthing width 25 text:S mark:(line,black)
          from:01/01/1990 till:01/01/2005 text:"Most commands and variables are called with the name:value format"

</timeline>