Chronology

Chronology
Summary	Displays an events chronology for the current person.
Validation
Mod Updated	06 Jan 2024
Download link	For TNG 14.0 v14.0.0.1a v14.0.0.1
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Author(s)	Michel Kirsch
Homepage	Racines luxo-hennuyeres
Mod Support	TNG Community Forums
Contact Developer
Latest Mod	14.0.0.1a
Min TNG V	14
Max TNG V	n.c.
Files modified	genlib.php getperson.php languages/Dutch-UTF8/cust_text.php languages/Dutch/cust_text.php languages/English-UTF8/cust_text.php languages/English/cust_text.php languages/French-UTF8/cust_text.php languages/French/cust_text.php
Related Mods	Remove Timeline Tab
Notes

NOTE for version 14.0.0.1

This version is the result of looong tests done with a lot of users: Brett, Cees, Dan, Drew, Marc, Olivier, Kare, Katryne, Ken, Rob, Ron, Steve . Sorry if I forgot some of you. Thx for all your tests.
IMPORTANT : Installing this version will overwrite your extensions/chronology_vars.php file ! Think to make a backup of your data before installing !
Cees Kloostreman wrote a little Mod that allows you to display the full name of the current person in the chronology. It is available here
Version 1a : if upgrade from version 1, your variables are preserved. If upgrade from older version, you have to manually delete or rename your extensions/chronology_vars.php file.

Purpose of the Mod

This mod displays an another events chronology than the TNG Timeline for the currentperson.
The list of events to be displayed can be limited to the events occured between birth and burial date (Mod Options)
The text color of parents, person's and children events can be modified (Mod Options)
The chronology page can be accessed via the new 'Chronology' Tab in the menu.
Chronology uses the data elaborated by getperson.php, plus some missing data. so, it is very fast.

Development

Author : MichelK from Charleroi-Hainaut-Belgium
Thanks to Katryne, Ken, Ron, Cees, Brett, Olivier, and Marc for all their tests...

Requirements

• A working TNG installation.
• A backup of all affected files (see the list in the summary to the right)
• An installed current version of the Mod Manager.
• Both English and English-UTF8 folders be on your site

TNG Modules Impacted

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The following TNG Modules are modified, and should be backed up prior to installing this mod:

genlib.php
getperson.php
languages/Dutch-UTF8/cust_text.php
languages/Dutch/cust_text.php
languages/English-UTF8/cust_text.php
languages/English/cust_text.php
languages/French-UTF8/cust_text.php
languages/French/cust_text.php

Files copied by this Mod

Source	Destination
chronology_v14.0.0.x/chronology.php	TNG root/chronology.php
~chronology_v14.0.0.x/chronology_vars.php	TNG root/$extspath/chronology_vars.php (protected)
~chronology_v14.0.0.x/chronology.css.php	TNG root/$extspath/chronology.css.php (protected)

Installation

1. Uninstall and delete previous version of this mod (if installed)
2. Download the appropriate zip file as shown in the mod summary in the upper right corner of the page.
3. Extract the file from the downloaded zip file into the mods folder or FTP the extracted file to your mods folder.
4. Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the mod.

Mod Options

1  - Limit to life events : limits the displayed events to the events that occured between the birth and death/burial dates. (Default: do not limit)
2  - Display place names between parenthesis or preceded by the word 'at' (Default: the word)
3-9- Modify the text color for Parents, Person and Children events (Default : system color)
10 - Remove the Timeline Tab from the Menu (default : do not remove). DO NOT work with the Show All Family Mod, so you have to use the Remove Timeline Tab Mod.
11 - Include events from the timeline events table (default is NO)
12 - Choose how many first names will be displayed. (default is 1)
13 - Decide if you want to display the last name of the person (default is NO).
14 - Try to display events having no date in the chronology. The events will be placed near their natural place. (Default is NO).
15 - How empty dates are represented. Enter here what you want. Default is [?]. Set this option = Y will display "Yes, date unknown".
16 - In the line concerning parents marriage, you can include the parents names (Default is NO)
In addition, the Mod works with a CSS definition contained in the extensions/chronology.css.php. V14.0.0.1 contains an example of more complete CSS definitione (Thx to Cees)

Upgrade

When upgrading to a newer version

• Uninstall and eventually Delete the current Mod.
• Proceed as for an installation with the new Mod.
• Your settings (extensions/chronology_vars.php) will be preserved unless an installation requires the variable file to be replaced.

Conflicts and Issues

If you use the Show All Family Mod and want to hide the Timeline Tab, please use the Remove Timeline Tab Mod.

Companion

Cees Kloostreman wrote a little Mod that allows you to display the full name of the current person in the chronology. It is available here

In the event of a problem

• Try using the Mod Manager Remove capability.
• Copy the backup of the affected files back to your TNG directory.
• Retry installing mod.
• Contact us through the TNG Community Forums. At worst, send a mail to

Historic of modifications

Mod Version	TNG Version	Date	Contents
14.0.0.1a	14.0	14.0.1	06 Jan 2024	Fixed the display of personnal event types for living persons on open sites. Added Danish and Swedish languages (Jan Suhr). Redirect to getperson.php instead of index.php when $_SESSION is lost.
14.0.0.1	14.0	14.0.1	01 Jan 2024	Added predefined timeline events (option. False = default) - If family preview Mod is installed, added a person preview for all person cited in the events. Added option to display more parts of the firstname (option 12- default is 1) and the lastname (option 13 - default is NO) Fix code error in chronology.php (unset($marr) instead of $evenement) - Modify locations in genlib.php for compliance with FGW Mods Check if Remove Timeline Tab or Show All Family Mod are installed and disable the hidding of the "timeline" Tab. Doesn't display events without permission ($allow_private, $allow_living - John on the Forum) - Take all parents! - Take all children ! (Forum) - Display 1,2,3,.. firstnames and adds lastname without parenthesis on Mod Option 13. - Added parent relation if exists (adoptive, putative...) - translate correctly parent relations. (new strings) - Added born child(ren) having no birthdate (Dan's code) - Added death children having no death date but having a death or burial place - Added a parameter 14 to display these events or not (default is NOT) and an option 15 for representing empty dates (Y will display "Yes, date unknown") All variables in chronology_vars.php - Added the age of the current person at event after the date Separate css file (extensions/chronology.css.php) and added Cees's code as example - Added a class for date display (chrondate_rankx) as in Cees example Added an option 16 to show or not (default is NOT) the parents names in their marriage event Added some events having a place but no date when it is possible (birth, death, baptism and burial) for all people. - Fixed errors when $_SESSION is not set by getperson.php - Added Norwegian language (Thx to Kare)
14.0.0.0	14.0	14.0.1	09 Dec 2023	First online version.

Visualization

Chronology New Tab. Note that an option allows you to delete the Timeline Tab.

Chronology Page. Note that an option allows you to limit the events that occured between birth and burial dates of the person.

Using CSS. User can change the text colors in the Mod options. In addition, you can modify the CSS definitions in the extensions/chronology.css.php file.

Sites using this mod

If you download and install this mod, please add your TNG site to the table below: If you have any problem to do it, send me a mail...

URL	User	Note	Mod-Version	TNG-Version	User-language
Racines luxo-hennuyeres	Michel Kirsch	Mod's Developper	14.0.0.0	14.0.3	FR,EN,DU,DE,SP
MOTYER Family Genealogy	John Mark Motyer	Public site	See here	See here	EN
Roots & Relatives Remembered	Ron Krzmarzick	Public & Private	See here	See here	EN,DE,CS
GénéaKat	Katryne	Happy user	14.0.0.1b	14.0.4	FR,EN,SP
Racine d'Alsace	J-Louis Valory	Public (registration)	14.0.0.0	14.0.3	FR
The Severijns / Timmer Familytree	Rob Severijns	Public / Private	See here	See here	NL,EN
Our Roots&Relatives	Kåre Kjøllesdal	Private	14.0.0.1a	14.0.3	NO,EN
Our Roy and Boucher Family	Ken Roy	Modified CSS based on Cees Kloosterman's CSS post	14.0.0.1a	TNG 14.0.4	EN,FR
Roger's Ramblings	Roger Moffat	Modified CSS based on Cees Kloosterman's CSS post, with the CSS code placed in css/mytngstyle.css	14.0.0.1a	14.0.3	EN
stone/mott genealogy	Albert Stone	Private -- nicely done mod	14.0.0.1	TNG 14.0.4	EN
Jan Suhr Genaology	Jan Suhr	Public site, some minor mods and adaption to Template 4	14.0.0.0	14.0.3	SE,DK,EN
Stammbaum der Familie Datschetzky	Christian Datschetzky	Public	14.0.0.1a	14.0.3	DE,EN
Genealogy and family archive	Richard Atkin	Public	14.0.0.1	14.0.3	EN
The Duttons of New England	Darrin Dutton	Public/Private	14.0.0.1a	14.0.3	EN
KK's Family History	Kathy Kult	Public & Private	14.0.0.1a	14.0.2	EN
Schroeder-Cantu.net	Maria Rosa Schroeder	Private	14.0.0.1a	14.0.3	SP,EN,DE
Familjen Johnson	Leif Johnson	Public site	See here	See here	SV, EN
Auf den Spuren meiner Ahnen	Michael Klein	Public & Private	14.0.0.1a	TNG 14.0.5	DE,ES,EN,NL,FR