http://www.tech.port.ac.uk/staffweb/duke-wie/blog/2007/02/05/timel
An AJAX based timeline that can be changed with different datasets. As well as examples, there is a guide for building your own. I like the fact that it’s possible to have a single line (band) with differing timescales in.
I can see the possibility for creating Gantt Charts from this - though clearly at present, when it requires hand coding, I guess that MS Project is going to be quicker.
If / when there’s a GUI though…
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