Timeline Layout and Label Placements

Create timelines for famous people from the Romantic period.

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romanticerapeople = DeleteCases[ EntityValue[ Entity["HistoricalPeriod", "RomanticEra"][ "PeopleInvolved"], {"BirthDate", "DeathDate", "Name", "Image", "Occupation"}], {__, _Missing}];

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lifespan = GroupBy[romanticerapeople, Last -> (Tooltip[ Labeled[Interval@#[[1 ;; 2]], #[[3]], "StartBubble"], Labeled[#[[4]], DateDifference[#[[1]], #[[2]], "Year"]]] &)];

Display each composer in his own row.

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TimelinePlot[lifespan[{"composer"}], PlotLayout -> "Stacked", LabelStyle -> 12, ImageSize -> 550, PlotLabel -> "Romantic Era Composers", PlotTheme -> "Grid"]

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Use the minimum number of rows.

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TimelinePlot[lifespan[{"composer"}], PlotLayout -> "Grouped", LabelStyle -> 12, ImageSize -> 550, PlotLabel -> "Romantic Era Composers", PlotTheme -> "Grid"]

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Place the label at the end of the time interval.

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lifespan = GroupBy[romanticerapeople, Last -> (Tooltip[ Labeled[Interval@#[[1 ;; 2]], #[[3]], "EndBubble"], Labeled[#[[4]], DateDifference[#[[1]], #[[2]], "Year"]]] &)];

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TimelinePlot[lifespan[{"composer"}], LabelStyle -> 12, ImageSize -> 550, PlotLabel -> "Romantic Era Composers", PlotTheme -> "Grid"]

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When there are many data entries and limited space, place the labels after the intervals.

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lifespan = GroupBy[romanticerapeople, Last -> (Tooltip[Labeled[Interval@#[[1 ;; 2]], #[[3]], After], Labeled[#[[4]], DateDifference[#[[1]], #[[2]], "Year"]]] &)];

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TimelinePlot[Values@lifespan, PlotLayout -> "Grouped", LabelStyle -> 14, AspectRatio -> 1/1.2, ImageSize -> 450, PlotLegends -> LineLegend[Flatten@Keys[lifespan], LegendLayout -> "ReversedColumn"], PlotTheme -> "Web"]

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Use a packed layout across the datasets.

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TimelinePlot[Values@lifespan, PlotLayout -> "Packed", LabelStyle -> 14, AspectRatio -> 1/1.2, ImageSize -> 450, PlotLegends -> LineLegend[Flatten@Keys[lifespan], LegendLayout -> "ReversedColumn"], PlotTheme -> "Web"]

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