Marvel Chronology Graph

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  • Menus
  • Chronological contrad.
  • Right-click in key
  • Right-click on comic
  • Chronology mode
  • Layout mode
  • Combine selected comics
  • Square
  • Add from MCP
  • Edit figure dialog
  • Group/line
  • Keep layout
  • Edit dimensions
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    Menus
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    File
    New (Ctrl+N)
    Open (Ctrl+O)
    Save (Ctrl+S)
    Save as
    Close (Ctrl+W)
    Export (Ctrl+E)
    To gif
    Exit (Ctrl+Q)
    Edit
    New figure (Ctrl+F)
    Add from MCP (Ctrl+M)
    Add from file (Ctrl+Shift+F)
    Select a txt-file and the chronological list in that file will be added to the graph.
    Add directory (Ctrl+Shift+D)
    Select a directory and all txt-files in that directory will be added to the graph.
    Preview
    If checked, an edit figure dialog will appear when a figure is going to be added.
    Keep layout
    New comic/s (Ctrl+Shift+N)
    A dialog will appear where the comics you want to add are written. Then they will appear in the graph when the mouse is moved over it. Click the mouse and the new comics will be created. Right-click if you change your mind.
    Delete selected comic/s (Ctrl+Del)
    The selected (red) comics, i.e. comics inside a square, will be deleted
    Combine selected comics (Ctrl+Shift+C)
    Change path to MCP-files
    Select the directory where the MCP-files are supposed to be stored. The files can be downloaded with "Update MCP-files".
    Update MCP-files
    Opens a window where you can download the MCP-files. Internet connection needed. The files are saved in the location you define with "Change path to MCP-files".
    Key
    Select all
    Select none
    Invert
    Visible
    Sets the key in visible mode. That means that if the figure is checked its line will be visible in the graph.
    Active
    Sets the key in active mode. That means that if the figure is checked it will be affected if the graph is in chronology mode
    Number group/s
    Gives all figures in a group their own line
    Denumber group/s
    Gives all figures in a group the same line
    Sort
      By name (F2)
      By selected (F3)
      By group/line (F4)
    Graph
    Search for comic (Ctrl+Shift+S)
    If the comic is found the scrollbars positions will change so that it will be visible in the graph.
    Chronology
    Sets the graph in Chronology mode
    Layout
    Sets the graph in Layout mode
    Overview (F5)
    Changes the dimensions in the graph
    Small (F6)
    Medium (F7)
    Large (F8)
    Very large (F9)
    User (F10)
    Sets the dimensions that can be defined by the user in Edit dimensions
    Edit dimensions
    Chronological contradictions
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    If a chronological contradiction is discovered at least one comic has to be split. This is done by clicking on the comic.
    Pay extra attention to flashbacks (they can be hard to place, and one comic can contain more than one flashback) and time travelling.
    Example of chronological contradiction

    Right-click in key
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    A menu will appear with which you can edit the figure that the mouse was over:
    Edit
    An edit figure dialog will appear
    Delete
    Deletes the figure from the graph
    Visible/Active
    Depending on which mode the key is in
    Group
    Select group for the figure
    Line
    Select line for the figure

    Right-click on comic
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    With this dialog the comic name can be changed and figures can be added or removed from it.
    Edit comic dialog

    Chronology mode
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    In this mode the chronology can be edited in the graph by adding/removing figures to/from comics. This is done by clicking on the comic or by creating a square and clicking inside it. All comics in the square will be affected. Only the figures that are marked active will be added/removed. The figures can be marked in the key, if the key is in "active mode".
    Right-click in the graph outside the comics and this menu will appear:
    Add
    The active figures are added to the comics you click on.
    Remove
    The active figures are removed from the comics you click on.
    Activate all
    Marks all figures active.
    Activate none
    Invert

    Layout mode
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    In this mode the layout can be edited in the graph by dragging the comics. This is done by clicking on a comic or by creating a square and clicking inside it and drag the mouse (move it with the button pressed). If alt is down while doing this comics below will also be marked down to a level that can be specified.
    Right-click in the graph outside the comics and this menu will appear:
    One step
    Selects snap distance
    1/2 step
    1/4 step
    Horizontal
    If marked the comics can be moved horizontal
    Vertical
    Level
    Specify how many levels that are going to be marked if alt is down while clicking on a comic or in a square. Write "infinity" to mark all comics below.

    Combine selected comics
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    If a comic appears more than one time in a figures list it will automatically be numbered while added. If it wasn't numbered a chronological contradiction would be created. If a lot of figures appear in the comic it will be splitted much more than it needs to be. They can be combined by selecting all the comics you want to combine with a square and then selecting "combine selected comics" from the edit-menu. The comics have to be on the same horizontal level. See example below.

    Square
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    A square can be created by clicking somewhere in the graph outside the comics and drag the mouse. The comics that are inside the graph will be selected and coloured red.

    Add from MCP
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    Add from mcp
    SEARCH
    Search (ENTER)
    Searches the MCP-files.
    Search automatically
    If checked the MCP-files are searched automatically when the search-string is changed.
    Contains
    Gives figures whos name contains the search-string.
    Starts with
    Gives figures whos name starts with the search-string.
    # of appearances
    Takes a number. Gives figures that appears in more comics than given number.
    One specific comic
    Gives the figures that appear in the searched comic. Use MCP:s abbreviations. Example: You want all figures that appeared in Fantastic four 1. Search for FF 1.
    Abbreviation
    Gives the figures that appear in the searched serie. Example: You want all the figures that appeared in the first Wolverine limited serie. The MCP-code for that serie is W, so search for W.
    Max results
    Sets the maximum of how many figures that the search can return. If the search returns more figures none of them will appear in "found".
    FOUND
    Add
    Adds the selected figure in "found" to "added".
    Add all
    Adds all figures in "found" to "added".
    Remove
    Removes the selected figure.
    View list
    View the selected figures chronological list.
    GROUP
    Add
    Adds the figures in selected group to "added".
    New...
    Creates a new group.
    Delete
    Deletes selected group.
    Edit...
    Edit the selected group.
    ADDED
    Add to graph
    Adds the selected figure to the graph.
    Add all to graph
    Adds all added figures to the graph.
    Preview
    Keep layout
    Remove
    Removes the selected added figure.
    Remove all
    Removes all added figures.
    Mutual comics
    Finds comics that the added figures have in common. You can choose how many of the added figures that have to appear in the mutual comics.
    Begin/end
    If you are going to add a figure to the graph and don't want the whole chronological list you can choose where you want to begin and end by writing the beginning and ending comic in the begin/end fields. You can write more than one comic if you separate them with ". The list will start with the first beginning comic that is found and end with the last of the ending comics.

    Edit figure dialog
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    With this dialog you can change the figures name, line, group and chronological list. If the list is changed it will be replaced in the graph. If keep layout isn't checked the layout will be lost.
    Edit figure dialog

    Group/line
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    To be able to see which line in the graph that belongs to which figure. There are ten groups that can give the figures ten different colours. All figures can have their own line. If there aren't enough space for all the lines they will be drawed in the same "line-channel".

    Keep layout
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    If checked the layout will be kept in the graph when a figure are added, replaced or deleted. This is useful if the graph is big and/or the layout has been edited.
    But it takes longer time if the graph isn't very big so the recommendation is to add all the figures you want to have in the graph before you start to edit the layout. If you then discover that you want to add a couple of more figures or delete some of the added, mark keep layout before you do that.
    If a chronological contradiction is discovered the layout will not be kept

    Edit dimensions
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    Set the dimensions you want for the graph. Select "user" from the graph menu to apply them.
    Edit dimensions