Timeline

author(s): Daniel Studencki

by oysteinmoseng

HTML

<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/timeline.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/exporting.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/accessibility.js"></script>

<figure class="highcharts-figure">
    <div id="container"></div>
</figure>

CSS

.highcharts-strong {
    font-weight: bold;
}

.highcharts-figure, .highcharts-data-table table {
    min-width: 1000px;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 1em auto;
}

.highcharts-data-table table {
	font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
	border-collapse: collapse;
	border: 1px solid #EBEBEB;
	margin: 10px auto;
	text-align: center;
	width: 100%;
	max-width: 500px;
}
.highcharts-data-table caption {
    padding: 1em 0;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    color: #555;
}
.highcharts-data-table th {
	font-weight: 600;
    padding: 0.5em;
}
.highcharts-data-table td, .highcharts-data-table th, .highcharts-data-table caption {
    padding: 0.5em;
}
.highcharts-data-table thead tr, .highcharts-data-table tr:nth-child(even) {
    background: #f8f8f8;
}
.highcharts-data-table tr:hover {
    background: #f1f7ff;
}

JavaScript

Highcharts.chart('container', {
    chart: {
        type: 'timeline'
    },
    accessibility: {
        screenReaderSection: {
            beforeChartFormat: '<h5>{chartTitle}</h5>' +
                '<div>{chartSubtitle}</div>' +
                '<div>{chartLongdesc}</div>'
        },
        point: {
            valueDescriptionFormat: '{point.name}. {point.label}.'
        }
    },
    xAxis: {
        visible: false
    },
    yAxis: {
        visible: false
    },
    title: {
        text: 'Highcharts accessibility features'
    },
    subtitle: {
        text: 'Visualized by time and version'
    },
    exporting: {
    		enabled: false
    },
    colors: [
        '#4185F3',
        '#427CDD',
        '#406AB2',
        '#3E5A8E',
        '#3B4A68',
        '#363C46'
    ],
    series: [{
        data: [{
            name: 'A11y module',
            label: 'v5.0.0 (2016): Basic screen reader and keyboard navigation support'
        }, {
            name: 'Tactile',
            label: 'v5.0.0 (2016): Enhanced support for static SVG export for tactile representations'
        }, {
            name: 'Legend a11y',
            label: 'v5.0.1 (2016): Chart legend keyboard a11y introduced',
        }, {
            name: 'I18n',
            label: 'v6.0.7 (2018): Internationalization support for a11y features'
        }, {
            name: 'Sonification',
            label: 'v7.0.0 (2018): Added sonification API'
        }, {
            name: 'Cognitive',
            label: 'v7.1.0 (2018): Improvements for cognitive usability'
        }, {
            name: 'Dynamic data',
            label: 'v7.1.0 (2018): Added screen reader support for dynamic data'
        }, {
            name: 'Drilldown',
            label: 'v7.1.0 (2018): Added screen reader support for drilldown'
        }, {
            name: 'Voice input',
            label: 'v7.1.0 (2018): Added support for voice input software'
        }, {
            name: 'High Contrast',
            label:...