Timeline List View

The timeline list is the main browsing view. It groups entries by year and shows each entry as a card with a type icon, title, date, preview, and optional tags.

The list groups entries by year and shows each entry as a card with a preview.

Year Groups

Entries are grouped under year headings. You can expand or collapse a year group with its header.

When the list contains entries and no search text is active, the right side of the page shows global expand and collapse buttons:

• Expand All: opens every year group.
• Collapse All: closes every year group.

Right-click a year header to delete all entries from that year. Lifebook asks for confirmation before removing them.

Entry Cards

Each card shows:

• Type icon
• Title, when the entry has one
• Date
• Entry preview
• Tags, when the filter column is visible or when tags matched the current search

Entry previews differ by type:

• Text entries show a text teaser.
• Image entries show a thumbnail and optional caption.
• Video entries show a preview image and compact player.
• Audio entries show a compact audio player.
• Photo albums show a row of thumbnails.

Select a card to open it in the overlay view. Press Enter while an entry is selected to open it with the keyboard.

Hover Actions

When you hover over a card, small action buttons appear:

• Expand or collapse the card preview, when that entry can be expanded.
• Show the entry in the calendar.
• Edit the entry.
• Delete the entry.

Text entries can expand to show more text in the list. Photo albums can expand to show more album content.

Context Menu

Right-click an entry card to open the context menu.

Available actions can include:

• Edit
• Show In Calendar
• Move to Collection
• Delete

Move to Collection appears when there is a compatible photo album available. Moving a collection into another collection transfers its contents.

Tags on Cards

When tags are visible, selecting a tag on a card opens the filter column and filters the list by that tag. This is a quick way to see all entries connected to the same topic.

Sticky Year Header

While scrolling down the list, Lifebook can show the current year at the top as a sticky header. This helps you keep your place in a long timeline.

Scrolling

The list supports mouse wheel scrolling and keyboard scrolling:

• Home: top of list
• End: bottom of list
• PageUp: one page up
• PageDown: one page down

Sorting

Use the sort button in the main menu to toggle the timeline between newest-first and oldest-first order.

Search Results in the List

When a search is active:

• Matching title and text content is highlighted.
• Matching tags can be shown on entry cards.
• Year groups containing matching entries are expanded.
• The search box shows the number of results.

See Search and Filters.