NUKnightLab / NUKnightLab/TimelineJS3
Problem and solution to copy/paste spreadsheet URL API issue
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Description
If you follow the existing (post-2017) instructions, you will receive a message that says Google's data access API has changed and to contact timeline.knightlab.com. However, it will work if you get the URL from "share" under the File menu rather than the URL from the browser's address bar.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the post-2017 spreadsheet URL instructions referenced in the issue and compare their current guidance with the reported Google API message. Update the documentation to explain that users should copy the URL from File > Share rather than the browser address bar, then verify the revised steps against the current workflow.
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Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100