Re: timelines from GEDCOM files

> The ParseDate routine in Date::Manip handles "Feb 1978" as if it were
> "1 Feb 1978". Similarly, ParseDate returns the same result for "1960",
> "Jan 1960" and "1 Jan 1960". This behaviour suited the author's  
> purposes
> and was intentional. But it's not always what you want in a  
> genealogical
> application. If you're not careful, you'll end up adding spurious  
> information
> (e.g. a day of month when none is known).
>
> But does it actually matter for your timeline application?

You're right, Date::Manip::ParseDate handles "Feb 1978" just fine but  
Simile Timeline won't display events with a "start" of "Feb 1978".   
Just a blank area will be rendered instead.  Here's an example to  
illustrate:

http://web.mac.com/phildurbin/timelines/bach_month_year_only.html

Phil