It seems I’ve chosen an awkward time to begin my 14 day trial, as the online documentation appears to be in flux. I’m trying to learn the features of the software as quickly as possible, so I can make a decision whether or not to spend the AU$100 for this. Unfortunately, after two days, I’m discovering quite a few unintuitive behaviors that I could really use some help with. Just yesterday, I was reading the online documentation, trying to learn the basic principles behind the software, only to discover that the docs are outdated and have been replaced with a series of “Guides” that appear to be incomplete.
A critical feature for me is filters. I’ve got an expansive high fantasy saga I’m writing, and I’ve never found a good tool to properly represent my timeline. Aeon seems to be my best bet so far, but working with it has been frustrating to say the least. Very quickly, I found the UI overwhelmed with character life bars and events. I tried using filters to narrow it down, but the behavior is unintuitive and inconsistent. The dropdown options “Match All” vs “Match Any” appear to be an AND/OR logic toggle, but I’m not sure. The other dropdown options “Match Any” vs “Match None” seem like they’re an inclusive/exclusive toggle. But the wording (both share a “Match Any” option that means different things) is misleading. At least it might be. I’m still struggling to get it to work as expected.
As I’m in my trial period, I would be extremely grateful for a FULL explanation of the filter system, as this is going to be the most critical part of my workflow to make visible only the elements that I’m working on and not clutter up the UI with the hundreds or thousands of items I’ll be entering for the whole saga.