Optional Duration Bars (Timespan, Periods)

DEAR DIPITY,

Love the product.

I know I'm not the first to request this, but...

Duration bars (as opposed to single points with duration labels) would be really helpful. Sometimes, you want to *show* the length of the period, so you can visually compare durations or see overlaps; sometimes you want to represent an entire period (say, a bar called "high school" that is four years long) while at the same time highlighting specific events within it (say, adding a separate point for the day of the prom).

I know you're concerned that too many duration bars could cause visual clutter, but if you make them optional ("show with a point "or "show with a bar"), we could use them only when we needed to.

Thank you!

DEAR OTHER USERS,

If you would like Dipity to add optional duration bars, please *second my question* below (even if it has already been answered), so Dipity knows you're interested.