Timeline UI changes.

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PlotLine/Data/ImportRepository.cs

@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ public sealed class ImportRepository(ISqlConnectionFactory connectionFactory) :
                         AgeReferenceSceneID = (int?)null,
                         Height = (string?)null,
                         EyeColour = (string?)null,
+                        CharacterImportance = NormalizeCharacterImportance(character.Role, character.Importance),
                         DefaultDescription = CombineText(
                             character.Description,
                             character.Notes,
-                            CharacterImportMetadata(character),
                             ImportMarker)
                     },
                     transaction,
@@ -658,12 +658,6 @@ public sealed class ImportRepository(ISqlConnectionFactory connectionFactory) :
             MetadataLine("Package description", package.Description)) ?? ImportMarker;
     }
 
-    private static string? CharacterImportMetadata(ImportCharacterDto character)
-    {
-        var role = NormalizeCharacterRole(character.Role, character.Importance);
-        return role is null ? null : $"Imported character classification: {role}";
-    }
-
     private static IReadOnlyList<string> GetSkippedOptionalFields(PlotLineImportPackage package)
     {
         var skipped = new List<string>();
@@ -1059,7 +1053,7 @@ public sealed class ImportRepository(ISqlConnectionFactory connectionFactory) :
             : lookupIds.ThreadEventTypeIds.Values.First();
     }
 
-    private static string? NormalizeCharacterRole(string? role, int? importance)
+    private static int? NormalizeCharacterImportance(string? role, int? importance)
     {
         var normalized = Clean(role).ToLowerInvariant();
         if (normalized.Contains("protagonist", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
@@ -1068,33 +1062,33 @@ public sealed class ImportRepository(ISqlConnectionFactory connectionFactory) :
             || normalized.Contains("lead", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
             || normalized.Contains("antagonist", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
         {
-            return "Major";
+            return 10;
         }
 
         if (normalized.Contains("minor", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
             || normalized.Contains("background", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
             || normalized.Contains("cameo", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
         {
-            return "Minor";
+            return 2;
         }
 
         if (normalized.Contains("support", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
             || normalized.Contains("secondary", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
         {
-            return "Supporting";
+            return 6;
         }
 
         if (importance >= 8)
         {
-            return "Major";
+            return 10;
         }
 
         if (importance >= 5)
         {
-            return "Supporting";
+            return 6;
         }
 
-        return importance.HasValue ? "Minor" : null;
+        return importance.HasValue ? 2 : null;
     }
 
     private static int ResolveSceneDependencyTypeId(ImportLookupIds lookupIds, string? dependencyType)

PlotLine/Data/Repositories.cs

@@ -1816,6 +1816,7 @@ public sealed class CharacterRepository(ISqlConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
                 character.AgeReferenceSceneID,
                 character.Height,
                 character.EyeColour,
+                character.CharacterImportance,
                 character.DefaultDescription
             },
             commandType: CommandType.StoredProcedure);

PlotLine/Models/CoreModels.cs

@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ public sealed class Character
     public int? AgeReferenceSceneID { get; set; }
     public string? Height { get; set; }
     public string? EyeColour { get; set; }
+    public int? CharacterImportance { get; set; }
     public string? DefaultDescription { get; set; }
     public DateTime CreatedDate { get; set; }
     public DateTime UpdatedDate { get; set; }

PlotLine/Models/ImportModels.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace PlotLine.Models;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public sealed class ImportCharacterDto
     public string? DisplayName { get; set; }
     public string? ShortName { get; set; }
     public string? Role { get; set; }
+    [JsonConverter(typeof(ImportImportanceJsonConverter))]
     public int? Importance { get; set; }
     public string? Description { get; set; }
     public string? Notes { get; set; }
@@ -299,3 +301,65 @@ public sealed record ImportResult
     public string? TechnicalDetail { get; init; }
     public string Message { get; init; } = string.Empty;
 }
+
+public sealed class ImportImportanceJsonConverter : JsonConverter<int?>
+{
+    public override int? Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.Null)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (reader.TokenType == JsonTokenType.Number && reader.TryGetInt32(out var numeric))
+        {
+            return Math.Clamp(numeric, 1, 10);
+        }
+
+        if (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.String)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var text = reader.GetString()?.Trim();
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (int.TryParse(text, out var parsed))
+        {
+            return Math.Clamp(parsed, 1, 10);
+        }
+
+        var normalized = text.ToLowerInvariant();
+        if (normalized.Contains("major") || normalized.Contains("main") || normalized.Contains("protagonist"))
+        {
+            return 10;
+        }
+
+        if (normalized.Contains("support") || normalized.Contains("secondary"))
+        {
+            return 6;
+        }
+
+        if (normalized.Contains("minor") || normalized.Contains("background") || normalized.Contains("cameo"))
+        {
+            return 2;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, int? value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+    {
+        if (value.HasValue)
+        {
+            writer.WriteNumberValue(value.Value);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            writer.WriteNullValue();
+        }
+    }
+}

PlotLine/Services/CoreServices.cs

@@ -1349,9 +1349,8 @@ public sealed class TimelineService(
                 characterGroup => characterGroup.GroupBy(x => x.SceneID).ToDictionary(sceneGroup => sceneGroup.Key, sceneGroup => sceneGroup.ToList()));
 
         return characters
-            // Character has no global category/importance column. Timeline grouping uses lane order:
+            // Timeline grouping prefers CharacterImportance when present; imported classification
-            // the first six lanes render as "Major characters", so imported classification metadata
+            // metadata and strong scene roles remain as fallbacks for older projects.
-            // and strong scene roles should sort likely main characters ahead of supporting cast.
             .OrderByDescending(character => CharacterLanePriority(character, appearancesByCharacterAndScene.TryGetValue(character.CharacterID, out var sceneAppearances) ? sceneAppearances.Values.SelectMany(x => x) : []))
             .ThenBy(x => x.CharacterName)
             .Select(character =>
@@ -1374,9 +1373,22 @@ public sealed class TimelineService(
     private static int CharacterLanePriority(Character character, IEnumerable<SceneCharacter> appearances)
     {
         var description = character.DefaultDescription ?? string.Empty;
+        var appearanceList = appearances as IReadOnlyCollection<SceneCharacter> ?? appearances.ToList();
         var priority = 0;
 
-        if (description.Contains("Imported character classification: Major", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        if (character.CharacterImportance >= 8)
+        {
+            priority += 1_200;
+        }
+        else if (character.CharacterImportance >= 4)
+        {
+            priority += 500;
+        }
+        else if (character.CharacterImportance.HasValue)
+        {
+            priority -= 150;
+        }
+        else if (description.Contains("Imported character classification: Major", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
         {
             priority += 1_000;
         }
@@ -1389,7 +1401,9 @@ public sealed class TimelineService(
             priority -= 100;
         }
 
-        foreach (var appearance in appearances)
+        priority += appearanceList.Count * 3;
+
+        foreach (var appearance in appearanceList)
         {
             if (string.Equals(appearance.RoleInSceneTypeName, "POV Character", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
@@ -2904,6 +2918,7 @@ public sealed class CharacterService(IProjectRepository projects, ICharacterRepo
             AgeAtSeriesStart = character.AgeAtSeriesStart,
             Height = character.Height,
             EyeColour = character.EyeColour,
+            CharacterImportance = character.CharacterImportance,
             DefaultDescription = character.DefaultDescription,
             Project = await projects.GetAsync(character.ProjectID)
         };
@@ -2947,6 +2962,7 @@ public sealed class CharacterService(IProjectRepository projects, ICharacterRepo
         AgeAtSeriesStart = model.AgeAtSeriesStart,
         Height = model.Height,
         EyeColour = model.EyeColour,
+        CharacterImportance = model.CharacterImportance,
         DefaultDescription = model.DefaultDescription
     });
 

PlotLine/Services/ImportServices.cs

@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ public sealed class ImportService(IImportRepository imports, ILogger<ImportServi
     {
         if (package.Characters.Any(character => character.Importance.HasValue || !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(character.Role)))
         {
-            result.Warnings.Add("Character importance is not stored in a dedicated character field; the importer uses role/importance for timeline grouping where supported and preserves a clean classification note.");
+            result.Warnings.Add("Character role/importance will be mapped to Story importance for timeline grouping.");
         }
 
         foreach (var group in package.Characters

PlotLine/Sql/006_Phase1E_Characters.sql

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ BEGIN
         AgeReferenceSceneID int NULL,
         Height nvarchar(50) NULL,
         EyeColour nvarchar(50) NULL,
+        CharacterImportance int NULL,
         DefaultDescription nvarchar(max) NULL,
         CreatedDate datetime2 NOT NULL CONSTRAINT DF_Characters_CreatedDate DEFAULT SYSUTCDATETIME(),
         UpdatedDate datetime2 NOT NULL CONSTRAINT DF_Characters_UpdatedDate DEFAULT SYSUTCDATETIME(),
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ AS
 BEGIN
     SET NOCOUNT ON;
     SELECT CharacterID, ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID,
-        Height, EyeColour, DefaultDescription, CreatedDate, UpdatedDate, IsArchived
+        Height, EyeColour, CharacterImportance, DefaultDescription, CreatedDate, UpdatedDate, IsArchived
     FROM dbo.Characters
     WHERE ProjectID = @ProjectID AND IsArchived = 0
     ORDER BY CharacterName;
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ AS
 BEGIN
     SET NOCOUNT ON;
     SELECT CharacterID, ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID,
-        Height, EyeColour, DefaultDescription, CreatedDate, UpdatedDate, IsArchived
+        Height, EyeColour, CharacterImportance, DefaultDescription, CreatedDate, UpdatedDate, IsArchived
     FROM dbo.Characters
     WHERE CharacterID = @CharacterID AND IsArchived = 0;
 END;
@@ -349,14 +350,15 @@ CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.Character_Save
     @AgeReferenceSceneID int = NULL,
     @Height nvarchar(50) = NULL,
     @EyeColour nvarchar(50) = NULL,
+    @CharacterImportance int = NULL,
     @DefaultDescription nvarchar(max) = NULL
 AS
 BEGIN
     SET NOCOUNT ON;
     IF @CharacterID IS NULL OR @CharacterID = 0
     BEGIN
-        INSERT dbo.Characters (ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID, Height, EyeColour, DefaultDescription)
+        INSERT dbo.Characters (ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID, Height, EyeColour, CharacterImportance, DefaultDescription)
-        VALUES (@ProjectID, @CharacterName, @ShortName, @Sex, @BirthDate, @AgeAtSeriesStart, @AgeReferenceSceneID, @Height, @EyeColour, @DefaultDescription);
+        VALUES (@ProjectID, @CharacterName, @ShortName, @Sex, @BirthDate, @AgeAtSeriesStart, @AgeReferenceSceneID, @Height, @EyeColour, @CharacterImportance, @DefaultDescription);
         SET @CharacterID = CAST(SCOPE_IDENTITY() AS int);
     END
     ELSE
@@ -364,7 +366,7 @@ BEGIN
         UPDATE dbo.Characters
         SET CharacterName = @CharacterName, ShortName = @ShortName, Sex = @Sex, BirthDate = @BirthDate,
             AgeAtSeriesStart = @AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID = @AgeReferenceSceneID,
-            Height = @Height, EyeColour = @EyeColour, DefaultDescription = @DefaultDescription,
+            Height = @Height, EyeColour = @EyeColour, CharacterImportance = @CharacterImportance, DefaultDescription = @DefaultDescription,
             UpdatedDate = SYSUTCDATETIME()
         WHERE CharacterID = @CharacterID;
     END
@@ -710,11 +712,11 @@ CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.CharacterTimeline_GetByProject
 AS
 BEGIN
     SET NOCOUNT ON;
-    SELECT TOP (12) CharacterID, ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID,
+    SELECT CharacterID, ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID,
-        Height, EyeColour, DefaultDescription, CreatedDate, UpdatedDate, IsArchived
+        Height, EyeColour, CharacterImportance, DefaultDescription, CreatedDate, UpdatedDate, IsArchived
     FROM dbo.Characters
     WHERE ProjectID = @ProjectID AND IsArchived = 0
-    ORDER BY CharacterName;
+    ORDER BY ISNULL(CharacterImportance, 0) DESC, CharacterName;
 
     SELECT sc.SceneCharacterID, sc.SceneID, sc.CharacterID, c.ProjectID, c.CharacterName, c.ShortName, c.BirthDate, c.AgeAtSeriesStart,
         sc.RoleInSceneTypeID, role.TypeName AS RoleInSceneTypeName, sc.PresenceTypeID, presence.TypeName AS PresenceTypeName,

PlotLine/Sql/016_FixCharacterTimelineAppearanceLabels.sql

@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ AS
 BEGIN
     SET NOCOUNT ON;
 
-    SELECT TOP (12) CharacterID, ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID,
+    SELECT CharacterID, ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID,
-        Height, EyeColour, DefaultDescription, CreatedDate, UpdatedDate, IsArchived
+        Height, EyeColour, CharacterImportance, DefaultDescription, CreatedDate, UpdatedDate, IsArchived
     FROM dbo.Characters
     WHERE ProjectID = @ProjectID AND IsArchived = 0
-    ORDER BY CharacterName;
+    ORDER BY ISNULL(CharacterImportance, 0) DESC, CharacterName;
 
     SELECT sc.SceneCharacterID, sc.SceneID, sc.CharacterID, c.ProjectID, c.CharacterName, c.ShortName, c.BirthDate, c.AgeAtSeriesStart,
         sc.RoleInSceneTypeID, role.TypeName AS RoleInSceneTypeName, sc.PresenceTypeID, presence.TypeName AS PresenceTypeName,

PlotLine/Sql/022_CharacterImportance.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+SET ANSI_NULLS ON;
+GO
+SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON;
+GO
+
+IF COL_LENGTH(N'dbo.Characters', N'CharacterImportance') IS NULL
+BEGIN
+    ALTER TABLE dbo.Characters ADD CharacterImportance int NULL;
+END;
+GO
+
+UPDATE dbo.Characters
+SET CharacterImportance =
+    CASE
+        WHEN DefaultDescription LIKE N'%Imported character classification: Major%' THEN 10
+        WHEN DefaultDescription LIKE N'%Imported character classification: Supporting%' THEN 6
+        WHEN DefaultDescription LIKE N'%Imported character classification: Minor%' THEN 2
+        ELSE CharacterImportance
+    END
+WHERE CharacterImportance IS NULL
+    AND DefaultDescription LIKE N'%Imported character classification:%';
+GO
+
+CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.Character_ListByProject
+    @ProjectID int
+AS
+BEGIN
+    SET NOCOUNT ON;
+    SELECT CharacterID, ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID,
+        Height, EyeColour, CharacterImportance, DefaultDescription, CreatedDate, UpdatedDate, IsArchived
+    FROM dbo.Characters
+    WHERE ProjectID = @ProjectID AND IsArchived = 0
+    ORDER BY CharacterName;
+END;
+GO
+
+CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.Character_Get
+    @CharacterID int
+AS
+BEGIN
+    SET NOCOUNT ON;
+    SELECT CharacterID, ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID,
+        Height, EyeColour, CharacterImportance, DefaultDescription, CreatedDate, UpdatedDate, IsArchived
+    FROM dbo.Characters
+    WHERE CharacterID = @CharacterID AND IsArchived = 0;
+END;
+GO
+
+CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.Character_Save
+    @CharacterID int = NULL,
+    @ProjectID int,
+    @CharacterName nvarchar(200),
+    @ShortName nvarchar(100) = NULL,
+    @Sex nvarchar(50) = NULL,
+    @BirthDate date = NULL,
+    @AgeAtSeriesStart int = NULL,
+    @AgeReferenceSceneID int = NULL,
+    @Height nvarchar(50) = NULL,
+    @EyeColour nvarchar(50) = NULL,
+    @CharacterImportance int = NULL,
+    @DefaultDescription nvarchar(max) = NULL
+AS
+BEGIN
+    SET NOCOUNT ON;
+    IF @CharacterID IS NULL OR @CharacterID = 0
+    BEGIN
+        INSERT dbo.Characters (ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID, Height, EyeColour, CharacterImportance, DefaultDescription)
+        VALUES (@ProjectID, @CharacterName, @ShortName, @Sex, @BirthDate, @AgeAtSeriesStart, @AgeReferenceSceneID, @Height, @EyeColour, @CharacterImportance, @DefaultDescription);
+        SET @CharacterID = CAST(SCOPE_IDENTITY() AS int);
+    END
+    ELSE
+    BEGIN
+        UPDATE dbo.Characters
+        SET CharacterName = @CharacterName, ShortName = @ShortName, Sex = @Sex, BirthDate = @BirthDate,
+            AgeAtSeriesStart = @AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID = @AgeReferenceSceneID,
+            Height = @Height, EyeColour = @EyeColour, CharacterImportance = @CharacterImportance, DefaultDescription = @DefaultDescription,
+            UpdatedDate = SYSUTCDATETIME()
+        WHERE CharacterID = @CharacterID;
+    END
+    SELECT @CharacterID;
+END;
+GO
+
+CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.CharacterTimeline_GetByProject
+    @ProjectID int,
+    @BookID int = NULL
+AS
+BEGIN
+    SET NOCOUNT ON;
+
+    SELECT CharacterID, ProjectID, CharacterName, ShortName, Sex, BirthDate, AgeAtSeriesStart, AgeReferenceSceneID,
+        Height, EyeColour, CharacterImportance, DefaultDescription, CreatedDate, UpdatedDate, IsArchived
+    FROM dbo.Characters
+    WHERE ProjectID = @ProjectID AND IsArchived = 0
+    ORDER BY ISNULL(CharacterImportance, 0) DESC, CharacterName;
+
+    SELECT sc.SceneCharacterID, sc.SceneID, sc.CharacterID, c.ProjectID, c.CharacterName, c.ShortName, c.BirthDate, c.AgeAtSeriesStart,
+        sc.RoleInSceneTypeID, role.TypeName AS RoleInSceneTypeName, sc.PresenceTypeID, presence.TypeName AS PresenceTypeName,
+        sc.LocationID, location.LocationName, location.LocationPath, sc.EntryLocationID, entry.LocationName AS EntryLocationName,
+        sc.ExitLocationID, exitLocation.LocationName AS ExitLocationName, sc.AppearanceNotes, sc.OutfitDescription,
+        sc.PhysicalCondition, sc.EmotionalState, sc.KnowledgeNotes, s.SceneNumber, s.SceneTitle, ch.ChapterNumber, b.BookTitle,
+        sc.CreatedDate, sc.UpdatedDate
+    FROM dbo.SceneCharacters sc
+    INNER JOIN dbo.Characters c ON c.CharacterID = sc.CharacterID
+    INNER JOIN dbo.Scenes s ON s.SceneID = sc.SceneID
+    INNER JOIN dbo.Chapters ch ON ch.ChapterID = s.ChapterID
+    INNER JOIN dbo.Books b ON b.BookID = ch.BookID
+    LEFT JOIN dbo.CharacterRoleInSceneTypes role ON role.CharacterRoleInSceneTypeID = sc.RoleInSceneTypeID
+    LEFT JOIN dbo.PresenceTypes presence ON presence.PresenceTypeID = sc.PresenceTypeID
+    LEFT JOIN dbo.LocationPaths location ON location.LocationID = sc.LocationID
+    LEFT JOIN dbo.LocationPaths entry ON entry.LocationID = sc.EntryLocationID
+    LEFT JOIN dbo.LocationPaths exitLocation ON exitLocation.LocationID = sc.ExitLocationID
+    WHERE c.ProjectID = @ProjectID AND c.IsArchived = 0 AND s.IsArchived = 0 AND ch.IsArchived = 0 AND b.IsArchived = 0
+        AND (@BookID IS NULL OR b.BookID = @BookID)
+    ORDER BY b.SortOrder, ch.SortOrder, s.SortOrder, c.CharacterName;
+END;
+GO

PlotLine/ViewModels/CoreViewModels.cs

@@ -838,9 +838,20 @@ public sealed class CharacterEditViewModel
     [Display(Name = "Eye colour")]
     public string? EyeColour { get; set; }
 
+    [Display(Name = "Story importance")]
+    public int? CharacterImportance { get; set; }
+
     [Display(Name = "Default description")]
     public string? DefaultDescription { get; set; }
 
+    public IReadOnlyList<SelectListItem> ImportanceOptions { get; set; } =
+    [
+        new("Use timeline fallback", string.Empty),
+        new("Major", "10"),
+        new("Secondary / Supporting", "6"),
+        new("Minor", "2")
+    ];
+
     public Project? Project { get; set; }
 }
 

PlotLine/Views/Characters/Details.cshtml

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 @{
     ViewData["Title"] = Model.Character.CharacterName;
     var firstAppearance = Model.Appearances.FirstOrDefault();
+    var storyImportance = Model.Character.CharacterImportance switch
+    {
+        >= 8 => "Major",
+        >= 4 => "Secondary / Supporting",
+        >= 1 => "Minor",
+        _ => "Timeline fallback"
+    };
 }
 
 <nav class="breadcrumb-trail" aria-label="Breadcrumb">
@@ -54,6 +61,7 @@
         <p><strong>Age:</strong> @Model.DisplayAge</p>
         <p><strong>Height:</strong> @Model.Character.Height</p>
         <p><strong>Eye colour:</strong> @Model.Character.EyeColour</p>
+        <p><strong>Story importance:</strong> @storyImportance</p>
     </article>
     <article class="plain-card">
         <h2>Relationships</h2>

PlotLine/Views/Characters/Edit.cshtml

@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
             <label asp-for="EyeColour" class="form-label"></label>
             <input asp-for="EyeColour" class="form-control" />
         </div>
+        <div class="col-md-6">
+            <label asp-for="CharacterImportance" class="form-label"></label>
+            <select asp-for="CharacterImportance" asp-items="Model.ImportanceOptions" class="form-select"></select>
+            <div class="form-text">Controls timeline grouping for major, secondary/supporting, and minor characters.</div>
+        </div>
         <div class="col-12">
             <label asp-for="DefaultDescription" class="form-label"></label>
             <textarea asp-for="DefaultDescription" class="form-control" rows="5"></textarea>

PlotLine/Views/Timeline/Index.cshtml

@@ -51,6 +51,61 @@
     }
     int ChapterSceneColumns(ChapterTimelineViewModel chapter) => Math.Max(chapter.Scenes.Count, 1);
     int BookSceneColumns(BookTimelineViewModel book) => Math.Max(book.Chapters.Any() ? book.Chapters.Sum(ChapterSceneColumns) : 1, 1);
+    int CharacterAppearanceCount(CharacterLaneViewModel lane) => lane.SceneSlots.Sum(slot => slot.Appearances.Count);
+    bool HasLeadSceneRole(CharacterLaneViewModel lane) => lane.SceneSlots
+        .SelectMany(slot => slot.Appearances)
+        .Any(appearance =>
+            string.Equals(appearance.RoleInSceneTypeName, "POV Character", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            string.Equals(appearance.RoleInSceneTypeName, "Main Participant", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+    string CharacterGroupName(CharacterLaneViewModel lane)
+    {
+        var description = lane.Character.DefaultDescription ?? string.Empty;
+
+        // Timeline grouping prefers the editable CharacterImportance field; imported
+        // classification metadata remains a fallback for older imported projects.
+        if (lane.Character.CharacterImportance >= 8)
+        {
+            return "Major characters";
+        }
+
+        if (lane.Character.CharacterImportance >= 4)
+        {
+            return "Secondary / supporting characters";
+        }
+
+        if (lane.Character.CharacterImportance.HasValue)
+        {
+            return "Minor / mentioned characters";
+        }
+
+        if (description.Contains("Imported character classification: Major", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return "Major characters";
+        }
+
+        if (description.Contains("Imported character classification: Supporting", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return "Secondary / supporting characters";
+        }
+
+        if (description.Contains("Imported character classification: Minor", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            return "Minor / mentioned characters";
+        }
+
+        if (HasLeadSceneRole(lane) || CharacterAppearanceCount(lane) >= 6)
+        {
+            return "Major characters";
+        }
+
+        return CharacterAppearanceCount(lane) <= 1 ? "Minor / mentioned characters" : "Secondary / supporting characters";
+    }
+    int CharacterGroupOrder(string groupName) => groupName switch
+    {
+        "Major characters" => 0,
+        "Secondary / supporting characters" => 1,
+        _ => 2
+    };
 }
 
 <section class="context-header">
@@ -106,7 +161,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <section class="timeline-control-panel" data-timeline-controls>
-    <details class="timeline-filter-drawer" @(hasActiveFilter ? "open" : "")>
+    <details class="timeline-filter-drawer">
         <summary>Filters and focus</summary>
         <form method="get" class="timeline-filter-grid">
             <input type="hidden" name="ProjectID" value="@Model.Project.ProjectID" />
@@ -390,7 +445,10 @@
             @foreach (var chapter in book.Chapters)
             {
                 var chapterWarnings = chapter.Scenes.Sum(x => x.WarningCount);
+                var isActiveChapter = chapter.Scenes.Any(scene => scene.SceneID == Model.SelectedSceneID);
                 <button type="button"
+                        class="@(isActiveChapter ? "is-active" : "")"
+                        data-active-chapter="@(isActiveChapter ? "true" : "false")"
                         data-jump-scene="@chapter.Scenes.FirstOrDefault()?.SceneID"
                         style="--chapter-scenes:@Math.Max(chapter.Scenes.Count, 1); --chapter-warnings:@Math.Min(chapterWarnings, 8)"
                         title="Chapter @chapter.Chapter.ChapterNumber: @chapter.Chapter.ChapterTitle (@chapter.Scenes.Count scenes, @chapterWarnings warnings)">
@@ -784,14 +842,19 @@ else
                     <div class="character-lane-board" data-timeline-section="characters" style="--scene-count:@timelineColumns.Count">
                         <div class="lane-board-heading character-lane-board-heading">
                             <button type="button" data-collapse-toggle="characters">Character appearances</button>
-                            <small>First twelve project characters</small>
+                            <small>All project characters, grouped by role and activity</small>
                         </div>
                         <div data-collapse-body="characters">
-                        @foreach (var group in Model.CharacterLanes.Select((lane, index) => new { lane, group = index < 6 ? "Major characters" : "Secondary characters" }).GroupBy(x => x.group))
+                        @foreach (var group in Model.CharacterLanes
+                            .Select((lane, index) => new { lane, index, group = CharacterGroupName(lane) })
+                            .GroupBy(x => x.group)
+                            .OrderBy(group => CharacterGroupOrder(group.Key)))
                         {
+                            var groupId = $"character-group-{CharacterGroupOrder(group.Key)}";
+                            var defaultCollapsed = CharacterGroupOrder(group.Key) > 0 ? "collapsed" : null;
                             <div class="lane-group">
-                                <button type="button" class="lane-group-heading" data-collapse-toggle="character-group-@group.Key.GetHashCode()">@group.Key</button>
+                                <button type="button" class="lane-group-heading" data-collapse-toggle="@groupId" data-collapse-default="@defaultCollapsed">@group.Key <span>@group.Count()</span></button>
-                                <div data-collapse-body="character-group-@group.Key.GetHashCode()">
+                                <div class="character-lane-group-body" data-collapse-body="@groupId">
                         @foreach (var laneItem in group)
                         {
                             var lane = laneItem.lane;
@@ -874,7 +937,7 @@ else
                         <div class="metric-graph-stack mt-2">
                             @foreach (var graph in Model.MetricGraphs)
                             {
-                                <div class="metric-graph-row">
+                                <div class="metric-graph-row" style="--scene-count:@Math.Max(timelineColumns.Count, 1)">
                                     <div class="metric-graph-label">@graph.MetricName</div>
                                     <div class="metric-graph-points" style="--scene-count:@Math.Max(timelineColumns.Count, 1)">
                                         @foreach (var column in timelineColumns)

PlotLine/wwwroot/css/site.css

@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ td.text-end {
 
 .timeline-workspace {
   min-width: 0;
+  max-width: 100%;
 }
 
 .pacing-panel {
@@ -421,6 +422,11 @@ td.text-end {
 .metric-graph-stack {
   display: grid;
   gap: 10px;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  overflow-y: hidden;
+  overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
+  padding-bottom: 4px;
 }
 
 .metric-graph-row {
@@ -428,6 +434,7 @@ td.text-end {
   grid-template-columns: 150px minmax(260px, 1fr);
   gap: 10px;
   align-items: center;
+  min-width: max(100%, calc(150px + (var(--scene-count, 1) * 34px)));
 }
 
 .metric-graph-label {
@@ -445,6 +452,7 @@ td.text-end {
   border-radius: 8px;
   padding: 6px;
   background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f6faf8 0%, #edf4f1 100%);
+  min-width: calc(var(--scene-count) * 34px);
 }
 
 .metric-point {
@@ -1953,6 +1961,12 @@ td.text-end {
   gap: 4px;
   margin: 0 0 12px;
   padding: 8px;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  overflow-y: hidden;
+  overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
+  scrollbar-gutter: stable;
   border: 1px solid rgba(47, 111, 99, 0.18);
   border-radius: 8px;
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
@@ -1960,7 +1974,7 @@ td.text-end {
 
 .timeline-minimap button {
   position: relative;
-  flex: var(--chapter-scenes) 1 42px;
+  flex: 0 0 max(42px, calc(var(--chapter-scenes) * 18px));
   min-width: 42px;
   min-height: 34px;
   border: 1px solid rgba(47, 111, 99, 0.18);
@@ -1971,6 +1985,13 @@ td.text-end {
   font-weight: 800;
 }
 
+.timeline-minimap button.is-active {
+  border-color: var(--plotline-accent);
+  color: #fff;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--plotline-accent) 0%, var(--plotline-accent-dark) 100%);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(47, 111, 99, 0.14);
+}
+
 .timeline-minimap button::after {
   content: "";
   position: absolute;
@@ -2157,6 +2178,11 @@ td.text-end {
   gap: 7px;
 }
 
+.character-lane-group-body {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 7px;
+}
+
 .lane-group-heading {
   position: sticky;
   left: 0;

PlotLine/wwwroot/js/site.js

@@ -255,19 +255,30 @@
       ctx.lineWidth = 1;
       ctx.font = "700 10px system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, sans-serif";
 
-      let previousChapter = null;
+      const chapterStarts = [];
       scenes.forEach((scene, index) => {
-        if (scene.chapterLabel === previousChapter) {
+        if (!index || scene.chapterLabel !== scenes[index - 1].chapterLabel) {
-          return;
+          chapterStarts.push({ scene, index });
         }
+      });
+      const labelInterval = chapterStarts.length > 40 ? 5 : chapterStarts.length > 24 ? 4 : chapterStarts.length > 14 ? 2 : 1;
 
+      chapterStarts.forEach((entry, chapterIndex) => {
+        const { scene, index } = entry;
         const x = scales.x.getPixelForValue(index);
         ctx.beginPath();
         ctx.moveTo(x, chartArea.top);
         ctx.lineTo(x, chartArea.bottom);
         ctx.stroke();
+
+        const chapterNumber = Number.parseInt(String(scene.chapterLabel).replace(/[^0-9]/g, ""), 10);
+        const shouldLabel = chapterIndex === 0 ||
+          chapterIndex === chapterStarts.length - 1 ||
+          labelInterval === 1 ||
+          (Number.isFinite(chapterNumber) && chapterNumber % labelInterval === 0);
+        if (shouldLabel) {
           ctx.fillText(scene.chapterLabel, Math.min(x + 4, chartArea.right - 70), chartArea.bottom + 22);
-        previousChapter = scene.chapterLabel;
+        }
       });
 
       ctx.restore();
@@ -478,6 +489,7 @@
   const densitySelect = document.querySelector("[data-timeline-density]");
   const zoomSelect = document.querySelector("[data-timeline-zoom]");
   const searchInput = document.querySelector("[data-timeline-search]");
+  const minimap = root.querySelector("[data-timeline-minimap]");
   const jumpSelects = document.querySelectorAll("[data-timeline-jump], [data-timeline-warning-jump], [data-timeline-entity-jump]");
   const sceneCards = [...root.querySelectorAll(".timeline-scene-card[data-scene-id]")];
   const collapsedKey = "plotline.timeline.collapsed";
@@ -494,6 +506,7 @@
     }
   };
 
+  const hasCollapsedPreference = localStorage.getItem(collapsedKey) !== null;
   const collapsed = readSet(collapsedKey);
 
   const applyMode = (kind, value, values) => {
@@ -535,6 +548,21 @@
     window.setTimeout(() => target.classList.remove("keyboard-focus"), 1800);
   };
 
+  const scrollActiveChapterIntoView = (behavior = "auto") => {
+    const activeChapter = minimap?.querySelector("[data-active-chapter='true']");
+    if (!minimap || !activeChapter) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const hostRect = minimap.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const activeRect = activeChapter.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const activeCenter = activeRect.left + activeRect.width / 2;
+    const hostCenter = hostRect.left + hostRect.width / 2;
+    if (activeRect.left < hostRect.left || activeRect.right > hostRect.right) {
+      minimap.scrollBy({ left: activeCenter - hostCenter, behavior });
+    }
+  };
+
   const saveCollapsed = () => localStorage.setItem(collapsedKey, JSON.stringify([...collapsed]));
 
   const setCollapsed = (id, shouldCollapse) => {
@@ -549,6 +577,10 @@
 
   document.querySelectorAll("[data-collapse-toggle]").forEach((button) => {
     const id = button.dataset.collapseToggle;
+    if (!hasCollapsedPreference && button.dataset.collapseDefault === "collapsed") {
+      collapsed.add(id);
+    }
+
     const isCollapsed = collapsed.has(id);
     setCollapsed(id, isCollapsed);
     button.addEventListener("click", () => {
@@ -567,6 +599,7 @@
   zoomSelect?.addEventListener("change", () => applyZoom(zoomSelect.value));
   applyDensity(localStorage.getItem(densityKey) || "comfortable");
   applyZoom(localStorage.getItem(zoomKey) || "chapter");
+  window.requestAnimationFrame(() => scrollActiveChapterIntoView("auto"));
 
   const runSearch = () => {
     const query = searchInput?.value.trim().toLowerCase() || "";