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Method and apparatus for supporting context links for application program text

  • US 20060015859A1
  • Filed: 04/22/2005
  • Published: 01/19/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving at an application program executing on a computer system a request to open a context link to a text element that is part of a document being operated on by the application program;

    determining whether more than one data object of a data object type is associated with the text element and, if so, performing the following;

    displaying a list of data objects of that data object type that are associated with the text element;

    displaying information to distinguish listed data objects;

    receiving a selection of a data object from the displayed list; and

    receiving a selection from a list of actions relating to a context link for the selected data object.

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