WEB PAGE EDITOR WITH ELEMENT SELECTION MECHANISM
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1. A computer readable storage medium containing computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method of selecting a web page element, the method comprising:
- displaying a user interface of a web page editor, the user interface including a web page having web page elements;
receiving a first input identifying a location on the web page;
displaying a list of web page elements that are at the location with the user interface;
receiving a second input identifying a first element from the list of web page elements; and
selecting the first element.
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Abstract
A web page editor displays a web page including web page elements. At least some of the elements at least partially overlap other elements. The web page editor includes an element selection mechanism. The element selection mechanism allows a user to unambiguously select between the web page elements.
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1. A computer readable storage medium containing computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method of selecting a web page element, the method comprising:
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displaying a user interface of a web page editor, the user interface including a web page having web page elements; receiving a first input identifying a location on the web page; displaying a list of web page elements that are at the location with the user interface; receiving a second input identifying a first element from the list of web page elements; and selecting the first element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of selecting a web page element using a web page editor, the method comprising:
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receiving a first input to initiate element selection; receiving a second input identifying a location on a web page after receiving the first input; displaying a list of web page elements that are at the location; receiving a third input identifying a first element from the list of web page elements; and selecting the first element. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing system comprising:
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an input device for receiving input from a user; an output device for generating a user interface; a processor communicatively connected to the input device and the output device; and memory storing program instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the computing system to perform operations to implement a graphical web page editor including a web page element selection mechanism, the operations comprising; displaying a web page with the output device, the web page including web page elements, wherein at least one of the web page elements is displayed as being located at least partially in front of another of the web page elements; receiving a first input from the input device identifying a location of the web page after displaying the web page; displaying a list of the web page elements that are at the location with the output device after receiving the first input; receiving a second input identifying a first element of the web page elements from the list; and selecting the first element of the web page elements after receiving the second input. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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