Simple method for creating hypertext links
First Claim
1. In a hypertext authoring system wherein original and target hypertext pages are displayed, with the address of the target hypertext page specified by a target URL and with the title of the target hypertext page enclosed by opening and closing hypertext title tags, an improved computer-implemented method for creating a hypertext link to said hypertext target page at a specified location in said original hypertext page comprising the steps of:
- displaying a link creating icon for the target hypertext page;
automatically creating a link from the original hypertext page to the target hypertext page at said specified location in the original page when said link creating icon is dragged from said target hypertext page and dropped at said specified location, with the link including the URL of said target hypertext page;
automatically inserting the title text of said target hypertext page at said link.
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Abstract
An improved method and system for creating a link in an original hypertext document to a target hypertext document when a link creating icon is dragged from the target hypertext document to a specified location in the original hypertext document. The title of the target hypertext document is inserted at the link text.
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13 Claims
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1. In a hypertext authoring system wherein original and target hypertext pages are displayed, with the address of the target hypertext page specified by a target URL and with the title of the target hypertext page enclosed by opening and closing hypertext title tags, an improved computer-implemented method for creating a hypertext link to said hypertext target page at a specified location in said original hypertext page comprising the steps of:
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displaying a link creating icon for the target hypertext page; automatically creating a link from the original hypertext page to the target hypertext page at said specified location in the original page when said link creating icon is dragged from said target hypertext page and dropped at said specified location, with the link including the URL of said target hypertext page; automatically inserting the title text of said target hypertext page at said link.
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2. In a hypertext authoring system wherein original and target hypertext pages are displayed, with the address of the target hypertext page specified by a target URL and with the title of the target hypertext page enclosed by opening and closing hypertext title tags, an improved computer-implemented method for creating a hypertext link to said hypertext target page at a specified location in said original hypertext page comprising the steps of:
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displaying a link creating icon for the target hypertext page; automatically creating opening and closing hypertext anchor links at said specified location in the original page and inserting the URL of said target hypertext page as the HREF attribute of said opening anchor link when said link creating icon is dragged from said target hypertext page and dropped at said specified location; and automatically inserting the title text of said target hypertext page between the opening and closing anchor links created in said original hypertext page. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer program product article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer usable medium having a computer readable code embodied thereon for causing the automatic creation of a hypertext link to a target hypertext page at a specified location in an original hypertext page for use in a hypertext authoring system wherein original and target hypertext pages are displayed, with the address of the target hypertext page specified by a target URL and with the title of the target hypertext page enclosed by opening and closing hypertext title tags, the computer program product article of manufacture comprising; computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to effect displaying a link creating icon for the target hypertext page; computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to effect automatically creating opening and closing hypertext anchor links at said specified location in the original page and inserting the URL of said target hypertext page as the HREF attribute of said opening anchor link when said link creating icon is dragged from said target hypertext page and dropped at said specified location; and computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer to effect automatically inserting the title text of said target hypertext page between the opening and closing anchor links created in said original hypertext page. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system article of manufacture comprising:
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a display for displaying original and target hypertext pages; a processing system that causes the automatic creation of a hypertext link to a target hypertext page at a specified location in an original hypertext page for use in a hypertext authoring system wherein original and target hypertext pages are displayed, with the address of the target hypertext page specified by a target URL and with the title of the target hypertext page enclosed by opening and closing hypertext title tags by virtue of being configured to; automatically create opening and closing hypertext anchor links at said specified location in the original page and inserting the URL of said target hypertext page as the HREF attribute of said opening anchor link when said link creating icon is dragged from said target hypertext page and dropped at said specified location; and automatically insert the title text of said target hypertext page between the opening and closing anchor links created in said original hypertext page. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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