Comment presentation in electronic documents
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- presenting a comment object in an electronic document;
receiving an indication that the comment object is being edited;
determining content in the electronic document that corresponds with the comment object being edited, based on information contained by a reference specification field of the comment object that refers to the content that corresponds with the comment object;
when the comment object is being edited, applying a mask to the electronic document that obscures content that does not correspond to the comment object being edited;
receiving an indication that a second comment is being edited;
determining content in the electronic document that corresponds with the second comment being edited; and
unmasking the content that corresponds to the user comment being edited.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to present a comment object in an electronic document, receive an indication that the comment object is selected, determine content in the electronic document that corresponds with the selected comment object, and apply a mask to obscure portions of the content that do not correspond to the comment object. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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presenting a comment object in an electronic document; receiving an indication that the comment object is being edited; determining content in the electronic document that corresponds with the comment object being edited, based on information contained by a reference specification field of the comment object that refers to the content that corresponds with the comment object; when the comment object is being edited, applying a mask to the electronic document that obscures content that does not correspond to the comment object being edited; receiving an indication that a second comment is being edited; determining content in the electronic document that corresponds with the second comment being edited; and unmasking the content that corresponds to the user comment being edited. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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6. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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presenting, in an online web application, a first user comment in an electronic document; receiving an indication that the first user comment is being edited; determining content in the electronic document that corresponds with the first user comment being edited; applying a mask to the electronic document that obscures content that does not correspond to first user comment being edited; receiving an indication that a second user comment is being edited; determining content in the electronic document that corresponds with the second user comment being edited; and unmasking the content that corresponds to the second user comment being edited. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a graphical user interface module, coupled to the processor, and configured to; present a comment object in an electronic document; receive an indication that the comment object is being edited based on a selection of a user interface control that triggers display of a comment window associated with the comment object; determine content in the electronic document that corresponds with the comment object being edited; when the comment object is being edited, apply a mask to the electronic document that obscures content that does not correspond to the comment object being edited; receiving an indication that a second comment is being edited; determining content in the electronic document that corresponds with the second user comment being edited; and unmasking the content that corresponds to the second comment being edited. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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