JPH06502734A - Computer document as a notebook-type compound document - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

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[Detailed description of the invention] the first document display on the screen connected to the computer; Means for displaying the contents of the first document in the ray area: Link the first document and the second document connected to the computer. means to means for assigning the link to the first document connected to the computer; :and Display of the first document on the screen connected to the computer While the content of the first document is displayed in the play area, use the link to 5. The arrangement of claim 4 including means for performing the operations.

42, the execution means executes the first document in the display area of the first document. including replacing the display of the contents of a document with the contents of the second document. 42. The arrangement of claim 41 including means for performing a linking operation.

43 The execution means displays the contents of the second document in the display area of the second document. 42. The mechanism of claim 41, including means for performing a link operation including displaying a link.

44, the execution means executes the first document in the display area of the first document. including replacing the display of the contents of a document with the contents of the second document. A means of performing the first link operation, and a display area of the second document. performing a second link operation that includes displaying the contents of the second document; 42. The arrangement of claim 41, including means.

45. The computer system also includes a screen for displaying information. the law of nature, 1 assigned to the first page in the ordered and organized plural pages Document display on the screen connected to the computer Means for displaying the contents of the first document in the ray area: a target connected to the computer that includes a subset of the displayed content; means for selecting an object such that the target object is The means displayed at the target position in the document display area: means for leading to a destination in one of said plurality of documents, said means for leading to a sentence containing said destination; means to display the contents of the document in the document display area, and the contents are displayed on the document display area. and is not displayed in the document display area immediately before the leading. said means connected to said computer; and said selected target object connected to said computer. A means of performing first and second movement operations on an object, the first movement operation being , move the selected target object to the guiding destination and its second A move operation moves a copy of the selected target object to the destination and moves it there. in which each of the movement operations moves the hand to display the selected target object at the target position. 5. The arrangement of claim 4 including said means including a step.

46. A mechanism for controlling a computer system, the computer system includes a screen that displays information; How to incorporate the second document into the first document connected to the computer step, the first and second documents are created in one or more applications. said means; and When the first document is opened on the screen, the second document is created. the second document in the editing area where the second document can be edited using the application and means for automatically displaying the contents of the document.

47. The first document was created in the first application, the second 47. The mechanism of claim 46 created with a second application.

48. The claim that the incorporating means includes means for incorporating multiple documents within the first document. Mechanism of Section 46.

49, Incorporated into the first document in the document display area on the screen and means for displaying the content of the first document and the content of the second document. 47. The mechanism of claim 46.

50, the contents of the first document and the second document are displayed in the document display area on the screen. 47. The arrangement of claim 46, further comprising means for displaying an icon representing the second document. .

51. The displayed content of the second document is inline with the content of the first document. and the displayed content of said first document is characterized by the content of said second document. Mechanism of item 49.

52. Which border display option 1 or 2 to surround the second document? further includes a means to select between the border display options. Option 1 displays a border around the content of the second document and sets the border display option. 52. Option 2 of claim 51, wherein the second document content is displayed without a visible border. mechanism.

53. The displayed content of the second document is the same as the displayed content of the first document. a subset of the displayed content of the first document. 50. The mechanism of claim 49 covering the spray.

54. Which border display option l or 2 to surround the second document? further includes a means to select between the border display options. Option 1 displays a border around the content of the second document and sets the border display option. 54. Option 2 of claim 53, wherein the second document content is displayed without a visible border. mechanism.

55 A mechanism for controlling a computer system, the computer system includes a screen that displays information; How to incorporate the second document into the first document connected to the computer step, the first and second documents are created in one or more applications. The said means: On the screen, use the application that created the second document to means for displaying the contents of the second document in an editing area where the second document can be edited; and perform an action in the first document, the action will be executed in the second document in the editing area. said mechanism including means for automatically executing said document.

56. The display means includes means for displaying the first document on the screen. ;and When the execution means stops displaying the first document, the execution means displays an image in the editing area. 56. The method of claim 55, further comprising means for automatically stopping the display of the second document. mechanism.

57, further comprising means for printing said first document, wherein said executing means prints said first document. A claim including means for automatically printing the second document when the second document is printed. 55 mechanisms.

58, further comprising means for copying the first document, wherein the executing means copies the first document. including means for automatically copying the second document when the second document is copied; 56. The mechanism of claim 55.

59, further comprising means for deleting the first document, wherein the executing means deletes the first document; A claim including means for automatically deleting the second document when the second document is deleted. 55 mechanisms.

60, the first document is created in the first application, and the second document is created in the first application; 56. The mechanism of claim 55, wherein is created in a second application.

61 The claim that the incorporating means includes means for incorporating multiple documents within the first document Mechanism of item 55.

62, embedded in the first document in the document display area on the screen and means for displaying the content of the first document and the content of the second document. 56. The mechanism of claim 55.

63, the contents of the first document and the second document are displayed in the document display area on the screen. 56. The arrangement of claim 55, further comprising means for displaying an icon representing the second document. .

64. The displayed content of the second document is inline with the content of the first document. and the displayed content of said first document is characterized by the content of said second document. Mechanism of item 62.

65. Which border display option 1 or 2 to surround the second document? further includes a means to select between the border display options. Option 1 displays a border around the content of the second document and sets the border display option. 65. Option 2 of claim 64, wherein the second document content is displayed without a visible border. mechanism.

66. The displayed content of the second document is the same as the displayed content of the first document. a subset of the displayed content of the first document. 63. The mechanism of claim 62 covering the spray.

67. Which border display option 1 or 2 to surround the second document? further includes a means to select between the border display options. Option 1 displays a border around the content of the second document and sets the border display option. Option 2 of claim 66, wherein the content of the second document is displayed without a permanent border. mechanism.

68 A mechanism for controlling a computer system, the computer system includes a screen that displays information; the first document display on the screen connected to the computer; How to display the contents of the first document in the ray area: Link the first and second documents connected to the computer means: means for assigning the link to the first document connected to the computer; ;and Display of the first document on the screen connected to the computer While the content of the first document is displayed in the play area, use the link to means for performing an operation, the execution means for performing either a first operation or a second operation; the first operation is performed in the display area of the first@th document. replace the display of the contents of the first document with the contents of the second document. The second operation displays the contents of the second document in the second document display area. Said mechanism including said means shown.

69. The display means is Place the first document in the third document in the display area of the first document. Replacing means; when replacing the first document with the third document, the second sentence 69. The arrangement of claim 68, including means for maintaining a display of the book.

70. The display means is Place the first document in the third document in the display area of the first document. Replacement means: When replacing the first document with the third document, the second sentence 69. The mechanism of claim 68, including means for stopping display of the book.

71. A mechanism for controlling a computer system, the computer system also includes screens that display information; in the document display area on the screen connected to the computer. means for displaying either a portion of the first document or a portion of the second document: connected to the computer, when a portion of the first document is displayed. means for selecting a target object containing a subset of a portion of a document; means for guiding a portion of a document to a destination, the guiding means being within the document display area; means for displaying a part of the second document in the area, and the part of the second document The minutes are displayed so that they overlap with a portion of the first document, and therefore The means by which the wrapped display area is created.

1st and 2nd to the selected target objects connected to the computer. means for performing an eye movement operation, the first movement operation of which Move the selected target object, and its second movement operation will be applied to the destination. said means for moving a copy of the selected target object: and The means for displaying indicates that the target object is located within the overlap area. said mechanism including means for maintaining a display of said target object.

Specification Computer as Notebook IA 1. The present invention provides a method for constructing, organizing, accessing, and linking documents on a computer. This takes into consideration the issue of Such documents may contain text, graphics. images, geometric shapes or numerical spreadsheets, or nested It may also be a compound document consisting of subdocuments that have been grouped or included.

Emperor Bidan 111 Although there are many inventions that have considered this field in the prior art, most of them are is based on the concept of "graphic user interface", which is a It is an attempt to imitate a portion of the real world on a computer screen. child Previous formats typically used a "desktop" format, where a computer display Play can be thought of as a desk, on which documents and computer programs are filled with symbols and It has been expressed as an icon. These icons are mouse-like positioning devices. You can “drag” it to any location on your desktop using the Objects on the desktop can be collected into any number of folders by collecting them. Wear. Furthermore, these folders can also be placed inside other folders. Ze Rox's Star Computer and Apple Computer's Matsukin Trash is an example of this form. Many of the conventional technologies [application programs] It uses the concept of one set of data files and one data file, which is an application program. The user knows that the program is working on several data files or documents. ing.

Materials in the software field related to the present invention are available at InsideMacintosh, Fundamentals of Interactive Compute rGraphics, Small Ta1k-80, The Language e and ItsImplementation (These are all Add 1 son-Wes ley Publishing Company), “The X Window S system" (A CMTransactions on Graphics , Vol. 5, No. 2, April 1986, pp. 79-109) and "Andrev Author: A Distributed Personal Computing E nvironment+(Communications of the A CM, March 1986). Jester and handwriting input Although details of the actual technology used to recognize both are not discussed here, +Aut omatic Recognition of HandprintedCha racters-The 5tate of the Art +, Proc eedings of the I EEE, pages 469-487, Volume 68, No. 4 No., April 1980, the above material is hereby incorporated by reference. There is.

Desktops and folders alone are insufficient organizational systems. child The objects in container j can be arranged in a free pattern within that container. may be placed inside the container other than by containment or nesting. There is no tissue room of any kind.

In fact, up until now, many systems have been designed to ``organize windows'' or ``arrange icons.'' ” commands are supported. The object also has a name, size, date, and tag. It is also possible to create a list of titles sorted by type, but the user It is not possible to implement arbitrary commands on this list.

This ``Programs and Files'' model is problematic in a number of ways. First, like this A load/save format is essential in a modern design, where users You must tell the program whether to load or save the file. 2 points The first thing to note is that when working with many files in one program, the user can You need to choose which file you are focusing on. This is the command menu You need to be clear about which common controls you are focusing on, such as This is because that.

There are various ways to construct compound documents in the prior art. One of them is different simply merging a still image of the document into the parent file. Statues like this are inactive It is no longer possible to operate it in its original format. Therefore, the text sentence It is possible to incorporate a pie chart into a book, but the The ability to change the value of oricina 7°- has been lost. These static images are usually It is stored as a "bitmap" or an array of pixels. In Bitmap, the original It is difficult to change the size because the function of the file is lost.

The other is that the parent document's control program controls the imported file. Format M! The 3m application program saves all data files. must understand the format.

A third approach is to simply add a window to the parent document. . Display the output of the program that controls the subdocument. Both parent and child documents Both application programs must be running in order for the I have to be there. This is due to the use of some multitasking operating system. suggest use. Such a method is adopted in the present invention.

Conventional technology includes the form of application programs, which are indicates the nature of the notebook. Apple Computer's r Hype rcard J and IBM's r Current J have page turning buttons and tabs. , an image of a notebook with an index. tab and Index entries are selected with the cursor using the mouse and the corresponding page is selected. It can be opened.

The main difference between these existing application programs and the present invention is that The book type is a stationary object contained within a single application program. This means that Number of pages, page contents, buttons, tabs, index options entries are placed by the application designer and are subject to change during normal operation. It will not be done. In contrast, the notebook of the present invention uses word processing. datasheet, numerical spreadsheet, drawing program, address list, fuck For various application programs such as viewers and electronic formats. It is designed to control an infinite number of documents created by notebook has an arbitrarily variable number of these documents, one per page, and these There is no need to understand that this document is embedded in notebook format. The notebook of the present invention is a collection of programs and a notebook created by those programs. It acts as a ``job control language'' for the created files.

The contents of the table of contents and index change each time a document is created, moved, or deleted. It will be done. Bookmarks or tabs on the screen can be used for each document.

Furthermore, any number of pages of the present invention can be separated from the home position and moved to other page positions. It can be moved and sent back to its home position. In conventional technology, these There are no known substances with this function. In other words, the present invention It is possible to construct it like ercard J, but the opposite, i.e. r) It is not possible to build the invention in Iypercard J.

(Keijo) The present invention includes a method and apparatus for controlling a computer. This computer The data has the behavior of a multi-page notebook that is on a bookshelf, and this bookshelf has no other notebooks. The six functions that have the form of notebooks and accessories include specified notebooks and accessories. number of pages, page turning effects, and can be attached to the right or other edges of the page. Tabs that act as bookmarks that can be temporarily detached from a certain position on a notebook page. There are "floating" pages, a table of contents, a subsection table of contents, and an index. . The user is presented with a ``document model,'' in which a computer executes the document's actions. The computer program is hidden.

Each page of the notebook contains a document containing any number of data. These pages The page stores data files and application programs on other computers. It approximates a combination of text, drawings, and fax images. It is also a compound document that includes divine documents such as ji or special formats.

Users can order documents by placing each document in the notebook where they want it. and have complete control over this. In addition, it is easy to create Create a linkage button in one document and connect it to an object in another document. It is also possible to create arbitrary linkages by A button like this If selected, the target page will be opened. Building a compound document is supported and executed by the data processor operating system, but subdocument special code is required in the application to support does not need to be included in the program.

The notebook type uses a virtual object called a "book" that everyone is familiar with. ing. Components such as table of contents, page numbers, and page tabs are instantly recognizable. It is easy to operate even for beginners. This format is a star that directs instructions to the screen. If it is a notepad type computer using illustrations, the usability of the object Awareness becomes more realistic.

Such a computer is described by Agulnick et al. Computer Through a Po5ition-3ensed 5 tylusJ (Serial No. 07/610.231. October 31, 1990 The U.S. patent application has been registered by the applicant in person. This application The appendices are included here as references. All appendices are from California, California. It is from G O Corporation of Star City and is as below. Called: ■ Architecture Part 0 to Part 5 TI Architecture Part 6 and end ■Application developer guide rV, API references Hull as a co-pending U.S. patent application supplementing the patent application published herein. r Method ForPattern Recognit by ender ion J (serial number, 07/607゜125. October 31, 1990 This application is also included here as a reference.

The notebook of the present invention allows users to use different structures within documents. make it possible. The structure can be simply a list, or it can be divided into sections, Or you can create even larger hierarchies with nested sections. be. This structure alone helps you remember where the document is. Related documents can be placed in the same location. This also allows for various search paths. It will also provide support. If the user could turn the page one page at a time, , tab, or an entry in the table of contents or index. You can also open the Table of contents and index by page or name It has a supplementary browsing function to organize it.

The embedding and structure of compound documents and the functionality of link buttons depend on the operating system. Supported throughout the system, these features are available to all applications. It is available in the version program. Additionally, this operating system You can also freely use these features to build your own user interface. can.

Table of contents, index, and page tab entries are all types of link buttons. Bookshelves, notebooks, tables of contents, and documents are all integrated independent programs. Gram. This built-in feature allows independent tasks, file directories, A robust and clearly separated operating system, such as a display window. It is constructed as an object in the level.

The present invention uses a graphical display of a computer to display an operating system. and a graphical user interface (GUI). In GUI , computers provide simplified simulations of parts of the real world. Fa Objects on your computer, such as files, directories, and programs, are It is represented on the screen as a small picture or icon. These icons , select using a positioning device such as a mouse or electronic stylus, or use a screen It can be moved above. How objects stored by computers work The goal is to make the user feel it intuitively. This is done directly by the positioning device. This is done by touching. Objects can be opened, closed, or or onto/into other objects.

The most common positioning device is a mouse with one to three buttons. vinegar The cursor on the screen tracks mouse movements. The command This is done by moving the cursor over a fixed area and pressing the mouse button. Bo The action of pressing and releasing the button is called a "click," but this is a process of two or three consecutive clicks. It can also be used as a lick. If you hold down the button, you cannot move the mouse. -Used for dragging to move objects under the cursor.

An electronic stylus whose position is sensed by a digitizer is also used as a positioning device. can be used. In addition to the actions possible with a mouse, the stylus can also perform gestures. It is also possible to use 0 for example by drawing rXJ on top of the object. can be deleted. If the digitizer is integrated with the display, No cursor is required as the stylus can be used to directly position displayed objects. be.

Therefore, the present invention is suitable for use with a mouse, stylus, or other positioning device. can be done.

Which actual "notebook JGUI software" has ever been invented? It can also be done on the basis of Uses related to this field are Ins ide Macintosh, Fundamentals of Interacti ve Computer Graphics, Small Ta1k-80, T he Language and Its Implementation All published by Addison-Wesley Publishers), "The X" Windows System” (A CMTransactions on Graphics, Vol. 5, No. 2, April 1986, pp. 79-109) and -By Andrev: A Distributed Personal Comp "Environment" (Communications of The A CM, March 1986). These references is included here as a reference.

A day of FIG. 1 shows the first display of the notebook computer of the invention.

FIG. 2 shows the bookshelf icon window opened.

Figures 3-5 illustrate the various types of icons available to the user.

FIG. 6 shows a resized version of the displayed main notebook.

FIG. 7 shows a document consisting of drawings.

FIG. 8 shows a document consisting of text.

FIG. 9 shows the bottom portion of the document of FIG. 8 scrolled down.

Figure 10 shows the use of various functions common to all notebook system documents. Indicates a document.

FIG. 11 shows the document of FIG. 1O with a document menu displayed.

Figure 12 shows the document in Figure 10 with an options sheet floating above it. .

FIG. 13 shows the document of FIG. 12 with a list of accessible sheets displayed.

FIG. 14 shows the document of FIG. 13 over which an access sheet floats.

FIG. 15 shows a text document with an embedded drawing document.

Figure 16 shows the text document in Figure 15 with the border of the embedded document hidden. show.

FIG. 16 shows a compound document consisting of other documents.

Figure 17 shows a text option sheet floating over the document.

FIG. 18 shows the document of FIG. 17 with an edit menu floating above it.

Figure 19 shows a table of contents with a help notebook floating above it.

Figure 20 shows a table of contents notebook.

FIG. 21 shows a table of contents notebook with a view menu displayed.

Figure 22 shows the table of contents notebook of Figure 21 with one entry enlarged. .

Figure 23 is the Table of Contents notebook from Figure 21 with all subsections enlarged. shows.

FIG. 24 shows a table of contents with a show menu displayed.

FIG. 25 shows the table of contents of FIG. 24 with hidden page tabs displayed.

Figure 26 shows the table of contents page with the fax page floating above it. .

Figure 27 shows the fax page of Figure 26 enlarged to full size.

Figures 28 and 29 show resized versions of the fax page in Figure 26. vinegar.

30 and 31 illustrate repositioning of the fax page of FIG. 26.

FIG. 32 shows a table of contents page with an edit menu displayed.

FIG. 33 shows a table of contents page with a creation menu displayed.

FIG. 34 is a table of contents page, and the categories indicate menus displayed.

Figure 35 shows the notebook index page.

Figure 36 shows a document with a number of link buttons connected to the title of the document.

Figure 37 shows a document with link buttons embedded in the document.

Figure 38 shows a link button from one document embedded in another document. vinegar.

Figure 39 shows that one document can be linked to another by double-clicking the link button. Indicates what is floating in the document.

FIG. 40 shows link buttons connected to words in a help document.

FIG. 41 shows a document storage method in the file system of the present invention.

Figure 42 shows a compound document with embedded documents.

Figure 43 shows editing of an embedded document.

FIG. 44 shows the result of the editing shown in FIG. 43.

Figure 45 shows the inline placement of an embedded text document.

Figure 46 shows an embedded drawing with displayed borders.

FIG. 47 shows the document of FIG. 47 with an access menu displayed.

Figure 48 shows the result of removing borders from the embedded documents of Figures 46 and 47. show.

Length 1 Dandan 111" 11 Figure 1 shows a typical first display or screen of a notebook computer. It shows the tone. The top of the display shows the main notebook 10's "Table of Contents" A display 100 is shown. The lower part 110 is an a. icons, various accessories - 200 or user interfaces such as link buttons 230. It is a ``bookshelf'' that stores other objects that the user wants to place.

The bookshelf is the highest level "document" in the system, and its bare objects are Lists or documents they contain can be found here. Click the bookshelf icon 150 or tap with the stylus to open the window 240 for that item. When an item is opened, its icon changes from a normal icon to a gray shade. It is expressed as do 250. The main notebook is on the bookshelf but open Therefore, the icon 260 is shadowed. Bookshelf like icons and buttons Objects embedded in the page are stored by the system from any page. are also available to computer users.

Other items shown on the bookshelf 110 = “Help Information” Notebook 120; Documents including knee reference 130; Stationery notebook 1 40, accessories - case 150, inbox 160 and outbox 1 70: Application program installer 180; r on-screen key board 190, disk browser 200: and installed devices This is a snow notebook 210. User controls format of icons on bookshelf You can set a preference to The available formats are shown in Figure 1. Large icon as shown, large icon with title 270 (see Figure 3). ), small icon 280 (Figure 4) or small icon with title 290 (Figure 5).

The main notebook 10 floats on the bookshelf. As shown in Figure 6, the main node The lower end 300 of the bookshelf 110 can be dragged up and down. You can display as many parts as you like. This size change is done using a positioning device. This is done by dragging the box 310 in the center up and down.

A notebook consists of a series of sequentially numbered pages by the software of the present invention. The first page (table of contents) becomes the first page. A page is a type of document. In other words, each document is allocated as a page by the program of the present invention. It will be. Table of contents and subsection dividers are of different types. It is a document. Other document types include text (Figure 8) and numerical spreads. sheet, drawing (Figure 7), fax image (Figure 27), diagram, or There is a compound document (Figure 16) consisting of other documents, so each document has at least one Applications create various documents in the operating system of the present invention. arranged in numerical order by stem.

Each page of a notebook provides a view of a document. 1 page is 30 pages It can be a document, or it can be a 6 x 9 foot drawing. window is smaller than the full page size document, the scroll margin shown in Figure 7 320 by scrolling the document horizontally and vertically in the page window. You can view any part of the document. A notebook displays the contents of each page. Simply limit it so that everything fits on the visible part of the page, mimicking the nature of a real book. You can also have them imitate it. Help notebook 790 (see Figure 19) is an example of this. As you can see, the help notebook is organized into multiple pages. , it's a sample notebook (the help notebook is floating above this) An ordering and numbering system independent of the ordering and numbering system shown in have.

FIG. 8 shows a text document with a scroll margin 340 on document 0. You can use any combination of vertical and horizontal scroll margins. In general , the scroll margin is the slider 350, the selection area 360, and the directional arrow. It consists of four components: marks 370 and 380.

The position of the slider 350 is where the displayed part corresponds to the entire document. It shows that. This displayed page display (or text) on the screen. display) section by moving the selection area or directional arrow using the positioning device. can be done. Click once on the direction button to change the view of the window to the document For tapping or clicking within the 0 selection area to move one line in that direction. Therefore, the part of the document corresponding to the tapped position will be displayed in the window. Ru. If you drag the slider up or down to a new position 390, the A corresponding portion 400 is displayed as shown in 9.

Figure 10 shows a page title bar 410, a page number 420, and a page turn button. pages 430 and 440 and optional visible page tabs or bookmarks 45 0 etc., and these are all presented in the notebook type of the present invention. This is a feature common to all pages.

Page names or titles, page numbers, and tabs are organized in an ordered manner. It serves as a page identifier that is related to multiple pages. Users can choose between page tabs It is also available from Pages, and page tabs are organized according to page order. Similarly, tabs change automatically to reflect changes in pages.

As described below, for incorporation, the page identifier (e.g. r Org Chart J) may indicate a page that incorporates other pages. Ru.

Menu bar 460 appears on many pages of the notebook and contains one or more buttons. Contains 470. Activating these buttons typically launches related commands or will display a submenu of options.

r　Document　menu　480 and rEdit (edit) ” menu 490 is also available for all documents. Optional rcork m argin J 500 appears at the bottom of the page, but this essentially means that each document ( or page) is a private bookshelf, built-in documents, accessories - 1 or links A button 510 may also be included.

The document menu 520 shown in Figure 11 provides access to commands that operate on all documents. supply access.

r About, , Reference) floats on the current page. These “option sheets” displays and controls attributes for the entire document. The three buttons under the seat 590 The buttons 600.6102 and 620 apply the options specified in the sheet. used to close the stack.

The other sheets in the stack are the current sheet, as shown in Figures 12 and 13. After clicking the title 640, select from the displayed list 660. You can access it. “Document” sheet 590 includes title, author, notes, size, Allow access to items such as access date. The “Access” sheet 670 is for document enable or disable the use of various controls surrounding itself do. These options are generally used when one document is incorporated into another. used when the embedded document blends with the surrounding main document. so that

FIG. 15 includes a representation of the built-in drawing 680 and its surrounding outline. Figure 16, which shows a text document, shows the same document with the embedded document outline disabled. , seamlessly integrates the two documents.

Like floating pages, option sheets can be dragged using the title bar 650. You can change the size by dragging the "handle" 630 of the outline. is possible (see FIG. 12).

Stacks of option sheets to control different types of objects , used throughout the invention.

For example, the font and character size in the text of the document are shown in Figure 17. Can be controlled through the text options sheet. The option sheet , characters, paragraphs, pages, geometric forms, spreadsheet cells, and graphic illustrations. Available for various objects such as images, icons, or entire documents. Ru.

Referring to Figure 11, other commands in the Document menu include printing a document. (Command 540): Control of print format (Command 550), remote control Send document to computer or device (command 570).

Export the document to a different file format (command 570), Alternatively, there may be a return to the previous version (command 580). "documents" The exact contents of the menu depend on the type of document, but include r About,... , J command 530 is always available.

The "Edit" menu 720 shown in FIG. Contains commands that apply to the target. Generally selection is done by clicking on that target or Tapping or dragging the cursor over many objects For example, text documents are better suited for Word work, which can be done by: Double-clicking on text selects the entire word. many words are cursor or by positioning device over the desired word. selected.

The text selection is indicated by a gray background 730. Other types of objects A small square handle 330 shown in a geometric drawing such as that shown in FIG. , different signs can be used.

The edit menu 720 shown in FIG. 18 generally includes move (command 740), Copy (command 750) or delete selected part (command 760), or delete selected part such as access to the optional sheet stack (command 770) that comes with the Provides commands and other commands that correspond to objects found in various documents. Command 780 is located in the "Edit" menu.

You can also use gestures to move or copy text within a document or to other documents. It is possible to do this by using highlight or selected object (or (or only a portion of text if the selection is more than a few words). An indication of selection, such as an animated line, appears in the area you want to select. First select the target object by pressing the pen until it appears. "Move" selects The copied word is actually moved (i.e. removed from its original position); in copying, A copy of the selected word is moved.

The icon is then displayed elsewhere in the document or displayed page, or dragged to another location within the notebook that the user operates on. In the latter case, Yu The user may open a different page, but then the icon will be displayed on the page being turned. Follow along and select the icon (i.e. by lifting the pen at a new location) For example, when a user opens a table of contents, , drag a target object, such as a document, to a certain position on the table of contents.

As shown above, this step involves dragging a copy of the target or used to either move the item to a new location. Move and copy operations are Distinguish by base or by using the edit menu be able to. Therefore, to move, tap three times in a row and then select the new location. Find and drag the goal (or its icon) to a new location and copy it there. - drop. Alternatively, after the goal is selected, from the Edit menu, select You can select "Move" and drag a copy of the target to drop it. (previously If the entire document is moved as usual, the page numbers will change and the present invention will not work. The operating system automatically edits that document and other documents in the sequential order. Sort by. ) On the other hand, the copy operation is press 1 grab/drag/drop Target selection using gestures or select/drag/drop gestures This operation is equivalent to selecting "Copy" from the post-editing menu.

It is better to handle special documents such as "Help" separately from the main notebook. , this separate notebook format is the "Help" notebook 790 (Figure 1 9) are referenced while floating over the user's document 800. this A separate notebook like this supports all the features of the main notebook listed above. port. Users can also create separate notebooks for some of the different document sets. It is also possible to organize them into

The notebook page shown in Figure 20 lists all the latest files contained in this notebook. Contains entries 810 for advanced documents. Each entry has an icon 820, Includes a name or title 830, a button 830, and a page number 850 , all of which are automatically generated by the system of the present invention and include various related sentences. Provide direct access to books.

The table of contents page is itself the first example of a "section" type document. tight Entries 860 with bold text (Sample, Staff, etc.) are notebook samples. A "section" document containing subsections, the first page of which is a subsection of the table of contents. Contains sections. Each section has a tab (r Wid shown in Figure 20) et Inc., J tab), which allows you to confirm the section and at the same time Also includes a subset of the root book tabs. Tabs are automatically given the name of the page to be identified. Assigned, but can be renamed. The title or name of the document has been changed and If the tab has not been edited, that tab will be changed as well. However, If the label of the tab is edited and the document or page name is subsequently changed, this new New changes will not automatically change the tab salt.

The title of End 1, 1-870 uses a normal weight font, but this indicates other types of documents.

A page is selected by clicking its title, and the selection is Represented by the gray background 880 above.

In FIG. 21, an enlarged view (command 890) or a reduced view (command 900 ) options are available from the “View” menu 930. Enlarged view (Figure 2 In 2), the nested contents 940 of the sections are displayed. Se Depending on its status, you can access this section by double-clicking the section name. zoom in or out.

If "Enlarge" or "Reduce" is selected when no page is selected, Affects all sections. Figure 23 shows that all subsections are enlarged. It shows part of the table of contents. The enlarged list cannot fit completely in the window. Please note that a scroll margin of 950 was automatically added to I want to come.

There are many ways to access notebook pages. As shown in Figure 10 , click “Next page” 440 or “Previous page” 430 to go to the adjacent page. You can turn the page by clicking. Document page number in table of contents - Click on 850 or icon 820 to go to that page. Ru. Alternatively, select the page and select r Bring-to in the “View” menu 930. J920 or rTurn-to J910 (see Figure 21) It can also be accessed.

The page tab 960 shown in FIG. It has a visible shape so that it can be viewed and clicked. The table of contents is the heaviest A page tab is always provided as the essential tab 970. The page options tab Controlled by checkbox 980, this checkbox Select the “Tab Box” option 990 under the owJ menu 1000. You can make it visible by doing this.

If you don't have enough room to display all page tabs, click 10 tabs below. 10 is represented as a stacked state. To see these hidden tabs, click All A special view 1020 (see Figure 25) is available that shows the tabs. This bit The view is obtained by clicking to the left of the hidden tab. something following this Once executed, the tabs will shrink again and tapping on one will open the associated document. It turns out.

The section rshowJ menu 1000 (see Figure 24) lists Individually control what information is displayed in all documents be able to. “Icon” 982 is a small icon that defines each document type. control the display of "Type" 984 is the document that enables this Display type name. "Date" 986 displays the date when the document was last modified. Ru. Size 988 indicates the filed (i.e., inactive) size of the document. indicate. If the “Tab Box” 990 is available, this is the page tab checker. box.

A single click turns the page, a double click changes page 1030 to the current It will float on the page. Click and double click to create tu rn-to/bring-to can be used in many places throughout the notebook. Ru. Section document icon 820, page number 850, and tab 960 , index document page navigation 1290 (see Figure 35) and link button H.230 supports this feature.

Floating pages can be accessed by clicking the triangular button 1040 (see Figure 26) in the top left corner. You can send it back to the home position by clicking. More features shown in Figure 27 Omote flat+;-5o27:a4(12) , floating pages can be displayed by stroking the title bar 1050 upwards. The title bar of the full-size page can be enlarged to full size. You can also reduce it to the original floating size by stroking 080 downwards. .

Furthermore, the floating page is displayed at the bottom right and bottom center of the frame, as shown in Figure 26. 0th order, which can be resized with handles J 1060 and 1070, Floating page border 1o90 can be adjusted as desired by dragging the box. It can be shortened or expanded to any position. FIG. 28 is an expanding boundary line 1090, FIG. shows the results. Similarly, the position of the floating page is as shown in Figure 31. , drag the outline 1100 (see Figure 30) from the title bar to the new position 1110. It can be changed by logging. Floating objects are It maintains its position even if it is turned over.

The section document "Edit" menu 1120 shown in Figure 32 allows you to edit individual pages. Move (command 1130), copy (command 1140), delete (command 11) 50) and rename (command 1160).

As shown in FIG. 33, from under the Create menu 1200 New pages can be added to the section by selecting 0.

The new page will appear at the current selection as well as at the 0 figure 34 placed after it. Select pseudo entry r --Entry--J 1180 so that it is empty. Pages can be placed in section 1170. If there is no selection, New pages are placed at the end of the page list.

A section document (similar to a table of contents) usually displays its contents in order of page numbers, but , the rsortJ menu offers other orders, as shown in Figure 34. . Entries within a section include page (command 1220), name (i.e. address Alphabetical order: command 1230), type (command 1240), 84 size ( i.e. list by time - command 1250) or by size (command 1260) can do. Therefore, by using the commands in the 5ort menu, the user can The table of contents can be reorganized using criteria similar to the how menu. Default The default display order is the order in which documents appear in the notebook.

5 Sorting documents using the ort (sort) menu reorganizes the order of the table of contents. However, in the preferred embodiment, the actual does not affect the order of However, creating, deleting, inserting, and moving documents (including (transferring from one place to another), the corresponding The operating system will automatically reorder the pages.

As with many books, the index 1270 (see Figure 35) is located at the end of the notebook. It has been placed. Similar to real-world indexes, this is a keyword or phrase1 Alphabetical list of 280, showing page number 1290 where these can be found. are doing. Our system automatically creates indexes so documents can be created and moved. The operating system automatically fixes each time it is moved, modified and removed. It corresponds to the new order controlled by .

For heading words that appear in more than one place on one page, 129 in all places where they appear. List 0. The first set of entries contains the titles of all documents in the notebook. Contains files. The user can select which word 382 in which document in the notebook. Headings 1300 and 1310 can also be added from 384 (FIG. 8). Pe Pages can be accessed by clicking or double-clicking, which will take you to the page. Open it, double-click to float it.

Link buttons allow users to link to any other document from anywhere in their notebook. It is possible to connect to any object. Figure 36 shows the link button. It shows some very useful applications. Main documents are long and often have many references This is a report. In this case, the link button 1320 is the cork marg of the document. in 1330 and these buttons are located in the main title 1340 within the report. is associated with. If you press any of the buttons 1320, the document will Scroll to Do.

Such a link button can be attached to the document body: or the book, as shown at 1350 in Figure 37. It can be placed on shelf 2302 or other documents (see number 1360 in Figure 38). Wear. No matter where the button is placed, the goal will appear when you click it and double-click. When the target 1370 is clicked, the target 1370 will be floated as shown in FIG.

Therefore, generally speaking, one document cannot be assigned to the first page, the other page is assigned to the second page, and a link button is created and linked to the first page. page, that is, the page with the button displayed in the document display area. It will be done. In the example above, the link button is displayed when the first document is in the document display area. used while displayed in the area. However, if the link button exists on the bookshelf (along with all other items on the bookshelf) Always available, regardless of application.

It is very easy to create "hypertext" documents using link buttons. Ru. FIG. 40 shows that the link button 1380 on the bookshelf is frequently accessed in the help book 1400. This shows that it is associated with word 1390 of the page ``2'' that is being viewed.

When the button is pressed, the help book opens and goes to the linked page.

” - from the example below, the link button allows you to The standard document is located in the display area of the second document (i.e., the one in which the linked document is displayed). the display area of the second document (which does not exactly match the display area) There is. Another possibility is to use link buttons to This will open the document. In other words, the target document appears in the display area of the first document. The contents of the first document are replaced.

View of Notebook J and '- Incorporation is a basic concept in implementing the present invention.For the purpose of this application, incorporation is It is defined that a compound document is constructed by nesting autonomous documents within other documents. can be justified. This nesting can be accomplished at any level. Ru. A simple example of this is shown in Figure 42, where texts 1470 and 1480 and 1094 illustrates the construction of a document including a diagram and a diagram 1094. This document is a drawing document. It is constructed by incorporating it into a text document. Built-in support for independent and different documents Without the port, the underlying text editing program is the drawing program's There will be a need to support functionality. However, with built-in, the user can build a compound document from any of the available documents, and each may contain a series of independently ordered pages. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5 Documents to be incorporated can be created from one application, but , the embedded document is created by another application.

The structure of the notebook is a theoretical result of the whole system being an all-encompassing statement. It is made as a book. The root document is a bookshelf.All objects on the bookshelf The books are built into bookshelves, including notebooks. in the main notebook The only document that is directly incorporated into the document is the table of contents. Documents embedded in the table of contents are The chooses.

They can be any type of document, multiple documents, compound documents, or other Sections that contain documents6 Included documents should preferably be displayed in the embedded document's display area in the document's display area; or the embedded document's icon will be displayed in its place. Built-in The text surrounding the document or its icon preferably has a flow or label attached to it. to fill the surrounding area in the document display area.

The notebook type is a computer program that carries out the actions of itself and various documents. Each conventional system hides the existence of RAM, allowing programs to run, load, Use a model whose data files are saved in a compatible format. With this In contrast, in the present invention, all the user sees is the document. right professional Running a program and loading a specific data file is usually done by opening a document or by This happens when you open it from the icon. Therefore, the incorporated document is Display area on the display area where the main (embedded) document is displayed Embedded documents can be viewed and modified by floating them in the or the incorporated document is can be modified where it exists. If floating, document to include , but may replace the display area of the first document. There is no such thing.

As a general rule, documents appear in the document display area below them. Floating occurs in at least two ways: first, the user can float from the document below (next document, (i.e. to the third document), such a floating document will change its display remain in the ray area: Second, the user can If the user moves away, the display of the floating document ends.

The identifier that uniquely identifies a document type is created when the document's file data is created. saved with the file data when the file is paused or paused. This identifier is To select the appropriate program code to execute when the document becomes active again used for.

The invention implements integration as part of the main operating system software. This applies to all applications running within this “application framework”. embedding into applications. The application program Code that accepts the included document or program itself to be included Application frameworks are not required to have built-in documentation default behavior, but the document can override this default if desired. You can also change it.

This application framework is a proprietary, multi-tasking operating system, which uses common code, tree-structured file systems, and Supports windowed graphics systems. Built-in support The objects are made up of normal operating system co-level objects. . Non-compound (or simple) documents execute common code for such types of documents That's another task. When the user leaves the document page or closes the window , the task is paused and its state is saved in a subdirectory. direk The location of the subdirectory in the bird tree corresponds to the nesting position of the document within the bookshelf. corresponding to the location. A copy of this file in the task state makes up the document Enough information is saved so that the task can be restarted. the displayed page or window is the same as when it was last viewed. appear exactly the same. To do this, the state of the window as well as the state of the document must be Filed.

The application program displays its output and positions it through the window Accept device input.

The position and size of this window can be determined by its parent application or (the default ) controlled by the application framework. Therefore, the application The framework runs applications within its own tasks, directories and windows. Separate application programs. This separation makes it difficult for users to understand the command language. Build a strong system without putting a burden on it. The user has a notebook Position, execute, combine, and pause multiple tasks by simply manipulating pages. Can be stopped and deleted.

Bookshelves and their nested documents are trees like files and directories. It is built with standard components typically found in tree-based file systems. these Operations (moves, copies, deletions) performed on components of the file system result in a functioning file system. It is also available for all programs. For this reason, the structure of the present invention can be transferred to an external file system. It's easy to map. This external file system is shared with many machines. In this case, the number of machines running the invention can share the entire notebook through a shared medium. and exchangeable.

Consider the document shown in FIG. 42, this compound document is a drawing document 149. By incorporating 0 into the text called r　Org　Chart　J Created.

Figure 41 shows how these documents are stored in the file system of the present invention. It shows. Each enclosed document is placed in a directory 1420 containing subdocuments 1410. Therefore, it is expressed as At each level, r docstate, res, J A file called .maintains the state of the document when it is inactive. text document rOr g Chart J 1420 is a section called r Widget Inc, J. document 1430, which is incorporated into a table of contents document 1440. . The Table of Contents is a built-in table of contents located at a separate advanced level within the main notebook 1450. This is a written document. At the top level, the main notebook is built into the bookshelf 1460. It is.

Because each included document has its own task when the document is visible. , a drawing 1490 is not just a static image, but an active one. A window (or "edit") to a drawing document controlled by a program that ``collective area''). Therefore, r TomKeating J 1510 is the middle net. If you decide that you want to make a box J1500 (see Figure 42), You can change the name directly in the displayed compound document edit box 1520. In the direct edit box, in this case the included document is different from the document being included. The modified barge seen in Figure 44 You can create a version. To do this, select the included document There is no need to open or change to another program; that is, the document you want to include is opened and When the embedded document (here the org chart) is its own application (that is, the text of the document you want to include) drawing application).

In the example above, the modification of the included document is changes made in the created document. Similarly, print, copy, delete Other actions, such as , closing (i.e., clearing the display), and saving, are not included. This action can also be performed automatically on embedded documents. be done.

For printing, the embedded document can be accessed from the embedded document's Document menu by clicking You can print it separately by selecting "Print". Or the entire document to be included is , "Print all contents" from the "Print Settings" option sheet of the document to be included Print the entire included document, including the included document by selecting Is possible. Another method is the written This is a method of printing a document in which only the visible part of the document is written. in each case , the embedded document is automatically printed when the included document is printed. .

Application frameworks are objects in which applications are built. The role is to tell the client when to file data. this is user is done automatically without any special commands: therefore, if the user leaves the page Once the application framework has all the information in the included document, Tells the application to save the current data containing the data. similarly , the larger (i.e., embedding) document is printed, copied, deleted, or detached from it. If the document is embedded, the same action will be taken for the incorporated document. , the visible portion of the embedded document is also printed. Another one One way is to print the entire embedded document from the "Print Settings" option sheet. By selecting "Print all contents", the document will be automatically printed along with the included document. be printed.

Application framework provides default behavior for embedded documents However, the parent application can override these defaults.

For example, a bookshelf supports documents embedded in it in two states: , as icons 120 (see Figure 1) arranged from left to right and bottom to top: and second, the “Help” notebook shown in Figure 19 as a floating window. Supported as 790.

A notebook has its "children" as a series of numbered pages stacked on top of one another. Shows the current page and any number of floating pages visible. sexy The version document represents its children as an indented list, as shown in FIG.

The text document includes the incorporated document 153o as text, as shown in FIG. Place both inline. When opening or resizing an inline document , the surrounding text 1540 floats or "wraps") Fill in the book to fit it best.

In order to create a document without “seams”, select the 'Document' menu 158. Using the r About, , , J commands from 0, see in Figure 47 Open the "Access" option card 1558, such as (, r Borders ( Set the ``Border Line)'' control 1560 to off, and click r Apply and C. Click 1ose (Apply and Close) J 1570 to display the installed driver. The frame 1550 surrounding the rower is removed. Now you can see it in Figure 48. A final document is produced. Therefore, there are two options for the contour: the first option option displays an outline around the content of the embedded document, and then selects the second option. display the contents of the embedded document without a visible outline.

Some embedded objects do not require the full capabilities of a document. . Such "components" simplify objects and make them more efficient. composition The element exists in that window but does not run in another task and contains constituent elements File the data in the document's directory. A link button is an example of a component. be. A link button contains three pieces of information that work together to achieve the goal of the link. Identify. First, the unique ID of the parent document containing the goal. The second includes goals. The ID of the component of the subdocument, and the third is the target object when the link button is created. 0, which is a unique token assigned to an object by an adjacent container. For example, in text, this identifying ID is the offset of the target character from the start of the text. It is a cut. If the link button is selected, the operating system will ID to make the target document visible, and the other two IDs to the document's underlying address. The application program passes the document's current Ensure that the target is visible within the window.

The normal behavior of an application is if its window is closed or If it is not visible, it will be paused. This default can be used by applications if necessary. For example, "outbox" can be replaced by This is one form of a queue management device.

Outbox tasks print queued data without displaying a window. It can be moved and executed on devices such as printers and modems. Application A server can also start its own hidden subtasks.

For example, a spreadsheet might have a main task that uses user interface events. run a task and recalculate in the background while working with Can be done.

The structure and background execution of nested documents depends on the structure of the nested document. In order to process all simple documents that used by the "overload" task. operations performed by such tasks Examples of applications are ``Search and Replace,'' ``Mass Spell Check,'' and Print. . These invisible tasks start subtasks for each subdirectory and makes special requests to the executing application code.

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[Claims] 1. A computer with a tree-structured file system that supports nesting. support subdirectories and treat each document as a subdirectory said computer including means for recording relationships of compound documents by said computer. 2. A computer file system that has document page numbers and This is how a user compares each document to other documents stored on the computer. The file system is automatically created depending on the location. 3. A computer with a bitmap graphic display and positioning device. a computer system that manipulates, modifies, and combines computer documents including the means and further A multi-page notebook, where each page is a computer document or file. and where each page has its own page number. The notebook; Document data and document state whenever the user leaves or closes the page means for filing; and When the user returns to the page or opens the window, the document data and and means for restoring the state of the document. 4. A mechanism of a system that controls a computer, which: means for creating multiple pages, connected to the computer; Duplicates created by one or more applications connected to this computer means for assigning a number of documents to the page; and a means for ordering and organizing the plurality of pages connected to the computer; said system mechanism. 5. The multiple documents are the first document created by the first application and a second document created by a second application. 4 mechanism. 6. The ordering and organizing means orders and organizes the first and second plurality of pages. wherein the arrangement of the first plurality of pages is the arrangement of the second plurality of pages. 5. The mechanism of claim 4, which is independent of the system. 7. The plurality of pages arranged in the second order are arranged in the first order. 7. The arrangement of claim 6 further comprising means for incorporating into multiple pages. 8. When the ordering and organizing means has modified the ordering and organizing multiple pages, the ordering and organizing means 5. The arrangement of claim 4 including automatic reordering means for reordering the pages. 9. The modification to the order of the ordered and organized pages is the insertion of pages. 9. The mechanism of claim 8. 10. The correction to the order of the ordered and organized multiple pages is the deletion of the page. 9. The mechanism according to claim 8. 11. The modification to the order of the plurality of pages arranged in the order is performed in the order of the arrangement. 9. The mechanism of claim 8 for moving pages from one location to another. 12. 5. The system of claim 4, further comprising a page identifier attached to each said plurality of pages. 13. The page identifier is the page number in relative order, and the page 13. The arrangement of claim 12, wherein is the ordered plurality of pages. 14. 13. The mechanism of claim 12, wherein the page identifier is a name. 15. The name of the page identifier is the name of the page identifier on which all other documents are embedded. 15. The mechanism of claim 14, wherein the name of a main document located in . 16. It further includes areas within the ordered and organized pages, and within the area of the computer, the user of the computer can also access objects from the multiple pages of the 5. The arrangement of claim 4, wherein the arrangement is adapted to incorporate or make available an access point. 17. further encompassing areas within each of the ordered and organized pages; Within that area, a user of the computer can create an object from any of the pages. 5. The arrangement of claim 4, wherein the arrangement incorporates or makes available. 18. 5. The arrangement of claim 4 further comprising means for automatically compiling page identifiers. . 19. The compiled page identifier provides direct access to the multiple documents 20. The mechanism of claim 18, further comprising compiling document identifiers that 20. The compilation of the page identifier includes the page number corresponding to the page. 20. The arrangement of claim 18, comprising: 21. a claim that the compilation of page identifiers includes a name corresponding to the page; Mechanism of item 18. 22. The compilation of the page identifier corresponds to the document assigned to the page. 20. The arrangement of claim 18, wherein the arrangement includes document types that include: 23. a claim that the compilation of the page identifier includes a date corresponding to the page; Mechanism of item 18. 24. 20. The arrangement of claim 18, further comprising means for sorting the page identifier. 25. A claim wherein the sorting means includes means for numerically sorting the page identifiers. Mechanism of Section 24. 26. The sorting means includes means for sorting the page identifiers in alphabetical order. 25. The arrangement of claim 24, comprising: 27. A claim wherein the sorting means includes means for sorting the page identifiers in chronological order. Mechanism of Section 24. 28. 20. The mechanism of claim 18, wherein the compilation of page identifiers includes a table of contents. 29. A claim in which the table of contents is the first page of the plurality of pages arranged in an ordered manner. 28 mechanisms. 30. One or more of the page identifiers identify a section, the first page of which 29. The arrangement of claim 28, comprising a subset of: 31. The means for ordering and organizing is such that the ordered and organized multiple pages are corrected. automatically reorganize the compilation of the page identifier in the table of contents if 29. The arrangement of claim 28, including means. 32. 19. The mechanism of claim 18, wherein the compilation of page identifiers includes an index. . 33. The compilation of the page identifier includes the tab corresponding to the page 20. The mechanism of claim 18, wherein the tab is available to the user from any page. 34. Claim 3: The tabs are arranged according to the plurality of sequentially arranged pages. 3 mechanism. 35. The means for ordering and organizing is such that the ordered and organized multiple pages are corrected. claim 33, further comprising means for automatically reorganizing said tabs in said table of contents if mechanism. 36. One or more of the tabs identifies a section, the first page of which identifies the page 34. The mechanism of claim 33, comprising a subset of child compilations. 37. The tab is automatically assigned a name corresponding to the page it identifies. 34. The mechanism of claim 33, further comprising means for renaming the tab. 38. 34. The arrangement of claim 33, further comprising means for reorganizing said tabs. 39. The computer system further includes a screen for displaying information. so that the page display area on the screen is ordered and organized 5. The arrangement of claim 4, further comprising means for displaying one of the plurality of pages. 40. The computer system further includes a screen for displaying information. So, a first document assigned to one page of the ordered and arranged plural pages; means for incorporating a second document into a first document, connected to the computer; , the first and second documents may be created in more than one application. of; and When the first document is opened, the second document is automatically placed in the editing area of the screen. means for displaying the second document in the edit area; Claim 4, further comprising said means capable of editing using an application. mechanism. 41. The computer system further includes a screen for displaying information. So, The first page assigned to the first page of the ordered and arranged pages document, and the second page of the ordered and organized pages. Second document: the first document display on the screen connected to the computer; means for displaying the contents of the first document in the ray area; Link the first document and the second document connected to the computer. means to means connected to the computer for assigning the link to the first document; ;and Display of the first document on the screen connected to the computer While the content of the first document is displayed in the play area, use the link to 5. The arrangement of claim 4 including means for performing the operations. 42. The execution means is configured to display the first document in the display area of the first document. including replacing the display of the contents of a document with the contents of the second document. 42. The arrangement of claim 41 including means for performing a linking operation. 43. The execution means displays the contents of the second document in the display area of the second document. 42. The mechanism of claim 41, including means for performing a link operation including displaying a link. 44. The execution means is configured to display the first document in the display area of the first document. including replacing the display of the contents of a document with the contents of the second document. A means of performing the first link operation, and a display area of the second document. performing a second link operation that includes displaying the contents of the second document; 42. The arrangement of claim 41, including means. 45. The computer system also includes a screen for displaying information. the law of nature, 1 assigned to the first page in the ordered and organized plural pages Document display on the screen connected to the computer means for displaying the content of the first document in the ray area; a target connected to the computer that includes a subset of the displayed content; means for selecting an object such that the target object is said means being displayed at a target position in said document display area; means for leading to a destination in one of said plurality of documents, said means for leading to a sentence containing said destination; means to display the contents of the document in the document display area, and the contents are displayed on the document display area. and is not displayed in the document display area immediately before the leading. said means connected to said computer; and said selected target object connected to said computer. A means of performing first and second movement operations on an object, the first movement operation being , move the selected target object to the guiding destination and its second A move operation moves a copy of the selected target object to the destination and moves it there. in which each of the movement operations moves the hand to display the selected target object at the target position. 5. The arrangement of claim 4 including said means including a step. 46. A mechanism for controlling a computer system, the computer system includes a screen that displays information; How to incorporate the second document into the first document connected to the computer step, the first and second documents are created in one or more applications. said means; and When the first document is opened on the screen, the second document is created. the second document in the editing area where the second document can be edited using the application and means for automatically displaying the contents of the document. 47. The first document was created in the first application, the second 47. The mechanism of claim 46 created with a second application. 48. The claim includes means for incorporating multiple documents within the first document. Mechanism of Section 46. 49. embedded in the first document in the document display area on the screen. and means for displaying the content of the first document and the content of the second document. 47. The mechanism of claim 46. 50. The content of the first document and the second document are displayed in the document display area of the screen. 47. The arrangement of claim 46, further comprising means for displaying an icon representing the second document. . 51. The displayed content of the second document is inline with the content of the first document. and the displayed content of the first document wraps the content of the second document. Mechanism of item 49. 52.2 Border display option 1 or 2 to surround own document further includes a means to select between the border display options. Option 1 displays a border around the content of the second document and sets the border display option. 52. Option 2 of claim 51, wherein the second document content is displayed without a visible border. mechanism. 53. The displayed content of the second document is the same as the displayed content of the first document. a subset of the displayed content of the first document. 50. The mechanism of claim 49 covering the spray. 54. Border display options 1 or 2 to surround the second document further includes a means to select between the border display options. Option 1 displays a border around the content of the second document and sets the border display option. 54. Option 2 of claim 53, wherein the second document content is displayed without a visible border. mechanism. 55. A mechanism for controlling a computer system, the computer system includes a screen that displays information; How to incorporate the second document into the first document connected to the computer step, the first and second documents are created in one or more applications. said means; On the screen, use the application that created the second document to means for displaying the contents of the second document in an editing area where the second document can be edited; and perform an action in the first document, the action will be executed in the second document in the editing area. said mechanism including means for automatically executing said document. 56. The display means includes means for displaying the first document on the screen. ;and When the execution means stops displaying the first document, the execution means displays an image in the editing area. 56. The method of claim 55, further comprising means for automatically stopping the display of the second document. mechanism. 57. further comprising means for printing the first document, wherein the executing means prints the first document. A claim including means for automatically printing the second document when the second document is printed. 55 mechanisms. 58. further comprising means for copying the first document, wherein the executing means copies the first document. Includes means for automatically copying the second document when the first document is copied. 56. The mechanism of claim 55. 59. further comprising means for deleting the first document, wherein the executing means deletes the first document. A claim including means for automatically deleting the second document when the second document is deleted. 55 mechanisms. 60. The first document was created in the first application, and the second document 56. The mechanism of claim 55, wherein is created in a second application. 61. The incorporating means includes means for incorporating multiple documents within a first document. Mechanism of item 55. 62. embedded in the first document in the document display area on the screen. and means for displaying the content of the first document and the content of the second document. 56. The mechanism of claim 55. 63. The content of the first document and the second document are displayed in the document display area of the screen. 56. The arrangement of claim 55, further comprising means for displaying an icon representing the second document. . 64. The displayed content of the second document is inline with the content of the first document. and the displayed content of the first document wraps the content of the second document. Mechanism of item 62. 65. Select border display option 1 or 2 to surround the second document. further includes a means to select between the border display options. Option 1 displays a border around the content of the second document and sets the border display option. 65. Option 2 of claim 64, wherein the second document content is displayed without a visible border. mechanism. 66. The displayed content of the second document is the same as the displayed content of the first document. a subset of the displayed content of the first document. 63. The mechanism of claim 62 covering the spray. 67. Border display option 1 or 2 to surround the second document further includes a means to select between the border display options. Option 1 displays a border around the content of the second document and sets the border display option. 67. Option 2 of claim 66, wherein the second document content is displayed without a visible border. mechanism. 68. A mechanism for controlling a computer system, the computer system includes a screen that displays information; the first document display on the screen connected to the computer; means for displaying the contents of the first document in the ray area; Link the first and second documents connected to the computer means; means connected to the computer for assigning the link to the first document; ;and Display of the first document on the screen connected to the computer While the content of the first document is displayed in the play area, use the link to means for performing an operation, the execution means comprising either a first operation or a second operation; the first operation in the display area of the first document; replace the display of the contents of the first document with the contents of the second document. The second operation displays the contents of the second document in the second document display area. Said mechanism including said means shown. 69. The display means Place the first document in the third document in the display area of the first document. Replacing means; when replacing the first document with the third document, the second sentence 69. The arrangement of claim 68, including means for maintaining a display of the book. 70. The display means Place the first document in the third document in the display area of the first document. Replacing means; when replacing the first document with the third document, the second sentence 69. The mechanism of claim 68, including means for stopping display of the book. 71. A mechanism for controlling a computer system, the computer system also includes screens that display information; in the document display area on the screen connected to the computer. means for displaying either a portion of a first document or a portion of a second document; connected to the computer, when a portion of the first document is displayed. means for selecting a target object containing a subset of a portion of a document; means for guiding a portion of a document to a destination, the guiding means being within the document display area; means for displaying a part of the second document in the area, and the part of the second document The minutes are displayed so that they overlap part of the first document, so - the means by which the wrapped display area is created; 1st and 2nd to the selected target objects connected to the computer. means for performing an eye movement operation, the first movement operation of which Move the selected target object, and its second movement operation will be applied to the destination. said means for moving a copy of the selected target object; and The means for displaying indicates that the target object is located within the overlapping area. said mechanism including means for maintaining a display of said target object.