Patent ID: 6189018
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for generating a cascaded graphical user interface menu in a webpage authoring environment, the cascaded graphical user interface menu being used for creating universal resource locator links within webpages, the method comprising:retrieving a list of most recently used universal resource locators from memory, the list of most recently used universal resource locators being previously used for creating universal resource locator links within webpages;retrieving a list of open webpage files from memory;creating a first menu data structure;adding entries to the first menu data structure for each universal resource locator in the list of most recently used universal resource locators;adding entries to the first menu data structure for any open webpage files; anddisplaying the cascaded graphical user interface menu formed in accordance with the first menu data structure, thereby facilitating creation of subsequent universal resource locator links.