Patent ID: 6026416
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for viewing and editing ordered sections of a binder document, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:storing in memory a binder document comprising an index structure and a plurality of sections of the binder document, each of the sections created by a corresponding program module and having a format native thereto, the index structure comprising a plurality of pointers, each of the pointers pointing to one of the sections and a user-definable order of the pointers dictating the order of the sections within the binder document;displaying a viewport for viewing and editing the contents of the sections;selecting one of the sections to view in the viewport;viewing the contents of the selected section in the viewport without viewing the contents of the unselected sections in the viewport; andediting the contents of the selected section directly in the viewport, without switching to or activating another viewport.