Patent ID: 8127253

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: ascertaining, responsive to detecting a cursor hovered in a link-selecting position, that a user is likely to select a particular link; and responsive to said ascertaining, providing multiple discernible indicia that provide an indication of behaviors associated with link selection, the multiple discernible indicia comprising visually-discernible graphical icons including icons associated with opening a new window, opening a new tab, or launching an application, wherein one or more of the visually-discernible graphical icons is displayed as a pictorial image that visually represents a behavior associated with the link selection, the visually discernable graphical icons further comprising: a first user-selectable icon that, if selected, causes a default behavior associated with the link selection to occur; and a second user-selectable icon that, if selected, causes an alternative behavior associated with the link selection to occur, the alternative behavior being alternative to the default behavior, wherein, responsive to a user-provided modifier, at least one of the first user selectable icon or the second user-selectable icon is replaceable with a third user-selectable icon that comprises a different pictorial image visually representing a different alternative behavior and which, if selected, causes the different alternative behavior associated with the link selection to occur, the different alternative behavior being different from both the default behavior and the alternative behavior, the user-provided modifier comprising input from one or more keyboard keys, and each of the first, second, and third user-selectable icons corresponding to a different user-provided modifier that enables a respective one of the first, second, or third user-selectable icons to be displayed.