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The invention is a system for creating annotations (notes) from text entered by a user. The notes are permanently and persistently associated with a title text in a window and are either displayed or hidden along with the window having the associated title text. The title of the window, the note pos

The invention is a system for creating annotations (notes) from text entered by a user. The notes are permanently and persistently associated with a title text in a window and are either displayed or hidden along with the window having the associated title text. The title of the window, the note position and the note text are stored in nonvolatile storage as a note record, preferably along with all other note records to form a note dictionary. Thereafter, when each new window having a title is displayed, the system compares the new window title with each note title previously recorded. If the new title is the same as any note titles, then the note text is displayed at the note position. When a window is closed or altered in a way that would affect the way that the notes should be displayed, the system searches the note records to find all notes being displayed on the particular window and processes them accordingly. For example, if the window is being closed, then all associated notes are hidden.

대표청구항 ▼

A method of operating a computer system having a processor, a memory, a nonvolatile storage, text entry means, pointer positioning means, execute key means, display means and means for displaying multiple windows, comprising the steps of: entering a new note mode upon detecting a selected action by

A method of operating a computer system having a processor, a memory, a nonvolatile storage, text entry means, pointer positioning means, execute key means, display means and means for displaying multiple windows, comprising the steps of: entering a new note mode upon detecting a selected action by a user; detecting the pressing of the execute key when the pointer is located in a portion of a window having an associated title; recording the title of the window as a note title; recording the pointer position relative to the window as a note position; displaying text entered by the user as a note text at the note position; storing the note title, note position and note text in nonvolatile storage as a note record; exiting the new note mode; and for each new window displayed having a title, comparing the new window title with the note title and if the new title and the note title are equivalent, then displaying the note text at the note position.