Method, system and user interface for inputting and manipulating tokenised strings

A computer-based graphic user interface comprising:

• an insert index page dialogue window comprising:
• an index page type window wherein said index page type window includes a list of index page types;
• and said index page type window displays at least one index page type in said list of index page types;
• an index page title window coupled to said index page type wherein said index page title window displays a title for said at least one index page type;
• an index line type window coupled to said index page type window wherein said index line type window includes a list of index line types for said at least one index page type;
• and
• a token string coupled to said index line type window wherein said token string includes a plurality of tokens and further wherein each token comprises an element in an index line type selected in said index line type window.

A computer program product for interactively generating an index page dialogue window, the computer program product comprising program code adapted for:

• displaying a window including a list of index page types;
• displaying a window including a list of index line types upon selection of one index page type in said list of index page types;
• displaying a token string including a plurality of tokens, upon selection of one index line type in said list of index line types, wherein said plurality of tokens includes only tokens appropriate for said one index line type;
• and
• displaying, for at least one token in said plurality of tokens, user selectable attributes for data associated with said at least one token.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to said processor, and having stored therein computer instructions for a method of interactively generating an index page wherein upon execution of said computer instructions on said processor, said method comprises:
• displaying a window including a list of index page types;
• displaying a window including a list of index line types upon selection of one index page type in said list of index page types;
• displaying a token string including a plurality of tokens, upon selection of one index line type in said list of index line types, wherein said plurality of tokens includes only tokens appropriate for said one index line type;
• and
• displaying, for at least one token in said plurality of tokens, user selectable attributes for data associated with said at least one token.