System and method of navigating and creating electronic hierarchical documents
AssigneeThe MathWorks, Inc.
InventorJay Torgerson
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Abstract
A method of navigating and creating hierarchical documents is disclosed. The illustrative embodiments of the present invention enable a user to navigate quickly through multiple levels and sub-levels of hierarchichal documents without having to manually change the displayed view. Additionally, the method enables a user to create connections between objects in different levels and sub-levels of hierarchical documents without manually changing the view. A user is able to start connections on one level and continue the connection into a sub-level that was initially hidden or collapsed without stopping.
Claims25
A computer-implemented method of navigating a diagram, said method comprising:
- displaying a first level of the diagram on a display, the first level including a graphical reference to a second level;
- in response to a cursor entering an active region located within the graphical reference to the second level, automatically displaying the second level, said navigation to the second level being part of an operation to modify content of the second level or one or more levels accessible through the second level.
A computer-readable medium holding computer-executable instruction for causing a computing device to navigate a diagram, said instructions comprising the instructions for:
- displaying a first level of the diagram on a display, the first level including a graphical reference to a second level;
- in response to a cursor entering an active region located within the graphical reference to the second level, automatically displaying the second level, said navigation to the second level being part of an operation to modify content of the second level or one or more levels accessible through the second level.
A system for navigating and modifying a diagram, said system comprising:
- a diagram;
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- an application for displaying and editing of the diagram, the application displaying a first level of the diagram on a display, the first level including a graphical reference to a second level and, in response to a cursor entering an active region located within the graphical reference to the second level, automatically displaying the second level, said navigation to the second level being part of an operation to modify content of the second level or one or more levels accessible through the second level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.