Graphical user interface text selection and processing in client applications employing a screen-at-a-time based communication protocol

摘要

Methods of interfacing with a terminal based operating system include receiving a block of text including a plurality of lines of text, displaying the block of text on a terminal window, presenting a selection cursor on the displayed block of text at a cursor location on the terminal window, wherein a size of the block of text is equal to a screen size of the terminal window, receiving a cursor selection while the cursor is positioned at the cursor location, presenting a menu including menu options corresponding to available actions that can be taken, receiving a command corresponding to one of the menu options, identifying a text object associated with the cursor location wherein a size of the block of text is equal to a screen size of the terminal window, and executing the one of the menu options on the text object.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a block of text; displaying the block of text on a terminal window as a displayed block of text, wherein a size of the block of text is equal to a screen size of the terminal window; presenting a selection cursor on the displayed block of text at a cursor location on the terminal window; receiving a cursor selection signal while the selection cursor is positioned at the cursor location; presenting a menu including menu options corresponding to available actions; receiving a command corresponding to a selected one of the menu options; identifying, within the displayed block of text, a text object associated with the cursor location that is smaller than the displayed block of text; and executing the selected one of the menu options on the text object.