INTERACTIVE DISPLAY OF A DOCUMENT SUMMARY

摘要

A method for displaying information indicative of the content of a target document of a link displayed in a first window includes detecting an event indicative of a user's interest in the target document. The user's interest can be indicated by moving a mouse pointer into an active region associated with the link. Upon detecting this event, information indicative of the content of the target document is retrieved and presented to the user without having to open the target document. One mechanism for presenting the information is to open a second window and to display the information in the second window.