Navigating source code using annotated topographic image(s)
US8434013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/75
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mechanism is disclosed for enabling a user to navigate to specific portions of a file containing computer code. A textual form and non-textual aspects of the file are rendered in a plurality of sections of a display. The non-textual aspects of the file are depicted by non-textual rendering elements in a topographic image in one of the plurality of sections. The textual form of the file is shown in at least one other of the plurality of sections. When a user interface event is detected on a rendering element, the appearance of that element is altered. The section that displays the textual form of the file may scroll to a portion of the file containing a corresponding code portion and renders the code portion in the textual form.
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