Title :
Flexible text display with Lector
Author :
Raymond, Darrell R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Lector, an X11 application for flexible text interaction, is described. Lector was originally devised as a simple, rapid formatter for the display of online text databases. It was then discovered that Lector exhibited useful capabilities for a wide range of text applications. The ways in which Lector distinguishes between content and tags in descriptively marked-up text and achieves flexible interaction are discussed. Its applications as a text previewer, database browser, code prettyprinter, and menu utility are also discussed.<>
Keywords :
text editing; Lector; code prettyprinter; database browser; flexible text interaction; marked-up text; menu utility; online text databases; rapid formatter; text previewer; Application software; Art; Computer displays; Computer interfaces; Documentation; Electronic mail; Operating systems; Pervasive computing; Programming profession; Typesetting;
