Patent
1996-05-24
1998-09-01
Feild, Joseph H.
395178, 395682, G06F 1722
Patent
active
058023801
ABSTRACT:
A method and system through which an application program can access textual data through a common text accessing interface. The system provides a hierarchy of interfaces through which various text manipulation functions can be accessed. These functions control the editing and displaying of text. The hierarchy of interfaces include an interface for manipulating a document and for manipulating a range of characters within the document. By using these interfaces, a server can expose its text to various clients.
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Bangs David L.
Gounares Alexander G.
O'Neill James J.
Sargent, III Murray
Zaika Igor Y.
Feild Joseph H.
Microsoft Corporation
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