Flexible text display with Lector
- 1 August 1992
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Computer
- Vol. 25 (8) , 49-60
- https://doi.org/10.1109/2.153283
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
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