Nova Patents
US20030192030A1

Universal script editor

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Read claim 1, the broadest

Abstract

A universal script editor for creating scripts with arbitrary syntax includes a read module and an editor module. For a given script type, the read module reads in a configuration file that includes a menu structure with associated menu items and at least one of a location/name of a file containing a script command structure or a self-contained script command structure. The read module sets up one or more menus, which support editing functions for building scripts for a current project, based upon the configuration file. The editor module, which is in communication with the read module, supports a plurality of editor capabilities which are utilized to build current project scripts.

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14 claims: 3 independent, 11 dependent

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    Broadest claimClaim Score 57, broad(NHIP)A universal script editor for creating scripts with arbitrary syntax, comprising:a read module for reading in one or more configuration files each of which includes a menu structure with associated menu items and at least one of a location/name of a file containing a script command structure and a self-contained script command structure, wherein the read module sets up a menu which supports editing functions for building scripts for a current project based upon the configuration files;and an editor module in communication with the read module, the editor module supporting a plurality of editor capabilities which are utilized to build current project scripts.
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    A system for creating scripts using a universal script editor, the system comprising. a processor; a display coupled to the processor; an input device coupled to the processor; and a memory subsystem coupled to the processor, the memory subsystem storing code which includes:a read module, the read module when executed by the processor reading in one or more configuration files each of which include a menu structure with associated menu items and at least one of a location/name of a file containing a script command structure and a self-contained script command structure, wherein the read module sets up a menu which supports editing functions for building scripts for a current project based upon the configuration file;and an editor module in communication with the read module, the editor module when executed by the processor supporting a plurality of editor capabilities which are utilized to build current project scripts.
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    A universal script editor for creating scripts with arbitrary syntax, comprising:a read module for reading in one or more configuration files each of which include a menu structure with associated menu items and at least one of a location/name of a file containing a script command structure and a self-contained script command structure, wherein the read module sets up a menu which supports editing functions for building scripts for a current project based upon the configuration file;an editor module in communication with the read module, the editor module supporting a plurality of editor capabilities which are utilized to build current project scripts;and a miscellaneous support module providing additional editor capabilities including keyword highlighting, automatic indentation and outline viewing.
Independent claims3