Techniques to associate information between application programs
Techniques to cross-reference information for application programs are described. An apparatus may comprise a first application program to create notes for an operator, a second application program to display a target document, and a context reference module to generate a context reference for the target document indicating a source for the target document, display the context reference, and associate the context reference with a note. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
1. A method, comprising:
creating a note with a first application program;
generating a context reference for a document for a second application program, the context reference comprising context information useable to recreate a user context for the document;
displaying the context reference; and
associating the context reference with the note.
2. The method of claim 1 , comprising associating the context reference with the note by inserting the context reference within the note.
3. The method of claim 1 , comprising generating the context reference to represent a source for the second application program.
4. The method of claim 1 , comprising generating the context reference for the document when displayed.
5. The method of claim 1 , comprising generating the context reference for a specific location within the document when displayed.
6. The method of claim 1 , comprising generating a context reference view to display the context reference.
7. The method of claim 1 , comprising generating a context reference view to display the context reference while maintaining a note view for the note.
8. An article comprising a computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a system to:
create a note with a first application program;
generate a context reference for a target document for a second application program, the context reference comprising context information useable to recreate a user context for the document; and
insert the context reference within the note.
9. The article of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to display the context reference in a context reference view.
10. The article of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to generate the context reference to represent a source for the second application program.
11. The article of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to generate the context reference for the target document when displayed.
12. The article of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to generate the context reference for a specific location within the target document when displayed.
13. The article of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to generate a context reference view to display the context reference.
14. The article of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to generate a context reference view to display the context reference while maintaining a note view for the note.
15. An apparatus comprising:
a first application program to create notes for an operator;
a second application program to display a target document; and
a context reference module to generate a context reference for the target document indicating a source for the target document and comprising context information useable to recreate a user context for the target document, display the context reference, and associate the context reference with a note.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , the context reference module to insert the context reference within the note.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 , the context reference module to generate the context reference for the target document when displayed.
18. The apparatus of claim 15 , the context reference module to generate the context reference for a specific location within the target document when displayed.
19. The apparatus of claim 15 , the context reference module to generate a context reference view to display the context reference.
20. The apparatus of claim 15 , the context reference module to generate a context reference view to display the context reference while maintaining a note view for the note.