11. A display editing system for selecting a chain of objects from a plurality of objects displayed on a display screen wherein the objects are represented by a path formed of a sequence of primitive line segments approximately linked together, said primitive line segments each having no crossing, junctions or sharp corners, comprising: first means for entering said plurality of primitive line segments for each of said objects on a display surface, second means for entering a selection gesture curve, third means for generating a path list corresponding to a plurality of incomplete paths representing a sequence of the primitive line segments representative of said plurality of objects; fourth means responsive to entry of said selection gesture curve for comparing said entered selection gesture curve with partial curves of said path list, fifth means for choosing one of said paths from said path list which is most similar to said entered selection gesture curve to thereby select the chain of objects represented by said path.
11. A display editing system for selecting a chain of objects from a plurality of objects displayed on a display screen wherein the objects are represented by a path formed of a sequence of primitive line segments approximately linked together, said primitive line segments each having no crossing, junctions or sharp corners, comprising: first means for entering said plurality of primitive line segments for each of said objects on a display surface, second means for entering a selection gesture curve, third means for generating a path list corresponding to a plurality of incomplete paths representing a sequence of the primitive line segments representative of said plurality of objects; fourth means responsive to entry of said selection gesture curve for comparing said entered selection gesture curve with partial curves of said path list, fifth means for choosing one of said paths from said path list which is most similar to said entered selection gesture curve to thereby select the chain of objects represented by said path. 12. The combination of claim 11, wherein said fifth means includes means for adding chosen paths from the list of paths until the final line of paths represents the best of all chosen paths.