Frame structure which provides an interface between parts of a c

Details Frame structure which provides an interface between parts of a c Frame structure which provides an interface between parts of a c

1996-04-17

1998-04-28

Feild, Joseph H.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707520, 345339, G06T 100

Patent

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057459100

ABSTRACT:
A document-centered user interface architecture for a computer system employs parts as the fundamental building blocks of all documents. All data is stored in the system as a part, which is comprised of contents and an associated editor. The contents and the functionality of the editor are available to the user wherever the part is located, whether in a document, on a desktop or in a folder. Parts function as containers for other parts, thereby facilitating the compilation and editing of multimedia or compound documents. A data structure, labelled a frame, functions as an interface between a container part and an embedded part, and allows the two parts to negotiate with respect to graphic structure without requiring extensive knowledge of one another's internal constraints.

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