Method and apparatus for facilitating integration of software ob

Details Method and apparatus for facilitating integration of software ob Method and apparatus for facilitating integration of software ob

1993-12-30

1996-02-13

Herndon, Heather R.

G06F 1500

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054917840

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus is provided for facilitating operator initiated integration of items between software objects in a graphical user interface. In this technique, the operator selects a source software object and one or more target software objects. The source software object and the target software objects include data items which may be copied by the operator between the software objects during an accelerated integration mode of operation. During the accelerated integration mode of operation, a graphical pointing device is utilized by the operator to select items which are present in the source software object. By manipulating the graphical pointing device, the operator selects items from the source software object for automatic inclusion in the one or more target software objects, while the graphical pointing device is maintained entirely within the source software object. A visual indication is automatically provided which is representative of the step of automatically copying.

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