Patent
1995-01-27
1997-07-01
Powell, Mark R.
G06F 300
Patent
active
056447396
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a system and method for intuitively adding a button or other type of control to a toolbar or other region for holding the same. A control is added by dragging an object to a region for holding controls and dropping the object at the desired location of the control in the region. In response to the object being dropped in the region for holding controls, a control is created and bound to an operation of the object.
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Breene John E.
Microsoft Corporation
Powell Mark R.
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