Computer system for dynamically generating display screen panels

Details Computer system for dynamically generating display screen panels Computer system for dynamically generating display screen panels

1991-08-19

1996-07-02

Herndon, Heather R.

G06F 314

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055331840

ABSTRACT:
A computer system for dynamically generating a set of display panels which will provide a user friendly interactive user interface for I/O as the steps in an application program requiring user interaction are carried out. The system involves a PC or workstation display having a display management system providing a set of rules and constraints governing the layout of each screen panel. The system stores data sufficient to support each of a plurality of basic screen panels. As the program proceeds and each of the program steps is carried out, the system modifies the data supporting a selected one of the basic panels to provide the modified screen panel required for the user interface with respect to each particular application program step. The modification of each particular screen panel is based at least in part on data entered into the system through interfaces provided by the screen panel required for previous steps in the application program. The modification involves at least in part the calculation of the orthogonal coordinates of components or elements in the particular screen layout.

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