Patent
1989-11-13
1996-08-13
Bayerl, Raymond J.
395160, 395155, 395157, 395156, G06F 314
Patent
active
055465250
ABSTRACT:
A computer user interface includes a system and methods to provide a control hierarchy, control marking, a hybrid grammar, and resized and/or repositioned dialog boxes. Control hierarchy divides controls, assigns each control a label, displays the labels according to a design hierarchy, and operates on the controls according to a functional hierarchy. Control marking distinguishes controls, via addition of graphic elements or changes in labels--referred to as glyphs. Hybrid grammar simultaneously allows a user to specify operations and data objects in a noun verb relationship or verb noun relationship. Finally, resized and/or repositioned dialog boxes enable a user to select a control that requires selection of data objects that are possibly obscured by the dialog box.
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Fossgreen Donald J.
Rosen Robert
Vento Christopher M.
Wells-Papanek Doris
Wolf Richard J.
Bayerl Raymond J.
Lotus Development Corporation
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