Dynamic presentation of contextual help and status information

Details Dynamic presentation of contextual help and status information Dynamic presentation of contextual help and status information

1994-10-17

1996-08-13

Bayerl, Raymond J.

395157, 395159, G06F 314, G06F 1730

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055465218

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus of displaying contextual help or status information to the user of a computer system in a graphical user interface. When a help facility is enabled, the system determines the position of a pointer, such as a mouse pointer, relative to the objects in the graphical user interface. If the pointer is over an object, the system refers to one or more tables which correlate objects with help and/or status information. The information is then displayed proximate to the pointer, preferably in a semitransparent window at a predictable offset from the pointer to allow the information presented by the graphical user interface to be viewed. As the pointer is moved across the graphical user interface, the information text associated with the pointer changes dynamically. In one preferred embodiment, at least one of the tables which correlate objects with the information is updated to reflect details about objects which change dynamically.

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