Icon override apparatus and method

Details Icon override apparatus and method Icon override apparatus and method

1998-05-08

2000-08-08

Sax, Steven

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display driving control circuitry

Controlling the condition of display elements

345333, G06F 1540

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061008885

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for generating composite icon images for a foreground icon and background icon is disclosed. An icon reference tag is used to retrieve icon image data and icon mask data for each icon. An icon override mechanism allows replacement of a particular icon for a particular application or document with another icon, to facilitate changes in the appearances of a graphical user interface.

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