Method and apparatus or manipulating data from a suspended appli

Details Method and apparatus or manipulating data from a suspended appli Method and apparatus or manipulating data from a suspended appli

1996-01-16

1997-04-15

Powell, Mark R.

395340, 395348, G06F 314

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056218788

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for selecting data in an application which is not a currently active context. The method comprises a user selecting information within a window under control of a first application program and moving the information to a second window under control of an active application program. This operation is performed providing a simple select, drag-and-drop operation. The active application program can arbitrate and communicate with a handler installed for the first application program to cause data from the first application program to be provided without activating the first application program.

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