Method and system for displaying window configuration of inactiv

Details Method and system for displaying window configuration of inactiv Method and system for displaying window configuration of inactiv

1993-03-01

1996-03-12

Herndon, Heather R.

395161, G06F 303

Patent

active

054993342

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for managing window configurations of a desktop configuration is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a TopDesk system persistently saves the window configurations of currently-active programs of the computer system. These saved window configurations compose a saved desktop configuration. The TopDesk system displays within its window a representation of the saved desktop configuration. Each saved window configuration is displayed as a rectangle (called a ghost window) that is representative of the size and location of the saved window configuration. Each displayed rectangle preferably contains the title of the actual window for the corresponding program. The TopDesk system allows a user to move the displayed rectangles to modify the saved desktop configuration. The TopDesk system allows a user to activate a saved desktop configuration. During this activation process, the TopDesk system activates any currently-inactive programs that are associated with a saved window configuration and sets the actual window configuration of the program to the saved window configuration. Thus, a user can persistently save desktop configurations and efficiently activate a desktop configuration.

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