Method for providing a readily distinguishable template and mean

Details Method for providing a readily distinguishable template and mean Method for providing a readily distinguishable template and mean

1994-08-15

1995-10-24

Herndon, Heather R.

395158, 395159, G06F 314

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054617103

ABSTRACT:
The foregoing has described a method of providing a template in a computer system graphical user interface by supplying a visual cue which readily identifies the template and by supplying a direct template manipulation feature to increase the ease by which users can create objects. The template visual cue is provided to distinguish an instance of an object from its template form. Any object of any class which contains data and settings can be made into a template by turning on its template setting. When an object becomes a template, the icon which represents it is immediately altered. In particular, its icon becomes miniaturized or scaled down and superimposed on top of a normal size icon which resembles a pad of sheets of paper. This metaphor or visual cue is used to symbolize a stack of objects, of which new objects can be peeled off the top of the stack. With a drag and drop mouse action, a new object can be picked off of a template stack and dropped into any folder. A new object exhibiting the same class, data and settings defined by the template will be created in the folder at the mouse pointer position at the time of the drop.

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