System and method for creating and customizing a deskbar

Details System and method for creating and customizing a deskbar System and method for creating and customizing a deskbar

1998-01-13

2000-06-06

Bayerl, Raymond J.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display driving control circuitry

Controlling the condition of display elements

345348, 345354, 345333, G06F 300

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active

060724862

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for creating and customizing an architectural component, namely a deskbar. The deskbar may simultaneously contain toolbars and toolbar components from multiple application programs, and may exist in an application window or on the desktop. This allows a user to select toolbar components or entire toolbars from one or more application programs and house these toolbars or toolbar components in a single deskbar. Users may also create new deskbars and populate them with selected toolbars and toolbar components. The user is then able to use these tool bar components and toolbars to perform their standard functions at any time without being required to directly access the specific application program that is associated with the toolbar component or toolbar. The user is also able to resize, move, and delete deskbars as desired by direct manipulation. Furthermore, a deskbar is operable throughout deskbar-aware environments, such as an operating system or various application programs and their associated application windows.

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