System and methods for building spreadsheet applications

Details System and methods for building spreadsheet applications System and methods for building spreadsheet applications

1997-04-21

1999-03-16

Field, Joseph H.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display driving control circuitry

Controlling the condition of display elements

707503, G06F 1700

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058836233

ABSTRACT:
An electronic spreadsheet system of the present invention includes a notebook interface having a plurality of notebook pages, each of which may contain a spread of information cells, or other desired page type (e.g., Graphs page). The system includes a spreadsheet application development module having a user interface (UI) builder. The UI builder provides "live" links between system objects. In particular, link commands are provided as statements a developer may attach to a control to indicate what should happen when an end-user activates or changes the control. Link commands usually specify three things: an event, an action, and an object. The event indicates what occurrence should trigger the link command; the action indicates what should happen. The object is what should be acted upon. One control can have many link commands. In operation, a link command can send a value to a cell in the notebook, run a macro, close a dialog box, change the zoom factor in the notebook, or the like.

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