Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Patent
1997-10-31
1999-10-26
Bayerl, Raymond J.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
345347, 345352, 345145, 345172, G06F 314, G06F 302
Patent
active
059736887
ABSTRACT:
Information about shortcuts available from a keyboard is provided to a user of a computing system. When a user selects a special key sequence and the special key sequence remains selected for a predetermined length of time, information on shortcuts available for key combinations which include the special key sequence is displayed. While the special key sequence remains selected for the predetermined length of time and the user presses an additional key, forming a new key combination, a help note for the new key combination is displayed. When the user places a cursor over a button for a history stack, the history stack is displayed. When the user places the cursor over an entry within the history stack or over an entry within the information originally displayed on shortcuts, a help note for the entry is displayed. Thus an entry for a particular function can simultaneously be displayed in a help note, a history stack and/or within the information on shortcuts originally displayed. The function is executed when a cursor is placed over any entry for the function and the user clicks a button on a pointing device.
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Bayerl Raymond J.
Nguyen Thomas T.
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