WO2001095103A3 - A graphical user interface layout manager - Google Patents

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WO2001095103A3
WO2001095103A3 PCT/US2001/017655 US0117655W WO0195103A3 WO 2001095103 A3 WO2001095103 A3 WO 2001095103A3 US 0117655 W US0117655 W US 0117655W WO 0195103 A3 WO0195103 A3 WO 0195103A3
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Terry K Kellerman
Philip S Milne
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
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    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
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    • G06F9/451—Execution arrangements for user interfaces
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S715/00—Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator interface processing, and screen saver display processing
    • Y10S715/961—Operator interface with visual structure or function dictated by intended use
    • Y10S715/965—Operator interface with visual structure or function dictated by intended use for process control and configuration
    • Y10S715/966—Computer process, e.g. operation of computer
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A method for managing the construction or creation of a user interface in a JavaTM environment is described. Values for a set of internal client properties are derived and attach to a new component. A component is brought into a container, or user interface area, from a component palette. Using the client properties, size values and position values are calculated for the component, all of which are integer values. This feature simplifies the calculation process. If there are existing components in the user interface, values for the other components are recalculated using the same set of client properties (with different values) and the same set of size and position formulas. This way any resizing and repositioning of components are done automatically. Once the client properties are derived, they are stored with the component. A user interface having multiple components can then be reconstructed from state data in the components.
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