Configurable runtime graphical user interface widget management
US5786815A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/38
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method facilitating modification of an application's graphical user interface (GUI), particularly by application end-users. In particular, the method permits modification of the application GUI, without having to specify widgets required for the modified GUI, and without having to modify or add callback routines. Thus, users can tailor the application GUI to suit their needs without having experience in GUI development (and, in particular, with the cumbersome and error-prone tasks of widget-specification and callback programming). Elimination of the need to modify/expand the set of callback routines permits end-users to realize application GUI changes without having to form a new application executable. Thus, user-driven application GUI changes can be achieved without user access to the application source code and without the application developer's involvement.
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