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Method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages

US6288720A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 1997
Grant dateSep 11, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F8/34
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for adding application defined properties and application defined property sheet pages are provided. The application defined properties may be added to a list of system defined properties. Once added, the application defined properties may be displayed and edited. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects in a list, and edit the common properties. Moreover, application defined property sheet pages may be added to a set of system defined property sheet pages. A user may then display and edit the application defined property sheet pages. Also, a user may select several objects, display the properties common to all of the objects on a per-property browsing list, and edit the common properties. In addition, a user may select several objects, display the property sheet pages common to all of the objects, and edit the properties on these property sheet pages. Furthermore a user may switch between viewing a property in a list of properties and viewing a property on a property sheet page.

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