Table management

摘要

Managing a display of objects is provided. A processor unit displays a graphical control configured to receive a user input of a value to control the display of a set of objects relative to a group of properties for the set of objects in a table. A processor unit changes the display of the set of objects to a ratio in a plurality of ratios in the table for the set of objects relative to the group of properties for the set of objects in the table based on the value.

主权项

1. A method for managing a display of objects, the method comprising:
receiving, by a computer, a first input specifying a number of objects in a set of objects to display in a table and a second input specifying a number of properties in a set of properties for each object in the specified number of objects to display in the table, and in response, displaying the specified number of objects in the table with the specified number of properties for each respective object in the specified number of objects, wherein the specified number of properties for each respective object in the specified number of objects provides information describing a respective object; responsive to the computer receiving a third input selecting a ratio setting of one of a plurality of ratio settings, changing, by the computer, the display of the specified number of objects and the specified number of properties in the set of properties for each object in the table according to the selected ratio setting; responsive to the computer receiving a fourth input selecting an object in the specified number of objects displayed in the table, changing, by the computer, the display of the specified number of objects by displaying those objects in the specified number of objects adjoining the selected object in the table and avoiding display of another one of the objects in the specified number which is not adjoining the selected object in the table, wherein the specified number of properties that provides the information describing the respective object is displayed with each of the selected object and the adjoining objects in the table; receiving, by the computer, a fifth input of a specified action to perform on the selected object in the specified number of objects displayed in the table, wherein the specified action to perform on the selected object is one of emailing the selected object and properties associated with the selected object, downloading the selected object and the properties associated with the selected object, or searching for the selected object on a network; and performing, by the computer, the specified action based on the fifth input.