SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND DISPLAYING CLASSES OF GRAPHICAL DISPLAY OBJECTS

摘要

In the graphical display object system, a user can create a class of graphical display objects such that the various members of the class may share common features. In addition, the graphical display object system builds the graphical display objects based upon the common class definitions as well as the custom features of the graphical display object.

主权项

1. A method of creating a graphical display object for an executable application wherein the graphical display object is based in part on at least one of a plurality of default display objects, the method comprising:
receiving a definition data structure for an object wherein the definition data structure includes a plurality of display item data about a plurality of corresponding display objects; processing the definition data structure to extract information relating to the plurality of display item data; determining from the extracted information which of the plurality of display objects are default display objects; building default display objects based at least upon default item data wherein the default item data is stored in a plurality of default definition data structures; determining from the extracted information which of the plurality of display objects are custom display objects; building custom display objects based at least upon a portion of the plurality of corresponding display item data; and building a graphical display object based at least upon the default display objects and the custom display objects.