Techniques for customizing draw styles of widgets to better accommodate a user's direct manipulation needs(Fig.13). A user can customize various attributes of a widget and its manipulators to suit the user's needs(1314). The customizations are stored as a style(1318). The stored style can subsequently be applied to the widget to control the appearance and behavior of the widget(1312). Stored styles may be applied to other widgets and can also be shared between users(1312).
