Method and System for Identifying Remote Objects on a Client System

摘要

A method and system for identifying remote objects on a client system is provided. A client system ( 101 ) has a connection means ( 302 ) to access a component ( 310 ) on a remote system ( 103 ). The client system ( 101 ) has a graphical user interface ( 308 ) including a user interface object ( 306 ) representing the component ( 310 ) at the remote system ( 103 ). Means ( 304 ) are provided for applying a theme to the object ( 306 ) to distinguish it as representing a remote component ( 310 ). The graphical user interface ( 308 ) also includes user interface objects ( 307 ) for components local to the client system ( 101 ), and the means for applying a theme ( 304 ) applies distinguishing themes to the local objects ( 307 ) and the remote objects ( 306 ).