发明名称 |
Menu control in a graphical user interface |
摘要 |
In a graphical user interface (GUI) for a personal computer system, an improved method and apparatus for accessing and executing commands associated with user applications. In addition to the standard menu categories of a menubar and control icons of a tool bar, the present invention provides a "hyperbutton", a "context sensitive pop-up menu" and a "menu control editor". A hyperbutton displays, in a persistent subview, a user selected default hyperitem from the hyperitems of the menubar. The default hyperitem is automatically executed when selected by the user with a mouse. The hyperbutton displays a title of the default hyperitem. The user can change the default hyperitem using a pop-up menu displayed in response to an interface command such as a right mouse button. A context sensitive pop-up menu is associated with a particular object such as a grid subview. The user configures the context sensitive pop-up menu to contain a custom set of the hyperitems associated with the object. A hyperitem editor allows the user to configure the hyperbutton and context sensitive pop-up menu by defining the associated hyperitems and their attributes.
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申请公布号 |
US5828376(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1998.10.27 |
申请号 |
US19960717639 |
申请日期 |
1996.09.23 |
申请人 |
J. D. EDWARDS WORLD SOURCE COMPANY |
发明人 |
SOLIMENE, VITO;PROVENCAL, ROBERT |
分类号 |
G06F3/033;G06F3/048;(IPC1-7):G06F15/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/033 |
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