发明名称 Relocatable menu icon for accessing an application in a graphical user interface
摘要 A computer-implemented method of providing access to a first application in a graphical user interface is described. For a first window having the current focus, a determination is made as to whether the first window is associated with the first application. A menu icon is placed within a title bar of the first window if the first application is not associated with the first window. A menu associated with the first application is provided if the menu icon is selected. A method of proportionate placement of the menu icon when resizing or switching between windows is also described. A computer implemented method of repositioning a menu icon is provided to maintain proportional location of the menu icon when switching from a first application window to a second application window or when forming a second application window by resizing the first application window. A new location, d, for the menu icon is computed from d=l*D/L wherein l represents the length of the second application window title bar, L represents the length of the first application window title bar, and D represents the distance from the menu icon to an end of the first application window title bar. The menu icon is then located at the distance, d, from a corresponding end of the second application window title bar. These methods help ensure ready access to an application in a graphical user interface regardless of focus changes, window position, window movement, or window resizing.
申请公布号 US5767850(A) 申请公布日期 1998.06.16
申请号 US19960673688 申请日期 1996.06.24
申请人 INTEL CORPORATOIN 发明人 RAMANATHAN, RAMANATHAN;ADAMSON, PETER S.
分类号 G06F3/033;G06F3/048;(IPC1-7):G06F3/00 主分类号 G06F3/033
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