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摘要

The method and system of the present invention provides apparent direct editing of transient graphic elements displayed within an application in a data processing system. An editable overlay window is established within a data processing system. A transient graphic element displayed within a main window which is fixed such that it cannot be individually edited directly in the main window is selected. The editable overlay window is then linked to the transient graphic element, such that the editable overlay window is displayed only in conjunction with the transient graphic element. The editable overlay window is then displayed directly over the transient graphic element. Thereafter, entries by a user into the editable overlay window give the appearance of editing the transient graphic element directly within the main window. In one disclosed embodiment of the present invention, the information displayed in the transient graphic element is initially copied into the editable overlay window prior to the establishment of the editable overlay window display such that this information may be edited.