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US 10,649,642 B2Granted
Remapping interface elements on a user interface
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsZai Cen, Jie Jiang, Wen Juan Nie, Qi Ruan, Li Zhang, Chao Xing Zhou
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Abstract
A method, executed by a computer, for remapping interface elements on a graphical user interface includes activating an action capture mode responsive to input from a user, receiving a selection of an interface element, responsive to input from the user that uses the action capture mode, adding an alias user interface element corresponding to the interface element to a shortcut group, and wherein activation of the alias user interface element performs an action corresponding to the interface element. A computer program product and computer system corresponding to the above method are also disclosed herein.
Claims14
A computer-implemented method (CIM) for remapping interface elements on a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
- activating an action capture mode responsive to dragging from a shortcut group to a first interface element;
- receiving a selection of the first interface element, responsive to the activated action capture mode, with the first interface element corresponding to a first functional action of a first application;
- in response to dragging the selected first interface element to the shortcut group, adding an alias user interface element corresponding to the first interface element to the shortcut group;
- receiving a selection of a second interface element, during the activated action capture mode, with the second interface element corresponding to a second functional action of a second application;
- in response to dragging the second selected interface element to the shortcut group, mapping the second functional action of the second application to the alias user interface element, such that the alias user interface element is simultaneously mapped to both the first functional action of the first application and the second functional action of the second application;
- displaying the shortcut group, including the alias user interface element, as an overlay over a user interface of the first application, during operation of the first application;
- activating the first functional action of the first application, responsive to a first input from the user corresponding to activation of the alias user interface element;
- displaying the shortcut group, including the alias user interface element, as an overlay over a user interface of the second application, during operation of the second application;
- and
- activating the second functional action of the second application, responsive to a second input from the user corresponding to activation of the alias user interface element;
- wherein:
- the first functional action is a save file functional action;
- and
- the second functional action is a save file functional action.
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A computer system (CS) for remapping interface elements on a graphical user interface, the computer system comprising:
- one or more computer processors;
- one or more computer readable storage media;
- program instructions stored therein for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions including instructions for causing the one or more computer processors to perform operations including the following:
- activating an action capture mode responsive to dragging from a shortcut group to a first interface element,
- receiving a selection of the first interface element, responsive to the activated action capture mode, with the first interface element corresponding to a first functional action of a first application,
- in response to dragging the selected first interface element to the shortcut group, adding an alias user interface element corresponding to the first interface element to the shortcut group,
- receiving a selection of a second interface element, during the activated action capture mode, with the second interface element corresponding to a second functional action of a second application,
- in response to dragging the second selected interface element to the shortcut group, mapping the second functional action of the second application to the alias user interface element, such that the alias user interface element is simultaneously mapped to both the first functional action of the first application and the second functional action of the second application,
- displaying the shortcut group, including the alias user interface element, as an overlay over a user interface of the first application, during operation of the first application,
- activating the first functional action of the first application, responsive to a first input from the user corresponding to activation of the alias user interface element,
- displaying the shortcut group, including the alias user interface element, as an overlay over a user interface of the second application, during operation of the second application, and
- activating the second functional action of the second application, responsive to a second input from the user corresponding to activation of the alias user interface element;
- wherein:
- the first functional action is a save file functional action;
- and
- the second functional action is a save file functional action.
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A computer program product (CPP) for remapping interface elements on a graphical user interface, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium;
- and
- program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium, the program instructions including instructions for causing a processor(s) set to perform operations including the following:
- activating an action capture mode responsive to dragging from a shortcut group to a first interface element,
- receiving a selection of the first interface element, responsive to the activated action capture mode, with the first interface element corresponding to a first functional action of a first application,
- in response to dragging the selected first interface element to the shortcut group, adding an alias user interface element corresponding to the first interface element to the shortcut group,
- receiving a selection of a second interface element, during the activated action capture mode, with the second interface element corresponding to a second functional action of a second application,
- in response to dragging the second selected interface element to the shortcut group, mapping the second functional action of the second application to the alias user interface element, such that the alias user interface element is simultaneously mapped to both the first functional action of the first application and the second functional action of the second application,
- displaying the shortcut group, including the alias user interface element, as an overlay over a user interface of the first application, during operation of the first application,
- activating the first functional action of the first application, responsive to a first input from the user corresponding to activation of the alias user interface element,
- displaying the shortcut group, including the alias user interface element, as an overlay over a user interface of the second application, during operation of the second application, and
- activating the second functional action of the second application, responsive to a second input from the user corresponding to activation of the alias user interface element;
- wherein:
- the first functional action is a save file functional action;
- and
- the second functional action is a save file functional action.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.