User interface mechanism for manipulating context in computer management applications

A computer-readable medium having a computer program for filtering information to provide contextual information about a perspective of objects to a user of a windows-based computer environment, said computer program comprising:

• instructions for opening a window having a user interface;
• and
• instructions for manipulating a context control feature of the user interface to determine a first context of the window corresponding to at least a first perspective of one or more perspectives for viewing and manipulating one or more objects, with each object of the one or more objects having one or more object capabilities within the window,
• wherein the first perspective presents a filtered view of at least one of the one or more object capabilities of the one or more objects corresponding to the first perspective.

A user interface of a window that provides contextual information to a user of a windows-based computer environment, comprising:

• a context control feature of the user interface that has one or more available contexts operable to present one or more corresponding perspectives within the window;
• and
• a content pane;
• wherein manipulating the context control feature of the user interface determines a context of the window from the one or more available contexts corresponding to at least a first perspective of the one or more perspectives for viewing and manipulating a plurality of objects, with each object of the plurality of objects having one or more object capabilities, that is illustrated in the content pane of the user interface of the window and
• wherein the first perspective presents a filtered view of at least one of the one or more object capabilities of the one or more objects corresponding to the first perspective.