Changing the alpha levels of an application window to indicate a status of a computing task
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMichael Wayne Brown, Andrew Douglas Hately, Kelvin Roderick Lawrence, Michael A. Paolini
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Abstract
A method, system, and program for changing the alpha levels of an application window to reflect the status of a non-interactive computing task are provided. An alpha level is determined to represent a status of a non-interactive computing task. A transparency of at least a selected portion of a displayable object associated with the non-interactive computing task is graphically adjusted according to the alpha level, such that the status of the non-interactive computing task is displayed by the associated displayable object, where one type of displayable object includes an application window.
Claims33
A method for changing alpha levels of a displayable object, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining an alpha level to represent a status of a non-interactive computing task;
- and
- graphically adjusting a transparency of at least a selected portion of a displayable object associated with said non-interactive computing task according to said alpha level, such that said status of said non-interactive computing task is displayed by said associated displayable object.
A system for changing alpha levels of a displayable object, said system comprising:
- a graphical user interface for displaying a displayable object;
- means for determining an alpha level to represent a status of a non-interactive computing task;
- and
- means for graphically adjusting a transparency of at least a selected portion of said displayable object associated with said non-interactive computing task according to said alpha level.
A program for changing alpha levels of a displayable object, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
- means for computing an alpha level to represent a status of a non-interactive computing task;
- and
- means for controlling a graphical adjustment to a transparency of at least a selected portion of a displayable object associated with said non-interactive computing task according to said alpha level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.