Methods and Apparatus for Customizing User-Interface Control in Existing Application
AssigneeInternational Business Corporation
InventorsLawrence D. Bergman, Vittorio Castelli, Tessa A. Lau, Daniel A. Oblinger
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Abstract
Techniques for altering application user-interface controls are provided. More particularly the customization of a new or existing user-interface control in an application user-interface is provided. In one aspect of the invention, a method for customizing user-interface controls of an existing application comprises the recording of a procedure description performed by a user in the application user-interface. A new or modified application user-interface control relating to the procedure description is then installed in the existing application.
Claims28
A method for customizing a user-interface control of an existing application comprising the steps of:
- recording a procedure description comprising a series of actions performed by a user in the application user-interface;
- and
- installing the user-interface control relating to the procedure description in the existing application for execution of the procedure description and generation of the series of actions when the user-interface control is activated.
A method for altering the appearance of at least one existing user interface control comprising the steps of:
- specifying the altered appearance of the at least one existing user interface control;
- and
- displaying the at least one altered user interface control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.