Method and apparatus of enhancing presentation of data for selection as inputs to a process in a data processing system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorRobert J. Torres
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Abstract
A data processing system provides a graphic user interface on which is displayed a scroll bar including a current value position and showing sequential numerical values adjacent to the current value in the current value position. Selection graphics provide for user selection of values, and to expand or reduce value resolution. A graphic metaphor for a spin button provides for incrementing or decrementing the range of values within the display field of the scroll bar.
Claims11
A data processing system for presenting numerical data, the data processing system comprising:
- a scroll bar having a display field for numbers;
- means associated with the scroll bar and responsive to user selection for setting resolution of numbers for display in the display field from a continuous range of values;
- means responsive to setting of a resolution and to a number previously displayed in the display field for generating a graduated sequence of numbers of the set resolution;
- means for displaying the graduated sequence of numbers in the display field of the scroll bar;
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- increment control means associated with the scroll bar and responsive to user selection for changing the numbers in the graduated sequence of numbers.
A method performed by a data processing system of displaying numerical values, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a scroll bar having a display field for numbers;
- responsive to user selection, setting a resolution for numbers for display in the display field from a continuous range of values;
- responsive to setting of the resolution and to a number previously displayed in the display field, generating a graduated sequence of numbers at the resolution;
- displaying the graduated sequence of numbers in the display field of the scroll bar;
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- responsive to user selection, changing the numbers in the graduated sequence of numbers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.