US 5,388,202 A · Method and apparatus for generating window borders having pictorial frame elements

Abstract

A method and apparatus for generating realistic window borders of windows of a range of sizes for display on a display screen in a windowing environment. Realistic window borders with simulated 3-D characteristics and the appearance of real structures and materials such as wood, stone, etc., are provided within a windowing display environment by first generating and inputting realistic pictorial frame elements, sizing the realistic frame elements in accordance with the desired size of the window and generating location information for each element based upon the desired size of the window. The sized frame elements are then assembled using the location information and displayed on the screen of the system display device.

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Dependent claims

A method for displaying a window border frame, comprising custom designed pictorial frame elements, for a window on a display screen in a windowing environment, comprising the steps of:

creating, using a computer program for developing customized drawings under a control of a user, the pictorial frame elements having an arbitrary pictorial design;
storing the pictorial frame elements in computer memory;
determining a size and location of a window border frame of an existing window in the windowing environment,
retrieving the stored pictorial frame elements from the computer memory,
modifying the pictorial frame elements such that the elements are sized to fit within the window border frame, and
displaying the window with the pictorial frame elements assembled in the window border frame.

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Method and apparatus for generating window borders having pictorial frame elements

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Method and apparatus for generating window borders having pictorial frame elements

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