Developers tool for object-oriented programming

A software developer's tool to help write application programs for an object-oriented operating system comprising

• a computer including a storage device holding code, said code including
• a clipboard copying utility,
• a first code section permitting the identification of dialog boxes having event tables associated with the dialog boxes, said event tables signifying events capable of taking place during running of application program to be written,
• a second code section permitting the creation, by actuation of said clipboard copying utility, of a child dialog box having event tables associated with the child dialog box identical to the parent dialog box and derived from the parent dialog box event tables in a manner allowing the child dialog box event tables to reference the parent dialog box event tables while running independently of the parent dialog box, providing a unique object name for said child dialog box, and generating an event table name for each child dialog box event table associated with the child dialog box and derived from the name of said parent dialog box such that a child dialog box event table includes controls having names derived form the name of the parent dialog box event table, and
• a third code section permitting editing of a child dialog box event table without altering the parent dialog box event table and, after repeated sequential use of said code sections, creating a chain of said parent and child dialog boxes having a linked list of event tables, the dialog box and event table names providing information regarding the relationship between dialog boxes, and dialog boxes and event tables, and
• whereby the sequential use of said first, second and third code sections creates a parent dialog box and a child dialog box having associated parent and child event tables, said child dialog box having an event table derived from said parent event table and having the capability of running independently of said parent dialog box and wherein the repeated use of the second code section results in a chain of parent and child dialog boxes and a linked list of event tables.