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AssigneeApple Computer, Inc.
InventorsPatricia J. Coleman, James Edward Palmer, Matthew Justin Powers, Jeffrey Alan Herman, Eli Cochran, John Richard Powers, III
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A user interface includes an object oriented graphic user interface having overlapping windows and provides an access window having topics, index and look for button functions for selection by a user. Through the use of the topics, index or look for functions, a help inquiry is defined. The access window includes an alpha scroll bar horizontally spanning a defined area of the access window. A plurality of alpha-numeric, symbolic or other characters (collectively "characters") are displayed along the length of the alpha scroll bar. A slider is provided which may be selectively positioned over a character displayed on the alpha scroll bar. The slider may be positioned through user manipulation of a cursor control device. The placement of the slider over a character on the alpha scroll bar results in a central processing unit (CPU) displaying data corresponding to the character selected. Entries are displayed in the defined area beginning alphabetically with the letter over which the slider has been placed.
A data processing display system comprising:
In a data processing display system having a display, a method for displaying data comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.