Graphical user interface including a drop-down widget that permits a plurality of choices to be selected in response to a single selection of the drop-down widget
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSandip Amin, Hatim Yousef Amro
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Abstract
A data processing system and method of operating a graphical user interface of a data processing system are described. According to the method, a dropdown widget is displayed within the display device of a data processing system. In response to selection of the drop-down widget, a drop-down list is displayed, which contains a plurality of choices. The user is then permitted to select multiple choices from the drop-down list in response the single selection of the drop-down widget. In one embodiment, the drop-down list includes a plurality of preferences that are each displayed in association with a respective control element, such as a radio button.
Claims18
A method of operating a graphical user interface of a data pressing system having a display device, said method comprising:
- displaying a widget within the display device;
- in response to selection of the widget, displaying a drop-down list from said widget, said drop-down list containing a plurality of choices and a roll-up widget;
- permitting multiple choices to be selected from said drop-down list in response a single selection of said widget;
- and
- in response to selection of the roll-up widget, closing the drop-down list and processing choices in the drop-down list that were selected.
A data processing system, comprising:
- a display device;
- means for displaying a widget within the display device;
- means, responsive to selection of the widget, for displaying a drop-down list from said widget, said drop-down list containing a plurality of choices and a roll-up widget;
- means for permitting multiple choices to be selected from said drop-down list in response a single selection of said widget;
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- means, response to selection of the roll-up widget, for closing the drop-down list and processing choices in the drop-down list that were selected.
A program product for use by a data processing system including a display device, said program product comprising:
- a computer usable medium in which instruction means are encoded, said instruction means including:
- instruction means for causing the data processing system to display a widget within the display device;
- instruction means, responsive to selection of the widget, for causing the data processing system to display a drop-down list from said widget, said drop-down list containing a plurality of choices and a roll-up widget;
- instruction means for causing said data processing system to permit multiple choices to be selected from said drop-down list in response a single selection of said widget;
- and
- instructions means, responsive to selection of the roll-up widget, for causing the data processing system to close the drop-down list and process choices in the drop-down list that were selected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.