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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsMohamed Abdel Hamid Hassanin, Jeffrey L. Bogdan
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A system and method for user interface mirroring are provided. User interface objects are defined according to an object hierarchy that defines a logical relationship between a root element and one or more child elements. Additionally, the root element includes a directional property that is inherited by the child elements. A layout manager obtains the logical relationship and the specified directional property and correlates a set of physical coordinates for each display object according to the directional property, while maintaining the logical relationship. A renderer renders each of the display objects according to the specified directional property, while maintaining a truth table for graphical resources that could be rendered in one or more directions.
A method for processing a directional property in a display object the method comprising:
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components for processing a directional property comprising a layout component for accepting an object hierarchy having a root element and one or more child elements defined according to a logical relationship, the layout component operable to generate a set of physical coordinates for the object hierarchy corresponding to the logical relationship and a directional property for each elements in the object hierarchy.
A method for processing a direction property in a display object, the method comprising:
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