Method and system for defining page size when displaying a data list
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGeoffrey David Alexander, David Kirk Grotjohn, Jeremy Gray Perry, Lucinio Santos-Gomez
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Abstract
A system for setting data list parameters for displaying a data list in pages. An application program receives a first and second user input, wherein the first user input defines a number of items displayed within a page, and wherein the second user input defines a page size tolerance. In response to receiving the first and second user input, the application program sets the number of items displayed within the page and the page size tolerance. Then the application program displays the data list in a graphical user interface according to the set number of items displayed within the page and the set page size tolerance.
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A computer implemented method for setting data list parameters for displaying a data list in pages, the computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a first and second user input, wherein the first user input defines a number of items displayed within a page, and wherein the second user input defines a page size tolerance;
- responsive to receiving the first and second user input, setting the number of items displayed within the page and the page size tolerance to form a set number of items displayed within the page and a set page size tolerance;
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- displaying the data list in a graphical user interface according to the set number of items displayed within the page and the set page size tolerance, the data list displayed in a plurality of pages including at least one full page, each full page having at least the set number of items and no page having fewer data items than the page size tolerance, the set number of items being exceeded on at least one full page when a remaining number of data items is less than the page size tolerance.
A data processing system for setting data list parameters for displaying a data list in pages, comprising:
- a bus system;
- a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device includes computer usable program code;
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- a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to receive a first and second user input, and wherein the first user input defines a number of items displayed within a page, and wherein the second user input defines a page size tolerance;
- set the number of items displayed within the page and the page size tolerance to form a set number of items displayed within the page and a set page size tolerance in response to receiving the first and second user input;
- and display the data list in a graphical user interface according to the set number of items displayed within the page and the set page size tolerance, the data list displayed in a plurality of pages including at least one full page, each full page having at least the set number of items and no page having fewer data items than the page size tolerance, the set number of items being exceeded on at least one full page when a remaining number of data items is less than the page size tolerance.
A computer program product for setting data list parameters for displaying a data list in pages, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable medium comprising:
- computer readable program code configured to receive a first and second user input, wherein the first user input defines a number of items displayed within a page, and wherein the second user input defines a page size tolerance;
- computer readable program code configured to set the number of items displayed within the page and the page size tolerance to form a set number of items displayed within the page and a set page size tolerance in response to receiving the first and second user input;
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- computer readable program code configured to display the data list in a graphical user interface according to the set number of items displayed within the page and the set page size tolerance, the data list displayed in a plurality of pages including at least one full page, each full page having at least the set number of items and no page having fewer data items than the page size tolerance, the set number of items being exceeded on at least one full page when a remaining number of data items is less than the page size tolerance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.