Graphical user interface with user-selectable list-box

A method of configuring a programmable integrated circuit, said method comprising:

• displaying a graphical representation of said programmable integrated circuit, wherein said displayed graphical representation physically resembles the shape of the programmable integrated circuit and comprises a plurality of pin images, wherein said plurality of pin images represent actual pins operable to couple said programmable integrated circuit to hardware separated from said programmable integrated circuit;
• identifying a selection of a selected pin image from said plurality of pin images;
• in response to said selection of said selected pin image, automatically displaying a user-selectable list box comprising a plurality of selectable items for configuring a portion of said programmable integrated circuit associated with said selected pin image, wherein said user-selectable list box is further for configuring said portion of said programmable integrated circuit in accordance with a selected item of the plurality of selectable items, and wherein the user-selectable list box is displayed simultaneously with said selected pin image;
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• automatically removing said user-selectable list box in response to a user interaction outside said user-selectable list box.

A computer-useable storage medium comprising computer-readable program code embodied therein for implementing a method of configuring a programmable integrated circuit, said method comprising:

• displaying a graphical representation of said programmable integrated circuit, wherein said displayed graphical representation physically represents the shape of the programmable integrated circuit and comprises a plurality of pin images, wherein said plurality of pin images represent actual pins operable to couple said programmable integrated circuit to hardware separate from said programmable integrated circuit;
• identifying a selection of a selected pin image from said plurality of pin images;
• in response to said selection of said selected pin image, automatically displaying a user-selectable list box comprising a plurality of selectable items for configuring a portion of said programmable integrated circuit associated with said selected pin image, wherein said user-selectable list box is further for configuring said portion of said programmable integrated circuit in accordance with a selected item of the plurality of selectable items, and wherein the user-selectable list box is displayed simultaneously with said selected pin image;
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• automatically removing said user-selectable list box in response to a user interaction outside said user-selectable list box.