Pull-down menu manipulation of multiple open document windowns
First Claim
1. A method for manipulating multiple open document windows through a pull-down menu of an activated open document window comprising the steps of:
- creating a pull-down menu in the activated open document window comprising a listing of open document windows and corresponding interactive user interface elements; and
, responsive to the activation of one of said interactive user interface elements, performing a pre-defined window manipulation operation upon an inactive open document window corresponding to said activated interactive user interface element.
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for manipulating multiple open document windows through a pull-down menu in an activated open document window. A method for manipulating multiple open document windows through a pull-down menu can include creating a pull-down menu in the activated open document window having a listing of open document windows and corresponding interactive user interface elements. Responsive to the activation of one of the interactive user interface elements, a pre-defined window manipulation operation can be performed upon an inactive open document window corresponding to the activated interactive user interface element. Though the invention is not so limited, the pre-defined window manipulation operation can include one of a window close operation, a print window operation, and a file save operation.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for manipulating multiple open document windows through a pull-down menu of an activated open document window comprising the steps of:
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creating a pull-down menu in the activated open document window comprising a listing of open document windows and corresponding interactive user interface elements; and
,responsive to the activation of one of said interactive user interface elements, performing a pre-defined window manipulation operation upon an inactive open document window corresponding to said activated interactive user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for manipulating multiple open document windows comprising:
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a pull-down menu disposed in an active open document window;
a list of open document windows disposed in said pull-down menu;
a set of activatable interactive user elements disposed in said pull-down menu, each activatable interactive user element corresponding to one of said listed open document windows, each said activatable interactive user element having a screen position in said pull-down menu which is adjacent to said corresponding listed open document window; and
,an event handler configured to post pre-defined window manipulation events to inactive open document windows associated with activated ones of said activatable interactive user elements. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for manipulating multiple open document windows through a pull-down menu, said computer program comprising a routine set of instructions for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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creating a pull-down menu comprising a listing of open document windows and corresponding interactive user interface elements; and
,responsive to the activation of one of said interactive user interface elements, performing a pre-defined window manipulation operation upon an inactive open document window corresponding to said activated interactive user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method for manipulating multiple operating system services through a pull-down menu in an activated open document window comprising the steps of:
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creating a pull-down menu in the activated open document window, said pull-down menu comprising a listing of selected operating system services and corresponding interactive user interface elements; and
,responsive to the activation of one of said interactive user interface elements, performing a pre-defined operating system services manipulation operation upon an operating system service corresponding to said activated interactive user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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