Application programming interface for changing the visual style
First Claim
1. A method of communicating between a graphical component library and an appearance manager, comprising:
- issuing, by the graphical component library, a rendering service request for a graphical component, the request including at least one component defining parameter; and
receiving, by the appearance manager, the rendering service request for the graphical component and assigning appearance characteristics to the graphical component based upon the provided parameters.
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Abstract
A method of communicating between a graphical component library and an appearance manager is provided that includes issuing a request, that includes component defining parameters, for rendering services by a graphical component library. The appearance manager receives the request for rendering services and assigns appearance characteristics to the graphical component based upon the provided parameters. A method of rendering graphical components on the display of a computer system is also provided that includes rendering the requested graphical component according to the appearance characteristics assigned by the appearance manager. A method is also provided for communicating between a graphical component library and an appearance manager that includes issuing a request, that includes component defining parameters, for information about the defined component. The appearance manager receives the request for information and provides the requested information to the graphical component library based upon the provided parameters.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of communicating between a graphical component library and an appearance manager, comprising:
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issuing, by the graphical component library, a rendering service request for a graphical component, the request including at least one component defining parameter; and
receiving, by the appearance manager, the rendering service request for the graphical component and assigning appearance characteristics to the graphical component based upon the provided parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of communicating between a graphical component library and an appearance manager, comprising:
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issuing, by the graphical component library, a request for a theme handle corresponding to a set of appearance characteristics;
receiving, by the appearance manager, the theme handle request;
identifying, by the appearance manager, a theme handle;
issuing, by the appearance manager, the requested theme handle; and
receiving, by the graphical component library, the requested theme handle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of rendering a graphical component on the display of a computer system, comprising:
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issuing, by a graphical component library, a rendering service request for the graphical component;
receiving, by an appearance manager, the rendering service request for the graphical component and assigning appearance characteristics to the graphical component; and
rendering, by the appearance manager, the requested graphical component on the display of the computer system according to the appearance characteristics assigned by the appearance manager. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of communicating between a graphical component library and an appearance manager, comprising:
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issuing, by the graphical component library, an information request regarding the appearance characteristics of a graphical component;
receiving, by the appearance manager, the information request; and
issuing, by the appearance manager to the graphical component library, the requested information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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