Graphical editor for program files

• US 20050210445A1
• Filed: 05/23/2005
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Computer Incorporated (Apple Inc.)
• Inventors: Eva Koester, Stephanie, Tiongson Saxena, Samir Ranjan, Nygord, Richard Victor, Miyake, James Ieyasu, Gough, Michael Lane, McGhie, Brian Burnell
• Granted Patent: US 7,840,956 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/111
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/427 Parsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/02 Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed for updating a candidate computer program file. An exemplary method includes loading a first and second revisions of a first computer program file, loading a first revision of a second computer program file, and generating a candidate computer program file. References are made to the first and second revisions of the first computer program file and the first revision of the second computer program file in generating the candidate computer program file.

Claims

1. A method for updating a candidate computer program file comprising the steps:

loading first and second revisions of a first computer program file;

loading a first revision of a second computer program file; and

generating said candidate computer program file by making reference to said first and second revisions of said first computer program file and said first revision of said second computer program file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said first and second revision of said first computer program file are associated with a first and second revision of a computer program file expressed in a first natural language;

said first revision of said second computer program file is associated with a first revision of a computer program file expressed in a second natural language; and

said candidate computer program is associated with a second revision of said second computer program file expressed in said second natural language.

3. A computer system for updating a candidate computer program file comprising:

loading means for loading first and second revisions of a first computer program file;

said loading means also loading a first revision of a second computer program file; and

an editor for generating said candidate computer program file by making reference to said first and second revisions of said first computer program file and said first revision of said second computer program file.

4. The computer system of claim 3, wherein:

said first and second revision of a first computer program file are associated with a first and second revision of a computer program file expressed in a first natural language;

said first revision of said second computer program file is associated with a first revision of a computer program file expressed in a second natural language; and

said candidate computer program is associated with a second revision of said second computer program file expressed in said second natural language.