Accessible markup language defined slider control

• US 20060107236A1
• Filed: 10/26/2004
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Etgen, Michael P.
• Granted Patent: US 7,370,286 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/833
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

An accessible markup language specified slider control. A slider control which has been configured for rendering in a content browser in accordance with the present invention can include a script controlled slider track; a markup language specified text input field; and, coordination and control logic coupled both to the slider track and the text input field to harmonize a position of the slider track and a value specified in the text input field. The markup language specified text input field and the script controlled slider track can be defined in a DHTML document. Moreover, the coordination and control logic further can include a coupling to browser settings for the content browser to selectively enable and disable the slider track based upon the browser settings.

Claims

1. A slider control configured for rendering in a content browser, the slider control comprising:

a script controlled slider track;

a markup language specified text input field; and

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coordination and control logic coupled both to said slider track and said text input field to harmonize a position of said slider track and a value specified in said text input field.

2. The slider control of claim 1, wherein said markup language specified text input field and said script controlled slider track are defined in a dynamic hypertext markup language (DHTML) document.

3. The slider control of claim 1, wherein said coordination and control logic further comprises a coupling to browser settings for the content browser to selectively enable and disable said slider track based upon said browser settings.

4. A method for managing a slider control in a markup language specified computer program, the method comprising the steps of:

detecting user manipulation of one of a slider track and a text input field in the slider control; and

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responsive to said detection, harmonizing a position of said slider track with a value disposed in said text input field.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

determining whether a content browser hosting the markup language specified computer program is enabled to process script logic in said markup language specified computer program; and

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if said content browser hosting the markup language specified computer program is not enabled to process script logic in said markup language specified computer program, disabling said slider track in the slider control.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

detecting a changed value in said text input field; and

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passing said changed value to a communicatively coupled assistive tool.

7. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for managing a slider control in a markup language specified computer program, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform the steps of:

detecting user manipulation of one of a slider track and a text input field in the slider control; and

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responsive to said detection, harmonizing a position of said slider track with a value disposed in said text input field.

8. The machine readable storage of claim 7, further comprising an additional set of instructions for causing the machine to further perform the steps of:

determining whether a content browser hosting the markup language specified computer program is enabled to process script logic in said markup language specified computer program; and

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if said content browser hosting the markup language specified computer program is not enabled to process script logic in said markup language specified computer program, disabling said slider track in the slider control.

9. The machine readable storage of claim 7, further comprising an additional set of instructions for causing the machine to further perform the steps of:

detecting a changed value in said text input field; and

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passing said changed value to a communicatively coupled assistive tool.