WIDGET LAUNCHER AND BRIEFCASE
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1. A method in a control widget, comprising:
- persisting association information describing a relationship between the control widget and a plurality of managed widgets;
changing a state of one or more of the plurality of managed widgets, wherein changing the state includes opening, closing, and setting the one or more managed widgets to an intermediate state distinct from being either open or closed; and
representing the state of each of the plurality of managed widgets on a display.
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Abstract
A system and method for persistently associating a control widget with a plurality of managed widgets operating within a widget runtime environment; changing a state of the managed widgets as a group, the state including one of open, closed, or hidden; and representing the changed state of the managed widgets via a display. Managed widgets having a closed state are neither displayed nor connected with a data source, widgets having an open state are both displayed and connected with a data source, and widgets having an intermediate state are not displayed (e.g. hidden) but are connected with a data source and capable of receiving updated information while hidden.
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1. A method in a control widget, comprising:
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persisting association information describing a relationship between the control widget and a plurality of managed widgets; changing a state of one or more of the plurality of managed widgets, wherein changing the state includes opening, closing, and setting the one or more managed widgets to an intermediate state distinct from being either open or closed; and representing the state of each of the plurality of managed widgets on a display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing device comprising a machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
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persisting association information describing a relationship between a control widget and a plurality of managed widgets; changing a state of one or more of the plurality of managed widgets, wherein changing the state includes opening, closing, and setting the one or more managed widgets to an intermediate state distinct from being either open or closed; and representing the state of each of the plurality of managed widgets on a display connected with the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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means for persisting association information describing a relationship between a control widget and a plurality of managed widgets; means for changing a state of one or more of the plurality of managed widgets, wherein changing the state includes means for opening, closing, and setting the one or more managed widgets to an intermediate state distinct from being either open or closed; and means for representing the state of each of the plurality of managed widgets on a display. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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