Configurable Toolbar

• US 20100199194A1
• Filed: 01/30/2009
• Published: 08/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Jhaveri, Pankesh, Sudhi, Ambili, Kumar, Darshan, Achar, Govindraja
• Granted Patent: US 9,760,381 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/656 while running
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided that render a configurable toolbar. At runtime, a toolbar configuration file is loaded including a toolbar definition and at least one button definition. A rendering module renders a toolbar based on the toolbar configuration file. The toolbar configuration file is editable by an end-user, thus allowing the end-user to configure properties of the toolbar and buttons without knowledge of computer code or recompilation.

Claims

1. A method for rendering a configurable toolbar, comprising:

at runtime, loading a toolbar configuration file, the toolbar configuration file including a toolbar definition and at least one button definition; and

rendering the configurable toolbar based on the toolbar configuration file, wherein the toolbar configuration file is editable by an end-user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the configurable toolbar is rendered in a Flex application user interface (“

UI”

).

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the Flex application is a personalized content delivery (“

PCD”

) system.

4. The method claim 1, wherein the toolbar configuration file is in eXtensible Markup Language (“

XML”

) format.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the toolbar configuration file includes tags for defining properties of at least one button, the properties including at least one of:

a height and width of the button;

a shape for corners of the button;

a tooltip of the button;

a label for the button;

an icon for the button;

a shortcut key for the button;

an action to perform upon selection of the button; and

a disabled state for the button.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the toolbar configuration file is reusable by a plurality of applications.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the toolbar configuration file is stored in a global repository.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the toolbar configuration file includes tags for defining properties of the toolbar, the properties including which buttons are included in the toolbar.

9. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to render a configurable toolbar by:

at runtime, loading a toolbar configuration file, the toolbar configuration file including a toolbar definition and at least one button definition; and

rendering the configurable toolbar based on the toolbar configuration file, wherein the toolbar configuration file is editable by an end-user.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the configurable toolbar is rendered in a Flex application user interface (“

UI”

).

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the Flex application is a personalized content delivery (“

PCD”

) system.

12. The computer-readable medium claim 9, the toolbar configuration file is in extensible Markup Language (“

XML”

) format.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein toolbar configuration file includes tags for defining properties of at least one button, the properties including at least one of:

a height and width of the button;

a shape for corners of the button;

a tooltip of the button;

a label for the button;

an icon for the button;

a shortcut key for the button;

an action to perform upon selection of the button; and

a disabled state for the button.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the toolbar configuration file is reusable by a plurality of applications.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the toolbar configuration file is stored in a global repository.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the toolbar configuration file includes tags for defining properties of the toolbar, the properties including which buttons are included in the toolbar.

17. A system for rendering a configurable toolbar, comprising:

a toolbar configuration file including a toolbar definition and at least one button definition, wherein the toolbar configuration file is an extensible Markup Language (“

XML”

) file that is reusable by a plurality of applications; and

a rendering module that loads, at runtime, the toolbar configuration file and renders the configurable toolbar based on the toolbar configuration file.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the toolbar configuration file is stored in a global repository.

19. A system for rendering a configurable toolbar, comprising:

means for, at runtime, loading a toolbar configuration file, the toolbar configuration file including a toolbar definition and at least one button definition; and

means for rendering the configurable toolbar based on the toolbar configuration file, wherein the toolbar configuration file is editable by an end-user.