SMART AND FLEXIBLE LAYOUT CONTEXT MANAGER

• US 20130167079A1
• Filed: 02/23/2012
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sap Portals Israel Ltd (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Sap Portals Israel Ltd (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Tkach, Vladimir, Ari, Nati
• Application Number:
  US13/403,587
• Publication Number:
  US 20130167079A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/801
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

The present disclosure involves computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for intuitive widget ordering in a workspace. A computer-implemented method includes selecting a widget to add to a container widget, determining, using at least one computer, whether the selected widget has dimensional data, prefetching the selected widget, and retrieving content for the prefetched selected widget.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for intuitive widget ordering in a workspace, comprising:

selecting a widget to add to a container widget;

determining, using at least one computer, whether the selected widget has dimensional data;

prefetching the selected widget; and

retrieving content for the prefetched selected widget.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the dimensional data is contained within metadata associated with the selected widget.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with a dimensional value consistent with the metadata associated with the selected widget.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising determining that dimensional data can be calculated from the retrieved content.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with a default dimensional value.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising determining that the calculated dimensional data exceeds container widget dimensions.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with the maximum dimensions of the container widget.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with dimensions calculated from the retrieved content.

9. A computer-program product for intuitive widget ordering in a workspace, the computer program product comprising computer-readable instructions embodied on tangible, non-transitory media, the instructions operable when executed to:

select a widget to add to a container widget;

determine, using at least one computer, whether the selected widget has associated dimensional data;

prefetch the selected widget; and

retrieve content for the prefetched selected widget.

10. The computer-program product of claim 9, wherein the dimensional data is contained within metadata associated with the selected widget.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with a dimensional value consistent with the metadata associated with the selected widget.

12. The computer-program product of claim 9, further comprising determining that dimensional data can be calculated from the retrieved content.

13. The computer-program product of claim 12, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with a default dimensional value.

14. The computer-program product of claim 12, further comprising determining that the calculated dimensional data exceeds container widget dimensions.

15. The computer-program product of claim 14, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with the maximum dimensions of the container widget.

16. The computer-program product of claim 14, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with dimensions calculated from the retrieved content.

17. A system for intuitive widget ordering in a workspace, comprising:

memory operable to store a container widget; and

at least one hardware processor interoperably coupled to the memory and operable to;

select a widget to add to a container widget;

determine, using at least one computer, whether the selected widget has dimensional data;

prefetch the selected widget; and

retrieve content for the prefetched selected widget.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the dimensional data is contained within metadata associated with the selected widget.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with a dimensional value consistent with the metadata associated with the selected widget.

20. The system of claim 17, further comprising determining that dimensional data can be calculated from the retrieved content.

21. The system of claim 20, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with a default dimensional value.

22. The system of claim 20, further comprising determining that the calculated dimensional data exceeds container widget dimensions.

23. The system of claim 22, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with the maximum dimensions of the container widget.

24. The system of claim 22, further comprising:

loading the selected widget; and

adding the selected widget within the container widget with dimensions calculated from the retrieved content.