PREFERENCE MANAGEMENT FOR APPLICATION CONTROLS
First Claim
1. A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium to store a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed by a processor within a computer, causes the computer to perform operations for managing preferences for application controls, the operations comprising;
displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device;
presenting a GUI control corresponding to an application within the GUI, wherein the GUI control comprises a plurality of preferences that define different aspects of the application; and
displaying a graphical affordance for one of the preferences, wherein the graphical affordance is configured to execute an operation to set a default value of the corresponding preference to a current value of the preference in response to a user input, wherein the graphical affordance is configured set the default value for the corresponding preference independently from other preferences in the GUI control, wherein the default value is stored in a memory device.
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Abstract
A preference management system, including: a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on a display device; a GUI control corresponding to an application within the GUI, wherein the GUI control includes a preference that defines an aspect of the application; and a graphical affordance for the preference, wherein the graphical affordance is configured to execute an operation to set a default value of the corresponding preference to a current value of the preference in response to a user input, wherein the graphical affordance is configured to set the default value for the corresponding preference independently from other preferences in the GUI control, wherein the default value is stored in a memory device.
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1. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium to store a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program, when executed by a processor within a computer, causes the computer to perform operations for managing preferences for application controls, the operations comprising; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device; presenting a GUI control corresponding to an application within the GUI, wherein the GUI control comprises a plurality of preferences that define different aspects of the application; and displaying a graphical affordance for one of the preferences, wherein the graphical affordance is configured to execute an operation to set a default value of the corresponding preference to a current value of the preference in response to a user input, wherein the graphical affordance is configured set the default value for the corresponding preference independently from other preferences in the GUI control, wherein the default value is stored in a memory device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for managing preferences for application controls, the operations comprising:
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displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device; presenting a GUI control corresponding to an application within the GUI, wherein the GUI control comprises a preference that defines an aspect of the application; and displaying a graphical affordance for the preference, wherein the graphical affordance is configured to execute an operation to set a default value of the corresponding preference to a current value of the preference in response to a user input, wherein the graphical affordance is configured to set the default value for the corresponding preference independently from other preferences in the GUI control, wherein the default value is stored in a memory device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A preference management system, comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on a display device; a GUI control corresponding to an application within the GUI, wherein the GUI control comprises a preference that defines an aspect of the application; and a graphical affordance for the preference, wherein the graphical affordance is configured to execute an operation to set a default value of the corresponding preference to a current value of the preference in response to a user input, wherein the graphical affordance is configured to set the default value for the corresponding preference independently from other preferences in the GUI control, wherein the default value is stored in a memory device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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