PLATFORM SENSITIVE APPLICATION CHARACTERISTICS

• US 20130219376A1
• Filed: 12/18/2008
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Nelson, Dave
• Granted Patent: US 9,009,662 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/138
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

Systems and methods which provide platform sensitive application characteristics with respect to multi-platform applications are shown. As application aspects are developed in the application, embodiments include platform sensitivity characteristics for the application aspects in the application to provide for adaptation of application characteristics for multiple platforms. Embodiments provide an application runtime environment which, although independently defining its own user interface rendering attributes, operates to adjust application characteristics in accordance with a host platform. As application aspects of a multi-platform application are to be executed, if there are relevant cross platform differences, application aspect characteristics are adjusted so as to be appropriate to the host platform. The appropriately adjusted aspects are executed to thereby provide platform sensitive application characteristics with respect to the multi-platform application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

initiating execution of an application having a plurality of aspects;

determining information with respect to a host platform hosting said application, wherein the host platform is an operating system;

determining if an aspect of said plurality of aspects has a relevant cross platform difference associated therewith, wherein the relevant cross platform difference is specified by unique code specifying the aspect for each of multiple platforms; and

dynamically adjusting said aspect, using said information with respect to said host platform, to provide platform sensitive operation appropriate to said host platform with respect to at least one attribute of said aspect.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said application comprises code executable upon a plurality of different platforms.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining information with respect to said host platform comprises:

determining a particular platform of a plurality of different platforms said application is adapted for execution upon.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining information with respect to said host platform comprises:

determining a user interface environmental attribute of said host platform.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said adjusting said aspect comprises:

executing optional application code with respect to said aspect to provide said platform sensitive adjustment of said at least one attribute of said aspect at runtime.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said optional application code comprises an algorithm operable to adaptively adjust said at least one attribute at runtime.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said adjusting said aspect comprises:

setting a variable using a value with respect to said aspect associated with said host platform to provide platform sensitive adjustment of said at least one attribute of said aspect at runtime.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing at least a second attribute of said aspect independent of said host platform while said at least one attribute is provided adjustment appropriate to said host platform.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said second attribute comprises a style of said aspect.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said at least one attribute comprises a display position associated with said aspect.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein said at least one attribute comprises a user interface environmental attribute associated with said aspect.

31. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting said aspect comprises adjusting an aspect of a user interface of the operating system.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the adjusted aspect of the user interface is associated with a placement control of the user interface.

12. A system comprising:

a memory coupled to a processor; and

a first runtime environment component stored on said memory, wherein when executed by said processor said first runtime environment component generates a first application runtime environment adapted for operation on a first platform which is an operating system, said first application runtime environment operable to execute an application having at least one aspect to provide platform sensitive operation with respect to a first attribute of said at least one aspect and to provide platform agnostic operation with respect to a second attribute of said at least one aspect, wherein the platform sensitive operation is specified by unique code specifying said at least one aspect for each of multiple platforms, said platform sensitive operation dynamically adjusting said first attribute in accordance with said first platform, said platform agnostic operation providing said second attribute in accordance with said application.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a second runtime environment component, wherein when executed said second runtime environment component generates a second application runtime environment adapted for operation on a second platform, said second application runtime environment operable to execute said application to provide platform sensitive operation with respect to said first attribute of said at least one aspect and to provide platform agnostic operation with respect to a second attribute of said at least one aspect, said platform sensitive operation adjusting said first attribute in accordance with said second platform, said platform agnostic operation providing said second attribute in accordance with said application.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein said platform sensitive operation with respect to a first attribute of said at least one aspect operates to adaptively adjust said at least one attribute at runtime.

15. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a first application provided comprising code executable upon a plurality of different platforms, said first application having said aspect adapted to provide platform sensitive operation with respect to said plurality of different applications.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said application comprises code for different platforms of said plurality of platforms, said first application runtime environment operable to execute a portion of said code appropriate to said first platform to provide said platform sensitive operation.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said application comprises code executable by said first runtime environment for determining a particular platform of a plurality of different platforms said application is executing upon.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein said application comprises code executable by said first runtime environment for determining a user interface environmental attribute of said first platform.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein said application comprises a variable and associated values for different platforms, said first application runtime environment operable to set said variable using a vale of said associated values appropriate to said first platform to provide said platform sensitive operation.

20. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

an application development environment operable to develop said application and to adapt said at least one aspect to provide platform sensitive operation with respect to said first attribute of said at least one aspect and to provide said platform agnostic operation with respect to said second attribute of said at least one aspect.

21. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, said computer program product having computer executable code for providing a runtime environment, said computer program product comprising:

code for initiating execution of a application having a plurality of aspects;

code for determining information with respect to a host platform hosting said application,. wherein the host platform is an operating system;

code for determining if an aspect of said plurality of aspects has a relevant cross platform difference associated therewith, wherein the relevant cross platform difference is specified by unique code specifying the aspect for each of multiple platforms; and

code for dynamically adjusting said aspect to provide platform sensitive operation appropriate to said host platform with respect to at least one attribute of said aspect, said adjusting using said information with respect to said host platform to adjust said aspect appropriate to said host platform.

22. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein said code for determining information with respect to said host platform comprises:

code for determining a particular platform of a plurality of different platforms said application is adapted for execution upon.

23. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein said code for determining information with respect to said host platform comprises:

code for determining a user interface environmental attribute of said host platform.

24. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein said code for adjusting said aspect comprises:

code for executing optional application code with respect to said aspect to provide said platform sensitive adjustment of said at least one attribute of said aspect at runtime.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein said optional application code comprises an algorithm operable to adaptively adjust said at least one attribute at runtime.

26. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein said code for adjusting said aspect comprises:

code for setting a variable using a value with respect to said aspect associated with said host platform to provide platform sensitive adjustment of said at least one attribute of said aspect at runtime.

27. The computer program product of claim 21, further comprising:

code for providing at least a second attribute of said aspect independent of said host platform while said at least one attribute is provided adjustment appropriate to said host platform.

28. The computer program product of claim 27, wherein said second attribute comprises a style of said aspect.

29. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein said at least one attribute comprises a display position associated with said aspect.

30. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein said at least one attribute comprises a user interface environmental attribute associated with said aspect.

33. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein code for adjusting said aspect comprises code for adjusting an aspect of a user interface of the operating system.