OBJECT AND CONNECTION ORGANIZATION IN A DIAGRAM
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Abstract
A computer program product includes computer usable program code configured to present, on a display, a diagram. The presenting of the diagram includes presenting a first row that defines a location where objects of a first object type can be created, wherein a first ghosted object of a first object type is displayed in the first row. The first ghosted object represents a first creatable object of the first object type. The presenting of the diagram includes presenting a second row that defines a location where objects of a second object type can be created. The computer program product is configured to, responsive to a first input to create a first object of the first object type in the first row, creating the first object of the first object type.
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20 Claims
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8. A computer program product for displaying a diagram, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising a computer usable program code configured to; present, on a display, the diagram, comprising, present, on the display, a first row that defines a location where objects of a first object type can be created, wherein a first ghosted object of a first object type is displayed in the first row, the first ghosted object representing a first creatable object of the first object type; and present, on the display, a second row that defines a location where objects of a second object type can be created; and responsive to a first input to create a first object of the first object type in the first row, create the first object of the first object type; graphically change the first ghosted object into the first object; present, on the display, a second ghosted object of the second object type in the second row, wherein the second ghosted object represents a second creatable object of the second object type; and present, on the display, a first ghosted connection between the first object and the second ghosted object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a display; a processor communicatively coupled to the display; a diagram module executable on the processor, the diagram module configured to, present, on the display, the diagram, comprising, present, on the display, a first row that defines a location where objects of a first object type can be created, wherein a first ghosted object of a first object type is displayed in the first row, the first ghosted object representing a first creatable object of the first object type; and present, on the display, a second row that defines a location where objects of a second object type can be created; and responsive to a first input to create a first object of the first object type in the first row, create the first object of the first object type; graphically change the first ghosted object into the first object; present, on the display, a second ghosted object of the second object type in the second row, wherein the second ghosted object represents a second creatable object of the second object type; and present, on the display, a first ghosted connection between the first object and the second ghosted object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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