OBJECT AND CONNECTION ORGANIZATION IN A DIAGRAM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- presenting, on a display, a diagram, wherein the presenting of the diagram comprises,presenting, 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
presenting, 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,creating the first object of the first object type;
graphically changing the first ghosted object into the first object;
presenting, 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
presenting, on the display, a first ghosted connection between the first object and the second ghosted object.
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Abstract
A method includes presenting, 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 method also includes 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. Also in response to the first input, the method includes graphically changing the first ghosted object into the first object and presenting a second ghosted object of the second object type in the second row.
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting, on a display, a diagram, wherein the presenting of the diagram comprises, presenting, 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 presenting, 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, creating the first object of the first object type; graphically changing the first ghosted object into the first object; presenting, 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 presenting, on the display, a first ghosted connection between the first object and the second ghosted object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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