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Method and apparatus for continuously displaying a hierarchical menu with a permanent stationing setting/clearing icon

  • US 5,485,175 A
  • Filed: 02/06/1995
  • Issued: 01/16/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of displaying a hierarchial edit command menu operated in a data processing system for processing data by editing a drawing displayed on a display unit, and executing a selected command, comprising the steps of:

  • editing said drawing according to a first command operating procedure when at least one element of said drawing displayed on said display unit is selected, and editing said drawing according to a second command operating procedure when said at least one element is not selected;

    for each said first and second command operating procedure, preparing a primary command menu having a first hierarchy of at least one primary command name, a secondary command menu having a second hierarchy of at least one secondary command name, said second hierarchy being lower than said first hierarchy, and at least one lower order branch mark corresponding to said at least one secondary command name in said second hierarchy of said secondary command menu and indicating an existence of a third command menu having a third hierarchy of at least one tertiary command name, said third hierarchy being lower than said second hierarchy;

    said command menus further including a permanent stationing setting/clearing icon for determining the permanent stationing of said command menus, and when the permanent stationing setting/clearing icon is in a setting state, continuously displaying the selected command on said display unit, and when a plurality of elements in said drawing are successively selected, performing the selected command on the plurality of elements without selecting the selected command repeatedly; and

    sequentially displaying said prepared primary, secondary and tertiary command menus in an order based on a selected one of said first and second command operating procedures.

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