Link filters
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1. A method for user configurable view management, comprising the steps of:
- said user uniquely defining, creating, and dynamically establishing a view link which defines a previously nonexistent relationship between a source view to a target view on a display;
providing said user with a choice of one or more link filters, which comprise functions that generate dynamic linked content by executing a filter function that either transforms or interprets data transferred from said source view to said target view that is associated therewith by said view link;
selecting one or more of said link filters; and
establishing a persistent relationship between two or more contexts with said selected link filters.
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Abstract
An interaction framework is based on user configurable view links, where a view link is created by dragging an icon from a source view, and dropping it onto a target view. When a user subsequently selects an object in the source view, its contents are expanded in the target view. View links enable such multi-view extensions as link filters, in which functions are provided which can create dynamic linked content.
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1. A method for user configurable view management, comprising the steps of:
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said user uniquely defining, creating, and dynamically establishing a view link which defines a previously nonexistent relationship between a source view to a target view on a display; providing said user with a choice of one or more link filters, which comprise functions that generate dynamic linked content by executing a filter function that either transforms or interprets data transferred from said source view to said target view that is associated therewith by said view link; selecting one or more of said link filters; and establishing a persistent relationship between two or more contexts with said selected link filters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for user configurable view management in a programmable machine including a display, said apparatus comprising:
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means for said user uniquely defining, creating, and dynamically establishing a view link which defines a previously nonexistent relationship between a source view to a target view on a display; means for providing a user with one or more link filters on a display, said link filters comprising functions that generate dynamic linked content by executing a filter function that either transforms or interprets data transferred from said source view to said target view that is associated therewith by said view link; means for selecting one or more of said link filters; and means for establishing a persistent relationship between two or more contexts on said display with said selected link filters. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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