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Procedural toolbar user interface

  • US 6,456,304 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/1999
  • Issued: 09/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a computer system having a graphical user interface and including a display and a user interface selection device, a method for enabling a user to assign properties to a component object in an application program document, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) enabling a user to select the component object on the display;

    (b) displaying a toolbar comprising a plurality of selection controls, each selection control having a control value and an associated dropdown menu comprising a set of menu items;

    (c) enabling a user to enter a control value for a first selection control by selecting a menu item from among the set of menu items comprising the dropdown menu for the first selection control, the set of menu items being based on a context of the selected component object;

    (d) enabling a user to enter a control value for a second selection control, disposed adjacent to the first selection control, by selecting a menu item from among the set of menu items comprising the dropdown menu for the second selection control, the set of menu items being based on a context of the control value in the first selection control; and

    (e) assigning the properties to the selected component object based on the control values entered in the plurality of selection controls by a user.

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