Component user interface management
First Claim
1. A method for managing the user interface framework of a software application when installing tools in a software application, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a software application user interface element of the software application and a component user interface element of the component in a merged application user interface;
merging the component user interface element with the software user interface element into the merged application user interface;
associating the component with the component user interface element in the merged application user interface;
allowing a plurality of users to access the merged application user interface;
storing associations between components and users;
providing access to shared components associated with different users; and
hiding a shared component from users not associated with the shared component.
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Abstract
A user interface framework management system for managing the user interface of a software application is provided. The user interface framework management comprises a merged application user interface for receiving a software application user interface element of the software application and a component user interface element of a component to be included with the software application, a unification unit for merging the component user interface element with the software user interface element into the merged application user interface, and an identification unit for associating the component with the component user interface element in the merged application user interface.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for managing the user interface framework of a software application when installing tools in a software application, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a software application user interface element of the software application and a component user interface element of the component in a merged application user interface; merging the component user interface element with the software user interface element into the merged application user interface; associating the component with the component user interface element in the merged application user interface; allowing a plurality of users to access the merged application user interface; storing associations between components and users; providing access to shared components associated with different users; and hiding a shared component from users not associated with the shared component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing the user interface framework of software applications when installing tools in a software application, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving a software application user interface element of a software application and a tool user interface element of a tool; merging the tool user interface element with the software user interface element into the merged application user interface; associating the tool user interface element in the merged application user interface with the tool; storing associations between a plurality of tools and a plurality of users; providing access to shared tools associated with different users; hiding a tool user interface element from users not associated with the tool; maintaining customizations to tool user interface elements merged in the merged application user interface; disassociating tool user interface elements in the merged application user interface; maintaining customizations of the disassociated tool user interface elements; re-associating the tool user interface elements in the merged application user interface; and applying maintained customizations to the re-associated tool user interface elements.
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12. A user interface framework management system for managing the user interface of a software application, the user interface framework management comprising:
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a merged application user interface for receiving a software application user interface element of the software application and a component user interface element of a component to be included with the software application; a unification unit for merging the component user interface element with the software user interface element into the merged application user interface; an identification unit for associating the component with the component user interface element in the merged application user interface; wherein the user interface framework management system; stores associations between a plurality of tools and a plurality of users; allows a plurality of users to access the merged application user interface; stores associations between components and users; provides access to shared components associated with different users; and hides a shared component from users not associated with the shared component. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A user interface framework management system for managing the user interface of a software application, the user interface framework management comprising:
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a merged application user interface for receiving a software application user interface element of the software application and a component user interface element of a component to be included with the software application; a unification unit for merging the component user interface element with the software user interface element into the merged application user interface; an identification unit for associating the component with the component user interface element in the merged application user interface; wherein the user interface framework management system; stores associations between a plurality of tools and a plurality of users; provides access to shared tools associated with different users; hides a tool user interface element from users not associated with the tool; maintains customizations to tool user interface elements merged in the merged application user interface; disassociates tool user interface elements in the merged application user interface; maintains customizations of the disassociated tool user interface elements; re-associates the tool user interface elements in the merged application user interface; and applies maintained customizations to the re-associated tool user interface elements.
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