Accessible markup language defined slider control

• US 7,370,286 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2004
• Issued: 05/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Etgen, Michael P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong; Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): ABDUL-ALI, OMAR R
• Application Number:
  US10/973,122
• Publication Number:
  US 20060107236A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,288 Days
• Field of Search: 715/833, 715/505, 715/786, 715/764, 704/260, 345/762
• US Class Current: 715/833
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

An accessible markup language specified slider control. A slider control which has been configured for rendering in a content browser in accordance with the present invention can include a script controlled slider track; a markup language specified text input field; and, coordination and control logic coupled both to the slider track and the text input field to harmonize a position of the slider track and a value specified in the text input field. The markup language specified text input field and the script controlled slider track can be defined in a DHTML document. Moreover, the coordination and control logic further can include a coupling to browser settings for the content browser to selectively enable and disable the slider track based upon the browser settings.

Claims

1. A method for managing a slider control in a markup language specified computer program, the method comprising the steps of:

detecting user manipulation of one of a slider track and a text input field in the slider control;

responsive to said detection, harmonizing a position of said slider track with a value disposed in said text input field;

determining whether a content browser hosting the markup language specified computer program is enabled to process script logic in said markup language specified computer program; and

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if said content browser hosting the markup language specified computer program is not enabled to process script logic in said markup language specified computer program, disabling said slider track in the slider control, wherein

upon the slider track in the slider control being disabled, the text input field in the slider control being enabled.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

detecting a changed value in said text input field; and

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passing said changed value to a communicatively coupled assistive tool.

3. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for managing a slider control in a markup language specified computer program, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform the steps of:

detecting user manipulation of one of a slider track and a text input field in the slider control;

responsive to said detection, harmonizing a position of said slider track with a value disposed in said text input field;

determining whether a content browser hosting the markup language specified computer program is enabled to process script logic in said markup language specified computer program; and

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if said content browser hosting the markup language specified computer program is not enabled to process script logic in said markup language specified computer program, disabling said slider track in the slider control, wherein upon the slider track in the slider control being disabled, the text input field in the slider control being enabled.

4. The machine readable storage of claim 3, further comprising an additional set of instructions for causing the machine to further perform the steps of:

detecting a changed value in said text input field; and

,

passing said changed value to a communicatively coupled assistive tool.