Command line provided within context menu of icon-based computer interface
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1. A computer system, comprising:
- a display device, anda processor to execute program instructions representing a graphical user interface, to be rendered on the display device, the graphical user interface comprising;
a plurality of icons, anda context menu that, when opened with respect to an icon that represents a computer program, includes a command line entry for textual input of program parameters for the computer program,wherein the context menu ordinarily is not persistent but becomes persistent when a text entry process is performed by an operator in the command line entry,wherein the context menu remains persistent until the operator commands the processor to launch the application or cancels the text entry process,the processor further to execute the computer program using program parameter(s) entered via the command line entry.
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Abstract
In an icon-based computer interface, a context menu includes a command line prompt for entry of textual parameter data for application programs. Computer operators may enter textual parameter data for the application via the command line prompt and launch the application corresponding to the icon in a manner that is determined by the parameter data.
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1. A computer system, comprising:
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a display device, and a processor to execute program instructions representing a graphical user interface, to be rendered on the display device, the graphical user interface comprising; a plurality of icons, and a context menu that, when opened with respect to an icon that represents a computer program, includes a command line entry for textual input of program parameters for the computer program, wherein the context menu ordinarily is not persistent but becomes persistent when a text entry process is performed by an operator in the command line entry, wherein the context menu remains persistent until the operator commands the processor to launch the application or cancels the text entry process, the processor further to execute the computer program using program parameter(s) entered via the command line entry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling operation of a program, comprising:
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responsive to user interaction with an icon displayed via a graphical user interface, displaying a context menu in association with the icon, wherein, if the icon represents a computer program, the context menu includes a command line prompt for entry of textual parameter data for the computer program, wherein the context menu ordinarily is not persistent but becomes persistent when a text entry process is performed by the user in the command line, wherein the context menu remains persistent until the user launches the application or cancels the text entry process; interpreting the textual parameter data as at least one operational parameter; and
executing the computer program in conformance with the at least one operational parameter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to maintain a graphical user interface that:
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displays a plurality of icons; displays a context menu that, when opened with respect to an icon that represents a computer program, includes a command line entry for program parameters for the computer program, wherein the context menu ordinarily is not persistent but becomes persistent when a text entry process is performed by an operator in the command line entry, wherein the context menu remains persistent until the operator launches the application or cancels the text entry process; accepts textual data in the command line representing a selected program parameter; and executes the computer program using the selected program parameter entered in the command line. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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