System, method and user interface controls for communicating status information
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying a user interface control comprising:
- receiving, by a processor of a computer system, an entry in a displayed user interface control, the user interface control configured to allow a user to provide the entry;
determining, by the processor, that the entry corresponds to an event, wherein the event is generated when the user provides the entry in the user interface control, wherein the generated event comprises an error message event;
in response to the determining, displaying, by the processor, a user interface control border defining at least one outer edge of the user interface control, the border corresponding to the generated event; and
displaying, by the processor, a gradient of color extending in at least one direction outward from at least a portion of the user interface control border less than all the time the border is displayed, at least as long as the generated event is active.
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Abstract
A system and method displays a gradient of color extending outward from the border of a user interface control such as a text box, list box, check box, radio button, scroll bar or message box. The display may be made in response to an event, such as a mouse over or error. A user interface control has such a gradient of color.
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying a user interface control comprising:
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receiving, by a processor of a computer system, an entry in a displayed user interface control, the user interface control configured to allow a user to provide the entry; determining, by the processor, that the entry corresponds to an event, wherein the event is generated when the user provides the entry in the user interface control, wherein the generated event comprises an error message event; in response to the determining, displaying, by the processor, a user interface control border defining at least one outer edge of the user interface control, the border corresponding to the generated event; and displaying, by the processor, a gradient of color extending in at least one direction outward from at least a portion of the user interface control border less than all the time the border is displayed, at least as long as the generated event is active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for displaying a user interface control, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer program product having computer readable program code encoded thereon comprising instructions to cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving an entry in a displayed user interface control, the user interface control configured to allow a user to provide the entry; determining that the entry corresponds to an event, wherein the event is generated when the user provides the entry in the user interface control, wherein the generated event comprises an error message event; in response to the determining, displaying a user interface control border defining at least one outer edge of the user interface control, the border corresponding to the generated event; and displaying a gradient of color extending in at least one direction outward from at least a portion of the user interface control border less than all the time the border is displayed, at least as long as the generated event is active. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product having computer readable program code encoded thereon for displaying a user interface control, the computer program product comprising computer readable program code devices configured to cause a computer system to:
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receive an entry in a displayed user interface control, the user interface control configured to allow a user to provide the entry; determine that the entry corresponds to an event, wherein the event is generated when the user provides the entry in the user interface control, wherein the generated event comprises an error message event; in response to the determining, display a user interface control border defining at least one outer edge of the user interface control, the border corresponding to the generated event; and display, less than all the time the border is displayed, a gradient of color extending in at least one direction outward from at least a portion of the user interface control border, at least as long as the generated event is active. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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