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Method and system for navigating a hierarchical structure in a data processing system

  • US 20030218641A1
  • Filed: 03/27/2003
  • Published: 11/27/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method (700) of navigating a hierarchical structure in a data processing system, the hierarchical structure having a plurality of nodes, wherein the method includes the steps of:

  • displaying (706-709) a visual representation of at least part of the hierarchical structure, the visual representation including a tree of graphical objects each one representing a node, selecting (712) a graphical object representing a selected node among a plurality of sibling nodes dependent on a common parent node, the selected node having at least one child node dependent thereon, expanding (737) the selected graphical object by displaying the graphical objects representing the at least one child node, characterized by the step of updating (735-748) the visual representation to have at most one graphical object interposed between the expanded graphical object and the graphical object representing the parent node.

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