International Business Machines Corporation

Michael A Squillace

Becky J Gibson

Kevin E Hicks

David Salinas

Andrew J LaHart

Thomas D Coppedge, Iii

Mechanisms for binding an event handler with an event in association with a component of a hierarchical structure are provided. The mechanisms receive a structure document specifying an event, an event handler, and a binding of the event handler with the event. The mechanisms further associate the event and event handler with one or more nodes of a hierarchical model of the hierarchical structure stored in a storage device of the data processing system. Moreover, the mechanisms bind the event handler with the event for the one or more nodes in accordance with the hierarchical model. In addition, the mechanisms generate one or more objects for implementing the hierarchical structure in a framework corresponding to the hierarchical model. The structure document specifies the event binding of the event handler with the event type in a declarative manner.

Generic declaration of bindings between events and event handlers regardless of runtime structure

Mechanisms are provided for debugging a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer application code. The mechanisms detect a user interaction with a first renderable object of the GUI during execution of the computer application code. The mechanisms identify one or more second renderable objects of the GUI that are reachable from the first renderable object based on an identity of the first renderable object and a type of the user interaction. Moreover, the mechanisms apply one or more compliance rules to the first renderable object and one or more second renderable objects, the compliance rules specifying requirements for at least one relationship between the first renderable object and the one or more second renderable objects. Additionally, the mechanisms output results of the application of the one or more compliance rules to the first renderable object and one or more second renderable objects.

Incremental runtime compliance validation of renderable objects

A user interface for repositioning Web page components that includes an HTML table. Each cell of the table can represents a Web page component that is able to be repositioned. Each cell can include an identifier and a user selectable position control. The identifier can identify the Web page component. The user selectable position control can accept user input designating a position of the component within the Web page. An activation control can accept input entered within the user selectable position control when selected. Activation of the activation control can result in the Web page being reconfigured so that the position of the Web page components corresponds to positions specified by the position controls. In one embodiment, the user interface can be an accessibility option for users having difficulty with a drag and drop interface.

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Michael A Squillace