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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1994
Scott A Morgan, Austin, TX (US);
Steve S Stone, Austin, TX (US);
Craig A Swearingen, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A graphical user interface is changed according to a new font for one object in the graphical user interface. The set of appearance parameters are adjusted for the object according to the new font and presenting the object according to the adjusted appearance parameters and the new font. A set of related objects within the interface can also be changed according to the new font, once the new font is established for the object, the set of related objects in the graphical user interface for the object is determined. Then, each respective set of appearance parameters for the set of related objects is adjusted according to its object class and the set of related objects is presented according to their respective appearance parameters and the new font.