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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1995
Paul D Crutcher, Aloha, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer system, method, and storage medium for providing a control button for interfacing with a user of the computer system. According to a preferred embodiment, the computer system comprises a display device for displaying the control button, the control button having a three-dimensional appearance and at least first and second regions, wherein the control button is a window. The computer system comprises a processor running an operating system comprising a window data structure, the processor also running an application comprising a window procedure and a window parent. The window data structure notifies the window procedure when the user pushes the control button with a user input means, and the window data structure containing a pointer to the window procedure. The window procedure: (1) captures the user input means in response to the notification; (2) determines the region of the control button being pushed by the user; (3) changes the appearance of the control button in accordance with the region being pushed so that the control button appears to be physically tilted toward a pushed region; and (4) transmits to the window parent a message in accordance with the region being pushed.