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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1999
Donald P. Pazel, Montrose, NY (US);
International Business Machines, Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for defining direct manipulation relationships amongst graphical elements of hierarchically structured visuals. The method provides a means for specifiying direct manipulation relations in a manner identical to the way they would be utilized in applications. The method captures the direct manipulation specifications as data, which applications may readily utilize to implement those direct manipulation relationships. The direct manipulation relationships are specified at design time, for example, using graphical objects similar to those of the applications, and using graphical gestures identical to the ones to be used in the application. This is a form of direct manipulation by example. Data capturing direct manipulation specifications made in this manner could then be easily used directly in applications.