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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2004
Vijaylaxmi Chakravarty, Austin, TX (US);
Oltea Mihaela Herescu, Austin, TX (US);
Claudia Andrea Salzberg, Austin, TX (US);
Robert Lee Snider, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Vijaylaxmi Chakravarty, Austin, TX (US);
Oltea Mihaela Herescu, Austin, TX (US);
Claudia Andrea Salzberg, Austin, TX (US);
Robert Lee Snider, Cedar Park, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and device for executing multiple operations on different files displayed on a graphical user interface. A pre-defined combination of keys is assigned a particular operation, such as 'Delete,' 'Copy,' “Move,” etc. As a first combination of keys is engaged, one or more files are selected, using a pointing device such as a mouse. The selected files are color-coded, indicating a first operation to be performed on the selected files. A second combination of keys is then engaged, and a second operation is assigned to other selected files. When satisfied that the selected operations are correct for all of the selected files, a user then executes the operations by depressing the “Enter” or similar key. By viewing different operations for different files before the operations are executed, a user is given an overview of all operations to be applied to all selected files, thus improving file management.