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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Thomas Chadzelek, Quierschied, DE;
Armin Reichert, Eppelborn, DE;
Josef Dietl, Nussloch, DE;
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for navigating user interface elements of a computer program application. In one aspect, a method includes grouping user interface elements of an application into groups based on a hierarchical arrangement of the elements, detecting a navigation key press of a sibling or a parent navigation key, and if it is a sibling navigation key, shifting input focus to a next sibling group in the hierarchy, and if it is a parent navigation key, shifting input focus to a parent group in the hierarchy. In another aspect, a method for navigating editable cells of a table includes detecting a forward or a backward navigation key; if it is a forward navigation key, shifting input focus to a next editable cell of the table; and if it is a backward navigation key, shifting input focus to a previous editable cell of the table.