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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
May. 03, 2002
Moshe E. Matsa, Cambridge, MA (US);
Julius Q. Quiaot, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher D. Spitzer, Berkeley, CA (US);
Christopher R. Vincent, Arlington, MA (US);
Moshe E. Matsa, Cambridge, MA (US);
Julius Q. Quiaot, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher D. Spitzer, Berkeley, CA (US);
Christopher R. Vincent, Arlington, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer readable medium for providing an editing mode for a graphical user interface (GUI) is described. A toggle widget is provided to a user of a GUI during execution of the application presenting the GUI. When the user presses the toggle widget, the GUI is placed in an editing mode, whereby the normal functions of all of the widgets of the GUI, except for the toggle widget, are suspended. While in editing mode, the user is allowed to modify the locations of all of the widgets of the GUI, except for the toggle widget. The user subsequently modifies the locations of widgets of the GUI. Then, the user presses the toggle widget again and the GUI is exited from editing mode. Once exited from editing mode, the normal functions of all of the widgets of the GUI are restored and the new locations of the widgets are fixed.