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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2009
Colin Fitzpatrick, Dublin, IE;
John Patrick Whelan, Avoca, IE;
Robert Patrick Doyle, Dublin, IE;
John Gerard Lane, Dublin, IE;
Barry Mchugh, Dublin, IE;
Terry Farrell, Dublin, IE;
Paul Barnes, Celbridge, IE;
Andre Michael Mcquaid, Dublin, IE;
David Mowatt, Dalkey, IE;
Colin Fitzpatrick, Dublin, IE;
John Patrick Whelan, Avoca, IE;
Robert Patrick Doyle, Dublin, IE;
John Gerard Lane, Dublin, IE;
Barry McHugh, Dublin, IE;
Terry Farrell, Dublin, IE;
Paul Barnes, Celbridge, IE;
Andre Michael McQuaid, Dublin, IE;
David Mowatt, Dalkey, IE;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
When a user interface cursor hovers over a user interface item, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item has an associated screentip. If the user interface item has an associated screentip, text associated with the screentip is identified, a translated text string is located for the text string, and the translated text string is displayed in the screentip. If the user interface item does not have an associated screentip, a determination is made as to whether the user interface item contains a text string. If so, a determination is made as to whether a translated text string is available that corresponds to the text in the user interface item. If so, the translated text string is displayed in a screentip for the user interface item.