Patent ID: 6944829
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying a graphical user interface comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of generic frame objects in a hierarchical tree, providing a plurality of container components, each of the plurality of container components defining a respective menu/toolbar layout; associating a first one of the plurality of container components with a first one of the plurality of generic frame objects; displaying a frame on a display, wherein a position of the frame and the menu/toolbar layout of the frame is a function of the first one of the plurality of container components, the first one of the plurality of generic frame objects, and any ancestor object of the first one of the plurality of generic frame objects; in response to an event, displaying the frame on the display, wherein a position of the frame and the menu/toolbar layout of the frame is a function of the first one of the plurality of container components, the second one of the plurality of generic frame objects, and any ancestor object of the second one of the plurality of generic frame objects.