Patent ID: 6057836
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
In a computer system including a display device and an input device and employing a graphical user interface (GUI), a method for rearranging a composite toolbar, comprising the steps of:(a) displaying a composite toolbar in an initial configuration state, the composite toolbar having a plurality of sections displayed on a number n rows;(b) receiving from the input device an indication that one of the sections has been moved in a first direction;(c) in response to one of the sections being moved in a first direction, expanding the moved section so that it overlaps an adjacent section;(d) receiving from the input device an indication that one of the sections has been moved in a second direction;(e) in response to one of the sections being moved in a second direction, collapsing the section so that it reveals an adjacent section;(f) receiving from the input device an indication that one of the sections has been moved in a third direction;(g) in response to one of the sections being moved in a third direction, moving the section to a new row and displaying it in an expanded state;(h) receiving from the input device an indication that one of the sections has been moved in a fourth direction; and(i) in response to one of the sections being moved in a fourth direction, moving the section to an existing adjacent row, displaying the section in an expanded state, and displaying the section previously on the existing adjacent row in a compressed state.