Patent ID: 6621532
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer apparatus comprising:a display device; a processor, means for said processor to cause said display device to depict a graphical user interface, said graphical user interface for displaying a toolbar and a menu-bar, said toolbar having toolbar buttons, and said menu bar having at least one menu category heading; a pointing device having a left push button and a right push button coupled to said processor and said display device, said left button of said pointing device for selecting said at least one menu category heading within said menu bar, wherein said selection of said menu category heading by said left button of said pointing device causes said display device to display said pull-down menu, said pull-down menu having a plurality of menu item, said right push button of said pointing device for selecting a menu item from said plurality of menu items, said selection indicated on said GUI; means for said processor to cause a visual dragging of said selected menu item from said pull-down menu to said toolbar in response to said right button of said pointing device, such that said visual dragging of said selected menu item to said toolbar creates a new selectable toolbar button corresponding to an underlying functional aspect of said selected menu item, wherein a frequently utilized menu item can be easily converted into a new selectable toolbar button; means for recording the frequency of menu item utilization; and means for prompting the user to create a selectable toolbar button from said menu item in response to said frequent utilization.