Patent ID: 6297822
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method encoded in the form of binary program instructions for making available to a user, in a graphical user interface environment, information related to an expected result of a procedural step prior to executing the step on a computing system, said method comprising the steps of:(a) displaying a first help window having an activation entity displayed thereon;(b) displaying a second help window which appears and at least partially displaces the first help window in response to the user clicking on said activation entity with a pointing device, said second help window containing information regarding the expected result, wherein the information regarding the expected result is provided as a screen capture of a window display as it would appear following execution of the procedural step rather than as a textual description of the expected result of the procedural step; and(c) clearing the second help window and restoring the first help window in response to user provided input through said pointing device.