Patent ID: 6417872
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method performed by a computer system having a processor, a display device and an application development environment for developing application programs, the method comprising:providing a per-property browser as part of the application development environment for displaying a group of identifiers of properties and values of the properties for objects on the display device for editing by a user; providing a selected object having a first property of a first property type that the per-property browser can display for editing, wherein the first property has an identifier and a value; displaying the identifier and the value of the first property of the object as part of a browsing list on the display device for editing; providing an associated property sheet page as part of the application development environment for displaying a group of identifiers of properties and values of the properties for objects on the display device for editing by a user; and determining whether the identifier and the value of the first property are also displayable on a property sheet page associated with the object.