Patent ID: 8473905

Claim:
A method of executing a Java application by a processor comprising: providing a user editable file that includes a definition that affects a look and feel of a user interface of a the Java application, wherein the user-editable file is a first Java Synth configuration XML file; based on the user editable file, driving Java technology to update only a subset of a Java user interface defaults table for use with the Java application, including: deriving, from the user editable file and second Java Synth configuration XML file, an updated second Java Synth configuration XML file, including using Style elements defined in the user-editable file to override corresponding Style elements in the second Java Synth configuration XML file, wherein the Java technology uses the updated second Java Synth configuration XML file to initially populate the Java user interface defaults table; and controlling a display of data storage system information with user interface characteristics affected by the updated subset.