Patent ID: 7346857

Claim:
In a computer system having at least one client computer hosting at least one computing application, electronically coupled to at least one server computer hosting parameter and content information specific to creation and function of adaptable panes, a method for providing adaptable toolbar controls comprising: launching the computing application; processing information relevant to the creation of adaptable toolbar controls during the launch of the computing application, wherein the adaptable toolbar controls are customizable for each instance of the computing application; retrieving the parameter and content information specific to the adaptable toolbar controls from the server computer by the computing application during the launch of the computing application; and creating the adaptable toolbar controls by the computing application using the parameter and content information retrieved from the server computer, wherein if the client computer is not connected to the server computer, the computing application retrieves parameters and content for the adaptable toolbar controls from cache of the computing application or from storage space local to the computing application.