Patent ID: 7137072

Claim:
A method in a data processing system having a browser, a client application, and a service application, the method comprising the steps of: displaying, by the browser, contents of at least one of a plurality of files in a window; receiving, by the browser, user input including modifications to the at least one of the plurality of files; transmitting, by the browser to the service application, the user input including modifications to the at least one of the plurality of files; receiving, by the browser, an indication of a termination of the execution of the window; determining, by the service application, which of the plurality of files have been modified and not saved; generating a list of the determined files by the service application and sending the list to the client application; receiving the list by the client application; and displaying the list to the user to enable the user to save at least one of the determined files, wherein the list is displayed after termination of the window and before termination of a connection between the client application and the service application.