Patent ID: 8621385

Claim:
A computer system comprising: a memory and processor configured to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) that displays data in a tabular format including a plurality of rows and a plurality of displayed columns, the GUI further providing at least one horizontal scroll control: wherein: for each of the at least one horizontal scroll control: the respective horizontal scroll control is selectively associated with only a single respective one of the plurality of columns; the display of the horizontal scroll control is performed conditional upon that display settings of data associated with the respective column requires for a display of the data associated with the respective column an area that is wider than the single respective column; the data associated with the respective column includes a text string; the respective horizontal scroll control is manipulable for controlling navigation of the data associated with the respective column directly responsive to the manipulation of the respective horizontal scroll control; the navigation control includes shifting a display position of at least a portion of the text string from a first displayed position of the respective column to a second displayed position of the respective column; the respective horizontal scroll control includes a scroll bar; and responsive to a vertical scrolling of the tabular formatted data, the processor is configured to: remove the respective horizontal scroll control and re-display the respective horizontal scroll control; and repeatedly modify a length of the scroll bar.