Patent ID: 6925609

Claim:
A method for interactively selecting objects and tasks to perform operations in a computer system, comprising the steps of: presenting an interactive window to a user on a display of said computer system, said window having a plurality of panes, wherein a first pane comprises a listing of objects; receiving a selection of a first object in said first pane responsive to user movement of a pointing device; displaying a first set of tasks in a second pane of said interactive window responsive to receiving a selection of said first object, said first set of tasks being applicable to said first object; receiving a selection of a second object in said first pane responsive to user movement of said pointing device; displaying a second set of tasks in said second pane of said interactive window responsive to receiving a selection of said second object, said second set of tasks being applicable to said second object, said second set of tasks being different from said first set of tasks; receiving a selection of a task from said second set of tasks displayed in said second pane; and executing said task responsive to said selection.