Patent Document ID: 4686522
Application ID: 06703161
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of editing displayed graphic objects in an interactive draw graphic system having (a) a display device with an operator positionable cursor for displaying to an operator graphic objects to be edited, and (b) an input device having means to control the position of said cursor on the display device and first and second two position keys for providing to said system three different control signals, said method comprising the steps of: (A) displaying to said operator a menu of available graphic editing actions in response to a first said control signal being sent from said input device to said system when said operator presses and releases said first key, (B) establishing one of said available editing actions as the active editing action including the steps of; (1) positioning said cursor in a first position relative to said one editing action, and (2) sending a second said control signal from said input device to said system when said second key is pressed and released by said operator while said cursor is in said first position, and (C) selecting one of said objects to be edited by said active editing action including the steps of; (1) positioning said cursor in a second position relative to said one said object, and (2) sending a third control signal from said input device to said system in response to said operator pressing said second key when said cursor is at said second position and holding said second key pressed until said active editing action on said selected object is completed, whereby said operator may continue editing the same or another said object with said active editing action by repeating step (C) without the necessity of repeating steps (A) and (B).