InventorsAssigneeUS Classes715/800, Resizing (e.g., scaling)715/777, Tab metaphor (e.g., property sheet)715/851, On-screen navigation control715/815Sizing modification (e.g., scaling)Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational Class 07 G06F003/00 Issued Patent Number:7360168
Abstract textA method in a data processing system for providing a user of the data processing system with control of a software object organized into a plurality of information levels including initially displaying a first display window having a first size. The first display window includes a first level tab navigation frame to allow the user interactive access to a first information level of the plurality of information levels. The first display window additionally includes a first window-sizing interface to allow the user interactive access to a second display window having a second size which includes a second level tab navigation frame to allow the user interactive access to a second information level of the plurality of information levels and to subsequently display the second display window in response to the user interacting with the first window-sizing interface. |