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10 Inventions On Command Buttons In A Graphical User Interface, Umakant Mishra
10 Inventions On Command Buttons In A Graphical User Interface, Umakant Mishra
Umakant Mishra
A command button may contain a textual label or a graphic image or both. It may be static or animated. There can be many different features to make a command button attractive and effective. As command button is a typical GUI element, most improvement on GUI in general will also be applicable to command buttons. Besides, there are also inventions to improve various aspects of command buttons in specific. This article illustrates 10 selected inventions from US patent database. Each invention is followed by a TRIZ based analysis in brief.
Inventions On Menu And Toolbar Coordination, Umakant Mishra
Inventions On Menu And Toolbar Coordination, Umakant Mishra
Umakant Mishra
Both toolbar and dropdown menu are used popularly in a graphical user interface with a similar objective of providing easy access to the internal functions. Often the same functions are provided through both menu and toolbar. Both toolbar and dropdown menu have their own advantages and disadvantages. A menu can provide more options occupying less real estate, while toolbar can provide a single click access without navigating through trees and branches. As a menu and toolbar system shares many common objectives, it is often useful maintain some relationship to coordinate between both the elements of a GUI system. The relationships …
10 Inventions On Improving Toolbars: A Triz Based Analysis, Umakant Mishra
10 Inventions On Improving Toolbars: A Triz Based Analysis, Umakant Mishra
Umakant Mishra
Toolbar is one among the popular elements of a graphical user interface. The other popular elements of graphical user interface are buttons, menu, scrollbar, dialog box etc., all of which provide easy access to various functions of a GUI system. A toolbar often does a similar function as the menu but with certain differences. A menu has the advantage of holding a large number of items without needing any additional screen space. In contrast, each button on the toolbar permanently occupies some space on the screen. It’s not possible to implement large number of functions through a toolbar, as they …