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Patent Title: Method and system for apparent direct editing of fixed display elements within a data processing system

Assignee: IBM
Patent Number: US5604858
Issue Date: 02-18-1997
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File Date:08-10-1992


Abstract: The method and system of the present invention provides apparent direct editing of fixed display elements within an application in a data processing system. An editable overlay window is established within a data processing system. Elements displayed within a main window provided by an application which are fixed such that they cannot be individually edited are selected. The editable overlay window is displayed directly over the fixed element. Upon effecting a change to the editable overlay window it appears to a user that the fixed element is apparently being edited directly within the main window. In one embodiment of the present invention, the information displayed in the fixed element is copied into the editable overlay window prior to the editable overlay window being displayed.

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