Abstract: This invention presents methods and systems for migrating an applicant's existing master template into a replacement master template. More specifically, it generates a compatibility template from a live image if a live template does not correspond to an applicant's existing master template according to predefined criteria, whereby a replacement master template is generated from the live image, and stored, if the compatibility template corresponds to the applicant's existing master template according to predefined criteria. Thus, the inventive arrangements accommodate dynamic changes in master templates.

Abstract: In a data processing system including a keyboard a visual display device, and a pointing input device, such as a mouse, pointing input device events, as well as keyboard events, can be directly stored relative to a keystroke program by defining and storing relative to each menu, command bar, or subdivision thereof, a table of zones capable of being pointed to by the pointing input device. The pointing input device position is then compared to the coordinates of the zones and when a match of the zone coordinates and pointing input device position occurs the stored data table is further utilized to determine valid pointing input device events. The presence of the pointing input device pointer in appropriate zones, along with appropriate pointing input device actions, are the events stored relative to a keystroke program, rather than a conversion of the pointing input device actions into keystrokes by keyboard emulation.