Abstract: Scrolling data in a display window having peripheral controls on a user interface of a data processing system includes a two-dimensional scrolling control that is integrated as part of the peripheral controls. The two-dimensional scrolling control includes at least three directional components. Each directional component is associated with a direction on the display window, and at least one of the directions corresponds to a change in both of the two dimensions. User input is accepted from a user. The user input includes a selected directional component. The data in the display window is scrolled in the direction associated with the selected directional component.

Abstract: A display space optimized form. The display space optimized form can include one or more user interface input controls individually selected to be collapsed by default when rendered in a GUI. The form further can include one or more user interface input controls individually selected to be expanded by default when rendered in the GUI. One or more twistie controls can be configured in a collapsed position. Specifically, each one of the twistie controls configured in a collapsed position can have an association with one of the user interface input controls individually selected to be collapsed. Finally, one or more twistie controls can be configured in an expanded position. In that regard, each one of the twistie controls configured in an expanded position can have an association with one of the user interface input controls individually selected to be expanded.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, system and program product for dimensionally locking a display structure (e.g., window, pane, column, etc.) in a graphical user interface (GUI). Specifically, under the present invention each display structure in a GUI is provided with a locking mechanism. When a locking mechanism is engaged, the corresponding display structure cannot be dimensionally adjusted. Thus, even if an unlocked display structure is dimensionally adjusted, the locked display structure will remain unaffected.

Abstract: A system and method for concurrently managing remote and local logs in a consolidated log manager. A consolidated log manager can include concurrently displayable log windows, each log window displaying log text from different logs in a distributed system. The log manager further can include a log loader configured to locate the different logs in the distributed system and to load log text from the located different logs in the log windows. Each log window can include a log text editor configured to edit log text loaded in the log window. Additionally, the different logs can include logs remotely disposed from the consolidated log manager about a computer communications network, as well as logs which are local to the consolidated log manager.