Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for synchronizing views among a plurality of different Web browsers in a network environment by selecting a source root frame displayed by a source browser included in the plurality of different web browsers and generating a description of a frame hierarchy from the selected source root frame. The description of a frame hierarchy is transmitted over the network environment and the frame hierarchy duplicated from the description into a selected target root frame of at least one of the plurality of different Web browsers.

Abstract: Motion paths are created as independent entities in a multimedia motion path editor. A motion path is drawn in a path editor layout window without associating the path with an object in the layout area. The path is then saved for subsequent assignment to any desired object in the layout area. The saved path may be manipulated as any other object. A plurality of the saved paths may be joined together, and/or combined into one extrapolated path.

Abstract: A movement path is defined for a multimedia object in an application development environment. A multimedia object is placed in a layout area of the application development environment. A movement path is then specified within the layout area for the object using a pointing device. The object may either be dragged along the movement path by the pointing device or individual points may be selected with the pointing device to define the movement path. Once the path has been defined, the path may be easily modified. The user may add or delete points by simply selecting a point with the pointing device for addition or deletion. In addition, the user may combine two or more movement paths into one.

Abstract: Segments of a motion path are assigned a time factor and the motion path a total time factor. The time factor for each segment may be a percentage of the total time factor or a number of clock ticks. Once the total time factor is assigned, the remain segment time factors can be dynamically created therefrom. If the segment time factors are created before assigning a value to the total time factor, the total time factor will be a sum of the segment time factors.

Abstract: Server capacity is increased on a network computer system. A total number of peers that an individual client will communicate with directly is determined. Then, a total number of clients handled by a server interconnected to the individual client is reduced by the determined total number or peers.

Abstract: Applications are enabled to provide information about which hosts should receive data generated by each host in a collaborative system. The data flow information is enabled, and the way that data flows is calculated to be dynamically changed during the application's execution. This data flow customization is enabled within a generic communication infrastructure. The application's specification of the data distribution is decoupled from the low-level mechanisms used to actually disseminate data across the network.