Abstract: An elastic ponytail holding device and method of making the same. The device is fabricated by forming a rectangular piece of flexible material such as cloth longitudinally and stitching the same to form a flattened tube. An elastic band is stitched under tension to the tube. While in tensioned condition, the tube is transversely slitted to form tab-like two ply petals which under contraction of the elastic band present a simulated floral appearance, following which the ends of the elastic band and tube are interconnected to form a resilient loop.

Abstract: A computer system in which multiple processes may run concurrently includes a window manager for displaying windows associated with different processes. One of the processes represented by a window may be designated as active. Keystrokes are translated by a keyboard driver to events represented by keycodes. The keycodes are routed to processes with which they are associated by reference to a routing table. Unless otherwise indicated, a keycode is routed to the active process. Where a keycode is associated with and transferred to the window manager, subsequent keycodes are stored in a typeahead buffer. The window manager may modify the routing table. After completion of the window manager operation, all keycodes remaining in the buffer are routed to their associated processes as determined by the modified routing table.