Abstract: Provided are techniques for the transmission of electronic mail (email). While a user composes an email message and once an intended recipient has been entered, negotiation modules associated with client and server computers check both the recipient and attributes of the message as they are entered. The user is notified if there is an issue with the intended recipient and alternative recipients may be suggested. The user is also notified if a particular attribute exceeds a defined limit. In this manner, the user may alter the message so that the attribute conforms to the limit to ensure delivery. Tests may be provided to enable a user to exceed a limit and some users may be pre-authorized to exceed a limit.

Abstract: In using an application's drawing feature, users typically use connecting lines between graphical shapes to depict a relationship between the shapes. Drawing connecting lines between two or more graphical shapes within an application can be a time consuming, manual task. An application that automatically generates connecting lines between shapes, based on spatial relationships among the shapes, can reduce the amount of time for drawing a diagram. Functionality can be implemented to generate connecting lines between 1:n shapes based on proximity among the shapes and/or contact between shapes. Automatically generating connecting lines among shapes based on spatial relationships among the shapes allows generating of the connecting lines based on manipulation of shapes, which typically have a larger surface area than a line. Manipulating a larger surface area can be easier than manipulating a line.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for the transmission of electronic mail (email). While a user composes an email message and once an intended recipient has been entered, negotiation modules associated with client and server computers check both the recipient and attributes of the message as they are entered. The user is notified if there is an issue with the intended recipient and alternative recipients may be suggested. The user is also notified if a particular attribute exceeds a defined limit. In this manner, the user may alter the message so that the attribute conforms to the limit to ensure delivery. Tests may be provided to enable a user to exceed a limit and some users may be pre-authorized to exceed a limit.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for enabling a trusted dialog for collection of sensitive data, including the steps of: storing a personal security token specified by a user; receiving an input dialog request from an application; determining whether the application is a signed application; and, if a determination is made that the application is a signed application, accessing the personal security token and allowing the input dialog to be displayed with the personal security token and signed application identification.

Abstract: In using an application's drawing feature, users typically use connecting lines between graphical shapes to depict a relationship between the shapes. Drawing connecting lines between two or more graphical shapes within an application can be a time consuming, manual task. An application that automatically generates connecting lines between shapes, based on spatial relationships among the shapes, can reduce the amount of time for drawing a diagram. Functionality can be implemented to generate connecting lines between 1:n shapes based on proximity among the shapes and/or contact between shapes. Automatically generating connecting lines among shapes based on spatial relationships among the shapes allows generating of the connecting lines based on manipulation of shapes, which typically have a larger surface area than a line. Manipulating a larger surface area can be easier than manipulating a line.

Abstract: A GUI interface on a computer display where contextual help on menu item is accessible, and displayable immediately adjacent menu item on which help is sought. A user is enabled to select a menu item for help data. An implementation links each of the plurality of menu items to a respective source of contextual help data, and displays the resulting contextual help data for the selected menu item, in a box or bubble adjacent to the menu item. For situations in which a menu item may be disabled the help box will set forth why the menu item is disabled, and how the user may enable the menu item and the function represented by it.

Abstract: A method and system of inserting a floating code hook at a proper position within a program's code having unknown length is provided. The method comprises the steps of estimating an insertion point for a code hook in a computer program loaded in a computer's memory and determining whether expected code is located at the estimated insertion point. If the expected code is located at the estimated insertion point, the method inserts the code hook into the program code at the insertion point. If the expected code is not located at the estimated insertion point, the method moves the estimated insertion point a predetermined number of bytes from the estimated insertion point to a new estimated insertion point, and again determines whether expected code is located at the estimated insertion point. This process continues until the proper insertion point is located, and the floating code hook is inserted.