Abstract: A method for creating a graphical user interface. The method includes the steps of sizing and locating a process window, which is created by an application. The method creates a graphical representation of the process window and associates information with the process window. The process window is embedded into a background image, creating an embedded process window. Activity with regards to the process window is then monitored, where the activity will indicate that the embedded process window is to become an active window.

Abstract: A method for managing execution priorities in a multitasking operating system. The user sets execution priorities by the position of the application window on the screen relative to the other windows. When the user changes the position of the window, the system determines the new position relative to the other windows and reallocates the execution priorities based upon that window's new position. The allocation is done separately from the active window with which the user is currently interacting. In some instances, constraints may be placed upon the execution priority settings that prevent the system from exceeding certain maximums or going below certain minimums.