Abstract: A presenter and a style controller are provided that can be used to create a graphical user interface that have uniform characteristics throughout an application. The graphical user interface can be made from various controls that includes rules for various characteristics. The controls can include a button, a list, and text controls for the graphical interface that contain rules for various characteristics, such as font color, font size, foreground color and background color, and others. This way a graphical user interface can be worked on by any number of designers but still maintain uniform characteristics throughout the application.

Abstract: A method and system for sharing a common data set between a plurality of computer applications uses a shared data set containing two or more data elements. A first computer software application performs a storage operation to a data element within the data set, and the data set provides a signal to a second software application. The system may also include the delivery of acknowledgment signals back to the first software application. Also optionally, the data set may provide the signal to a plurality of software applications.