Abstract: This disclosure provides various embodiments for generating reports relating to UI models' compliance with a set of UI style guide rules. A digital UI model is parsed to determine whether a user interface, in a plurality of user interfaces within a software environment, satisfies at least one UI style guide rule in a plurality of UI style guide rules associated with the software environment. The digital UI model defines a plurality of attributes of the user interface. At least one statistical measure is calculated relating to compliance with UI style guide rules. The calculation of the statistical measure is based at least in part on the determination of whether the user interface satisfies the at least one UI style guide rule. A report is then generated identifying the at least one statistical measure, the report configured for presentation on a user interface of a computing device.

Abstract: A bypass valve having a valve housing and a slide-longitudinally movable in the valve housing. An inlet duct, an outlet duct and a further outlet duct are formed in the valve housing. A closing body (35a) of the slide interacts, by way of its longitudinal movement, with a slide seat formed in the valve housing and thereby opens and closes a first hydraulic connection between the inlet duct and the outlet duct. A further closing body of the slide interacts, by way of its longitudinal movement, with a further slide seat formed in the valve housing and thereby opens and closes a second hydraulic connection between the inlet duct and the further outlet duct. The longitudinal movement of the slide is controlled by way of an electromagnetic actuator. The bypass valve has a cooling device for cooling the actuator.

Abstract: This disclosure provides various embodiments for checking user interfaces' compliance with user style guide rules in connection with a UI development tool. A particular digital UI model is identified in a plurality of digital UI models, each UI model representing attributes of a corresponding software application user interface in a plurality of user interfaces available for access by a UI development tool adapted to modify attributes of user interfaces in the plurality of user interfaces. The particular UI model represents attributes of a particular user interface accessed by the UI development tool. The particular UI model is parsed to determine that at least one attribute of the particular user interface violates at least one UI style guide rule. Results are presented in a user interface of the UI development tool, the presentation indicating that the particular attribute of the particular user interface violates the UI style guide rule.

Abstract: In a system and a method, a selection of an input data field is detected. In response to the selection of the input data field, a user interface having an inner concentric circle and an outer concentric circle is generated. A contact point corresponding to a location of a touch gesture submitted via a touch-enabled input device within one of the inner concentric circle and the outer concentric circle is detected. An angular velocity of circular movement from the contact point around one of the concentric circles is measured. An input data value is adjusted at a granularity based on the contact point and at a rate based on the measured angular velocity of circular movement.

Abstract: A method of configuring a device to receive gesture inputs of a particular culture includes: responsive to a user request to adapt a device to gestures of a culture, assigning a data record representing cultural setting of the device to the culture, and responsive to the assigning the culture setting of the device, adopting a gesture recognizer of the device to the culture setting.

Abstract: This disclosure provides various embodiments for checking user interfaces' compliance with user style guide rules in connection with a UI development tool. A particular digital UI model is identified in a plurality of digital UI models, each UI model representing attributes of a corresponding software application user interface in a plurality of user interfaces available for access by a UI development tool adapted to modify attributes of user interfaces in the plurality of user interfaces. The particular UI model represents attributes of a particular user interface accessed by the UI development tool. The particular UI model is parsed to determine that at least one attribute of the particular user interface violates at least one UI style guide rule. Results are presented in a user interface of the UI development tool, the presentation indicating that the particular attribute of the particular user interface violates the UI style guide rule.

Abstract: This disclosure provides various embodiments for forecasting the effect of a proposed change to a set of UI style guide rules. At least one proposed UI style guide rule is identified, the proposed UI style guide rule applying to at least one user interface for use in connection with at least one software application. The user interface has an associated digital UI model representing attributes of the user interface. The UI model associated with the user interface is parsed to determine whether attributes of the user interface would violate the at least one proposed UI style guide rule. Result data can be sent identifying whether the at least one particular user interface would violate the at least one proposed user interface style guide rule.

Abstract: This disclosure provides various embodiments for checking user interfaces' compliance with a set of user style guide rules. At least one particular digital UI model is identified in a plurality of digital UI models, each UI model identifying attributes of at least one user interface in a plurality of user interfaces, wherein the particular digital UI model represents attributes of a particular user interface in the plurality of user interfaces. The particular UI model is parsed to determine whether the attributes of the particular user interface satisfy a particular user interface style guide rule in a plurality of user interface style guide rules. Result data is generated identifying whether the at least one particular UI model satisfies the particular user interface style guide rule.

Abstract: This disclosure provides various embodiments for generating reports relating to UI models' compliance with a set of UI style guide rules. A digital UI model is parsed to determine whether a user interface, in a plurality of user interfaces within a software environment, satisfies at least one UI style guide rule in a plurality of UI style guide rules associated with the software environment. The digital UI model defines a plurality of attributes of the user interface. At least one statistical measure is calculated relating to compliance with UI style guide rules. The calculation of the statistical measure is based at least in part on the determination of whether the user interface satisfies the at least one UI style guide rule. A report is then generated identifying the at least one statistical measure, the report configured for presentation on a user interface of a computing device.

Abstract: A method of configuring a device to receive gesture inputs of a particular culture includes: responsive to a user request to adapt a device to gestures of a culture, assigning a data record representing cultural setting of the device to the culture, and responsive to the assigning the culture setting of the device, adopting a gesture recognizer of the device to the culture setting.

Abstract: In a system and a method, a selection of an input data field is detected. In response to the selection of the input data field, a user interface having an inner concentric circle and an outer concentric circle is generated. A contact point corresponding to a location of a touch gesture submitted via a touch-enabled input device within one of the inner concentric circle and the outer concentric circle is detected. An angular velocity of circular movement from the contact point around one of the concentric circles is measured. An input data value is adjusted at a granularity based on the contact point and at a rate based on the measured angular velocity of circular movement.

Abstract: What is described is a method and system for notifying actions. The method includes a method comprising performing an action, storing an action detail in a memory, retrieving the action detail from the memory in an expandable action menu, and displaying the action detail in the expandable action menu.

Abstract: A taskbar control permits system operators to group application instances according to their own preferences. The taskbar control system groups application instances according to a default grouping scheme but permit the default grouping to be managed by operator control. The operator may move application instances among groups or to new groups via drag and drop commands, commands entered through context menus and the like.

Abstract: A timescale selection window provides an application user interface, wherein the window includes a hierarchy of interactive selection zones. Each zone may display temporal information at a respective temporal granularity. User commands may be entered via the selection zone to select date ranges, to navigate among presented dates by units presented in the selection zones or to change granularities presented within the zones. As such, the timescale selection window provides a convenient user tool for navigation.

Abstract: Automated generation of business correspondences includes accessing a template to retrieve a business form. The business form is encoded within a word processing application encoded, but also includes encoding for the dynamic generation of one or more fields consistent with formatting that is predefined in a template. Through the retrieval and filtering of business information, the business form includes dynamically generated business information data fields consistent with the filtered business information. The business information populates the appropriate fields in the business form, maintaining the proper formatting, including stylistic and table designations, because of the database formatting of the fields. As such, the business correspondences may be automatically generated with proper and consistent business information formatting. Meta data associated with the data fields in the template may be also used for other programming operations.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for displaying an external user interface in a groupware application to allow a user to access another application from the groupware application. The external user interface may be accessed from an initial screen within the groupware application that may allow a user to choose from multiple external applications. The user interface may then be expanded to also display user interfaces associated with the application that was selected, as well as the user interfaces associated with the e-mail program. With the external user interface, the user may navigate through the external application from the groupware application by sending multiple queries.

Abstract: A software method and/or system is provided which may enable a user to handle multiple application windows The user may use this tool to configure and save multiple window views. A user selection interface permits the user to choose a window view among saved view arrangements and, in response the system automatically adjusts the windows' positions and sizes.

Abstract: A method and a system are provided for switching the view of data displayed in tabular format in computer displays. According to some embodiments, a view switch tool is incorporated into a graphical design that minimizes view changing time and permits the user to maintain concentration on the data.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described that permit a user to search column-specifically using smartkeys. A smartkey identifies a subset of the data in a database, including pre-defined or user-defined short forms or abbreviations. Using these short forms, or smartkeys, the user can interact, define and narrow searching. The parsing strategy may be used to parse user input, which may include smartkeys and search strings, into a parsed form, which may include column identifiers and search strings. A search algorithm may be used to search the columns in a tabular view represented by the column identifiers in a database for those search strings, A configuration interface may be provided to aid in creating and updating the smartkeys.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for organizing multiple user interfaces. At least two files are opened for at least one application. Information from the first user interface file is recorded into a temporary buffer. Information from the second user interface file is recorded into a temporary buffer. A differential analysis may be then conducted of the first and second temporary buffers. If the differential analysis indicates no common term then each file will have its own respective group name. If the differential analysis indicates at least one common term, then the first and second files are appointed the same group name so that when minimized on a display screen, the first and second files are represented under their group name button.