[54] METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DROP GUIDES FOR VISUAL LAYOUT IN JAVA LAYOUT MANAGERS
[75] Inventors: Scott Michael Consolatti; Carol Ann Jones, both of Raleigh; Christopher J. Paul, Durham, all of N.C.
[73] Assignee: International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y.
[ * ] Notice: This patent issued on a continued prosecution application filed under 37 CFR 1.53(d), and is subject to the twenty year patent term provisions of 35 U.S.C. 154(a)(2).
[21] Appl. No.: 08/742,173 [22] Filed: Nov. 4, 1996
[51] Int. CI. G06F 3/00
[52] U.S. CI 345/339; 345/334; 345/967
[58] Field of Search 345/326, 333,
345/334, 335, 339, 340, 342, 351
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
News Release, "Parcplace-Digitalk announces Availability of Parts for Java: First Visual Development Tool for Java Applet Solutions", pp. 2-3, May 1996.
News Release, "A Guide To Java Tools—Be forewarned: These six integrated packages for Windows and Mac are first-generation", pp. 4-11, Jeff Jurvis, Sep. 1996.
News Release, "Jamba Puts Applet Development within easy reach; Windows-Based Visual Authoring Tools Is Powerful But Is Best For Beginners", pp. 11-12, Serg Koren, Aug. 1996.
News Release, "Your own Java layout manager", pp. 1-2, C. Bear, Oct. 1996.
News Release, pp. 12-19, Rivka Tadjer and David A. Harvey, Oct. 1996.
News Release, "ParcPlace Intensifies Java Efforts Through New Independent Division", Business Wire, Oct. 1996.
News Release, "ParcPlace-Digitalk Sets Up Unit To Direct Java Efforts", Computer Reseller News, Oct. 1996.
News Release, "Java parts due from ObjectShare", PC Week, Oct. 1996.
News Release, "PARTS FOR JAVA 2.0; Visual Programming For Java", Oct. 1996.
