System and method for selecting symbols and displaying their graphics objects in a detail window
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Apr 2, 1996
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Aug 21, 1992
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Aug 24, 1991
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A display tool is used to simplify the display of a plurality of graphical objects on a display screen. The tool allows a user to select from an inventory of fragments which are required to build a figure. These figures can have child and grandchild elements associated with them. Each figure also has a symbol associated with it. On the display device, an overview window is produced on which graphic objects are shown in symbol form. An arbitrary subset of symbols in the overview window is selected by the user and produces a detail window showing graphical objects or symbols corresponding to the subset of symbols in more detail. These graphical objects are displayed using either their fragment form or their symbol form based on a threshold value as to eliminate overcrowding of screen space. Child and grandchild figure can be directly observed in the detail window by zooming into the selected figure.
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