Appeal No. 1999-1604 Application 08/741,419 contained in memory useable in a computer system that is implementing a windowing system. Specifically, the compiled objects are widgets (figure 2, item 201) representing a window displayed in a windowing system. The widget comprises means which when executed in the computer system at runtime set a resource of the widget to invocations of arbitrary functions of a set (specification, page 5, lines 9-30). The widget also comprises means which when executed in the computer in response to a change in the widget, employ the invocation to execute a function of the set of arbitrary functions specified in the invocation (specification, page 5, line 25 through page 6, line 12). Independent claims 1 and 25 are reproduced as follows: 1. A widget contained in memory means useable in a computer system that is implementing a windowing system, the widget representing a window displayed in the windowing system and the widget comprising: means which when executed in the computer system at runtime set a resource of the widget to one or more invocations of arbitrary functions of a set thereof; and means which when executed in the computer system in response to a change in the widget employ the invocation to execute a function of the set of arbitrary functions specified in the invocation. 25. A drawing widget contained in memory means useable 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007