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Aggregation of system settings into objects
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Inventors: Barnes, David A.; Grauman, Joyce A.; Marceau, Renee; Howlett, Virginia E. S.; Schofield, Kevin; Malamud, Mark A.; Heizer, Issac J.; Plastina, Daniel F. E.; Tobey, Chris E.; Lehmann, Rosanne M.; Flora, William T.; Van Doren, Eric L.;
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Primary Examiner: Gordon; Paul P.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
A control panel provides controllers for setting the values of system settings. Each controller controls a subset of related system settings. Scheme objects are provided for encapsulating values of system settings for a controller. The current values of system settings controlled by a controller may be updated by applying the values held within a scheme. Grand schemes are provided for aggregating the system settings for multiple controllers. Thus, the system settings controlled by multiple controllers may be updated in a single transaction by applying a grand scheme to the control panel. Easily practiced approaches to applying schemes and grand schemes to the control panel are provided. Moreover, methods for easily creating and editing the contents of schemes and grand schemes are provided. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, a method is practiced in a computer system having a video display and a storage device.
The computer system runs an operating system that provides a desktop environment to a user and a file system.
The desktop environment has associated systems settings that affect the desktop environment.
In this method, a first set of values for at least a portion of the system settings are stored in the storage device so that the first set of values is visible in the file system.
A second set of values, for the same portion of the system settings for which values are stored in the first set of values, is also stored in the storage device such that the second set of values is visible in the file system.
In response to a choice by the user between the first set of values and the second set of values, the system settings are updated to have the values specified by the chosen set of values.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a control panel is provided as part of an operating system that is run on a computer system.
The control panel is used to control values assigned to system settings that control an operating environment provided to a user.
Sets of values for the system settings are stored in the storage device.
Each set of values includes values for at least a portion of the system settings.
The user selects ones of the sets of values via a provided interface, and the current system settings are changed to have the values of the selected set of values.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, a control panel is provided for controlling current values of the system settings.
The control panel includes controllers that are each responsible for controlling current values of a group of related ones of the system settings.
The sets of values are visible in a file system of the operating system.
The user is provided with at least two sets of values for an identified one of the groups of related system settings
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