Claims
- 1. A method of displaying a graphical representation of a server-side object, comprising:
(a) upon a triggering event, requesting code that represents a user interface from a server; (b) deactivating at least one element in the requested code, wherein the element causes an action to be taken when activated; and (c) displaying the graphical representation of the server-side object using the requested code.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein before deactivation, the element in the requested code is activated when a graphical object associated with the element is selected.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the graphical object is a button or a hypertext link.
- 4. The method of claim 2, further comprising changing an address of an image in the code.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the address is a relative reference to a location of the image.
- 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the code is written in a markup language.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the markup language is a hypertext markup language.
- 8. The method of claim 2, wherein the triggering event includes at least one of: placing an icon associated with the server-side object on a page in a visual development environment; changing a property of a control; opening a file containing a control in the visual development environment; refreshing the visual development environment; polling by the visual development environment that indicates that the server-side object is changed; and a message sent from a server indicating that the server-side object is changed.
- 9. The method of claim 2, wherein the graphical representation is visually similar to what is generated when an executing application requests the server-side object.
- 10. A modulated data signal including computer-executable instructions for displaying a graphical representation of a server-side object in a visual development environment, comprising:
(a) upon a triggering event, requesting code that represents a user interface from a server; (b) deactivating at least one element in the requested code, wherein the element causes an action to be taken when activated; and (c) displaying the graphical representation of the server-side object using the requested code.
- 11. The modulated data signal of claim 10, further comprising changing in the code a reference to an image to another reference to the image.
- 12. The modulated data signal of claim 11, wherein before deactivation, activating the element in the code causes an action to occur.
- 13. The modulated data signal of claim 12, wherein activating the element includes selecting a graphical object associated with the element, wherein the graphical object is a proxy in a visual development environment, wherein the proxy proxies for the server-side object.
- 14. The modulated data signal of claim 13, wherein the graphical object includes at least one of a button and a hypertext link.
- 15. The modulated data signal of claim 11, wherein the code is written in a markup language.
- 16. The modulated data signal of claim 11, wherein the triggering event includes at least one of placing an icon associated with the server-side object on a page in the visual development environment; changing a property of a control; opening a file containing a control in the visual development environment; refreshing the visual development environment; polling by the visual development environment that indicates that the server-side object is changed; and a message sent from a server indicating that the server-side object is changed.
- 17. The modulated data signal of claim 11, wherein the graphical representation includes dimensions that are visually similar to a graphical object that is generated when an executing application requests the server-side object.
- 18. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for creating Web application programs in a visual development environment, comprising:
(a) upon a triggering event, requesting code that represents a user interface from a server; (b) deactivating at least one element in the requested code, wherein the element causes an action to be taken when activated; and (c) displaying the graphical representation of the server-side object using the requested code. (d)
- 19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising changing in the code a reference to an image to another reference to the image.
- 20. A method of displaying a graphical representation of a server-side object, comprising:
(a) means for requesting code that represents a user interface from a server when a triggering event occurs; (b) means for deactivating at least one element in the requested code, wherein the element causes an action to be taken when activated; and (c) means for displaying the graphical representation of the server-side object using the requested code.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a Utility Patent application based on a previously filed U.S. Provisional Patent application, U.S. Serial No. 60/243,379 filed on Oct. 25, 2000, the benefit of the filing date of which is hereby claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e).
Provisional Applications (1)
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60243379 |
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