XGL and dynamic accessibility system and method
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a system and method for providing dynamic wizard interfaces to end users. In one embodiment, a client device retrieves a container encapsulating a number of packages utilizing a self-describing data format from a remote server. A wizard engine on the client device interprets the container and packages to produce a wizard interface. Preferably, the present invention utilizes a compatible data structure for receiving, saving, and transmitting captured information regarding the wizard interface.
1. A computer-implemented method for responding to events from a wizard, comprising:
detecting an event from the wizard that is not part of a console for managing multiple heterogeneous software products;
determining that the wizard has an XGL action object associated with said event triggered by loading and unloading of XGL containers, XGL packages, and XGL pages;
extracting a script corresponding to said XGL action object; and
executing instructions of said script before the execution of said event.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said wizard comprises a wizard interface encapsulated in a wizard container.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said wizard container comprises a package.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein said package comprises a page.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said action is performed before a part of said wizard interface is loaded.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein said part is selected from the group consisting of a wizard container, a package, a page and an object.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said action is performed after a part of said wizard interface is loaded.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said part is selected from the group consisting of a wizard container, a package, a page and an object.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein an event is detected and said action object is a validation action object for validating any fields with validation indicators.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein said validation is performed by a wizard engine.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein said validation is performed by an associated script.
12. The method of claim 9 wherein said validation is performed on a remote computing device.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein an event is detected and said action object is an instrumentation action object.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein said wizard engine performs event-based instrumentation separately from said actions.
15. A tangible storage computer readable medium containing computer executable code for responding to events from a wizard, comprising:
detecting an event from the wizard that is not part of a console for managing multiple heterogeneous software products;
determining that the wizard has an XGL action object associated with said event triggered by loading and unloading of XGL container, XGL packages, and XGL pages;
extracting a script corresponding to said XGL action object; and
executing instructions of said script before the execution of said event.
16. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein said wizard comprises a wizard interface encapsulated in a wizard container.
17. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein said action is performed before a part of said wizard interface is loaded.
18. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein said action is performed after a part of said wizard interface is loaded.
19. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein an event is detected and said action object is a validation action object for validating any fields with validation indicators.
20. A computing apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, and operable to respond to events from a wizard by:
detecting an event from the wizard that is not part of a console for managing multiple heterogeneous software products;
determining that the wizard has an XGL action object associated with said event triggered by loading and unloading of XGL containers, XGL packages, and XGL pages;
extracting a script corresponding to said XGL action object; and
executing instructions of said script before the execution of said event.
21. The computing apparatus of claim 20 wherein said wizard comprises a wizard interface encapsulated in a wizard container.
22. The computing apparatus of claim 20 wherein said action is performed before a part of said wizard interface is loaded.
23. The computing apparatus of claim 20 wherein said action is performed after a part of said wizard interface is loaded.
24. The computing apparatus of claim 20 wherein an event is detected and said action object is a validation action object for validating any fields with validation indicators.