1. A user interface comprising:
a hypertext markup language (HTML) based web page for display on a computer display and comprising a tab component, said tab component comprising:
a one row by five column table comprising a middle cell, a left tail cell, a left corner cell to the right of said left tail cell, a right corner cell to the right of said middle cell, and a right tail cell to the right of said right corner cell;
two graphical corner images placed in said left and right corner cells to effect a rounded top corner appearance in said tab component wherein said two graphical corner images are aligned to tops of said left and right corner cells, and comprise a rectangle comprising a curve whose middle is rounded away from a perceived interior of said tab component, said curve separating a first part outside said perceived interior and a second part inside said perceived interior; and
two tail graphical images placed in said two tail cells to effect a tailed bottom corner appearance in said tab component.
2. The user interface as described in claim 1, wherein said middle cell comprises a word wrapping capability to word wrap text contained within said middle cell, and said one row by five column table stretching in height to accommodate said word wrapping capability.
3. The user interface as described in claim 1, wherein said middle cell comprises text that when selected invokes a hyperlink.
4. The user interface as described in claim 1, wherein said first part is enabled to display a first color associated with said HTML web page, and said second part is enabled to display a second color associated with said tab component.
5. The user interface as described in claim 1, wherein said two tail graphical images are aligned to bottoms of said left and right tail cells, and comprise:
a rectangle comprising a curve separating a tail shaped part included within a perceived interior of said tab component and a second part outside of said perceived interior, said tail shaped part comprising a side touching said perceived interior and tailing away from said perceived interior to a corner of said tab component, said tail shaped part enabled to display a first color associated with said tab component, and said second part enabled to display a second color associated with said HTML web page.
6. The user interface as described in claim 1, further comprising:
a one row by 5\xd7N column table of cells comprising N tab components each comprising five columns similarly constructed as said one row by 5 column table, and wherein all of said N tab components are aligned in height.
7. The user interface as described in claim 1, wherein said one row by five column table does not contain a border, and does not contain spacing between cells.
8. The user interface as described in claim 1, wherein said tab component further comprises:
an additional column to incorporate an icon within said one row by five column table.
9. A method of rendering a user interface comprising:
a) displaying a hypertext markup language (HTML) based web page on a computer display;
b) within said HTML based web page, displaying a tab component, said b) comprising:
b1) generating an HTML table of cells comprising a plurality of cells; and
b2) placing a plurality of graphical corner images in said plurality of cells to produce corner outlines of said tab component;
generating a one row by five column table comprising a left tail cell, a left corner cell to the right of said left tail cell, a middle cell to the right of said left corner cell, a right corner cell to the right of said middle cell, and a right tail cell to the right of said right corner cell;
placing two graphical corner images in said left and right corner cells to effect a rounded top corner appearance in said tab component; and
placing two graphical tail images in said two tail cells to effect a tailed bottom corner appearance in said tab component.
10. The method as described in claim 9, further comprising:
c) word wrapping text contained within said middle cell, said one row by five column table stretching in height to accommodate said word wrapping in c); and
d) aligning said left and right tail cells, and said left and right corner cells to accommodate said word wrapping in said c).
11. The method as described in claim 10, further comprising:
d) invoking a hyperlink when said text is selected.
12. The method as described in claim 9, further comprising:
aligning said two graphical corner images to tops of said left and right corner cells;
enabling a first color associated with said tab component to be displayed in a first part of at least one of said two graphical corner images; and
enabling a second color associated with said HTML based web page to be displayed in a second part of said one of said two graphical corner images, wherein a curve separates said first part that is within a perceived interior of said button component, and said second part that is outside said perceived interior in a rectangle of said one of said graphical corner images.
13. The method as described in claim 9, further comprising:
aligning said two graphical tail images to bottoms of said left and right tail cells, said graphical tail images comprising a curve separating a tail shaped part included within a perceived interior of said tab component and a second part outside of said perceived interior, said tail shaped part comprising a side touching said perceived interior and tailing away from said interior to a corner of said tab component;
enabling a first color of said tab component to be displayed in said tail shaped part; and
enabling a second color of said HTML web page to be displayed in said second part.
14. A computer system comprising:
a processor; and
a computer readable memory coupled to said processor and containing program instructions that, when executed, implement a method of rendering a user interface comprising:
c) displaying a hypertext markup language (HTML) based web page on a computer display;
d) within said HTML based web page, displaying a tab component, said b) comprising:
b1) generating an HTML table of cells comprising a plurality of cells; and
b2) placing a plurality of graphical corner images in said plurality of cells to produce corner outlines of said tab component;
generating a one row by five column table comprising a left tail cell, a left corner cell to the right of said left tail cell, a middle cell to the right of said left corner cell, a right corner cell to the right of said middle cell, and a right tail cell to the right of said right corner cell;
placing two graphical corner images in said left and right corner cells to effect a rounded top corner appearance in said tab component; and
placing two graphical tail images in said two tail cells to effect a tailed bottom corner appearance in said tab component.
15. The computer system as described in claim 14, wherein said method further comprises:
c) word wrapping text contained within said middle cell, said one row by five column table stretching in height to accommodate said word wrapping in c); and
d) aligning said left and right tail cells, and said left and right corner cells to accommodate said word wrapping in said c).
16. The computer system as described in claim 15, wherein said method further comprises:
d) invoking a hyperlink when said text is selected.
17. The computer system as described in claim 14, wherein said method further comprises:
aligning said two graphical corner images to tops of said left and right corner cells;
enabling a first color associated with said tab component to be displayed in a first part of at least one of said two graphical corner images; and
enabling a second color associated with said HTML based web page to be displayed in a second part of said one of said two graphical corner images, wherein a curve separates said first part, comprises within a perceived interior of said button component, and said second part that is outside said perceived interior in a rectangle of said one of said graphical corner images.
18. The computer system as described in claim 14, wherein said method further comprises:
aligning said two graphical tail images to bottoms of said left and right tail cells, said graphical tail images comprising a curve separating a tail shaped part included within a perceived interior of said tab component and a second part outside of said perceived interior, said tail shaped part comprising a side touching said perceived interior and tailing away from said interior to a corner of said tab component;
enabling a first color associated with said tab component to be displayed in said tail shaped part; and
enabling a second color associated with said HTML web page to be displayed in said second part.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
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36. A composition comprising:
a) calcite alone or in combination with a salt of one or more of myristic, palmitic and stearic acid; and
b) a C9-C18 fatty acid complex of a metal ion, said metal ion having an oxidation state of at least 3; andor a polymeric composition comprising a polymer, copolymer, mixtures of polymers or copolymers.
37. The composition of claim 1, wherein the calcite is from a natural material.
38. The composition of claim 37, wherein the natural material is a mineral-derived material or a biological material.
39. The composition of claim 38, wherein the mineral-derived material is limestone or a sedimentary rock.
40. The composition of claim 37, wherein the natural material is at least one of egg shell, seashell, red algae, sponge, brachiopod, echinoderm, bryozoa, and shell of bivalve.
41. The composition of claim 40, wherein the seashell is from oysters, lobsters, scallops, Japanese littlenecks, turban shells, fresh water clams, or abalones.
42. The composition of claim 1, wherein the salt of one or more of myristic, palmitic and stearic acid is selected from the group consisting of calcium stearate and zinc stearate; or wherein the polymeric composition comprises a polymer, copolymer or a mixture of polymers or copolymers selected from the group consisting of styrene butadiene copolymers, modified styrene butadiene copolymers, styreneacrylate copolymers, carboxylated polystyrene, acrylicpolyacrylic polymers, polyvinyl acetate, polypolyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylacetate-ethylene, polyvinyl acrylic, corn zein, starch, and polyvinylidene chloride.
43. A process for providing water, vapour, oil and grease resistance to a material comprising
I) combining a) calcite alone or in combination with a salt of one or more of myristic, palmitic and stearic acid; b) a polymeric composition comprising a polymer, copolymer, mixtures of polymers or copolymers; andor c) a C9-C18 fatty acid complex of a metal ion, said metal ion having an oxidation state of at least 3; and
II) allowing a film to form on the material at a temperature less than 50\xb0 C.
44. The process of claim 43, wherein the film is formed without added thermal or microwave energy.
45. The process of claim 43, wherein in step I), a) comprises 20 to 40% by weight and b) comprises 80 to 60% by weight.
46. The process of claim 43, wherein said salt in a) is calcium stearate and said metal ion in c) is chromium ion.
47. The process of claim 43, wherein the calcite is from a natural material.
48. The process of claim 47, wherein the natural material is a mineral-derived material or a biological material.
49. The process of claim 48, wherein the mineral-derived material is limestone or a sedimentary rock.
50. The process of claim 47, wherein the natural material is at least one of egg shell, seashell, red algae, sponge, brachiopod, echinoderm, bryozoa, and shell of bivalve.
51. The process of claim 50, wherein the seashell is from oysters, lobsters, scallops, Japanese littlenecks, turban shells, fresh water clams, or abalones.
52. The process of claim 43, further comprising combining d) a tackifier resin, in the presence of an aqueous solvent.
53. The process of claim 43, wherein said material is a cellulose based material or a plastic-based material.
54. The process of claim 43, wherein said material is paper, cardboard, wood, paperboard, medium liner or kraft paper.
55. The process of claim 43, wherein said material is a plastic injected mold, tube, film, fibre, tissue, mastic, plastic coating, extrusion present in cellulose support, or wrapping package.
56. The process of claim 53, wherein said plastic based material is from vinyl, polyterephthalate, polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), high impact polystyrene (HIPS), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyester (PES), polyamides (PA) (Nylons), poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), polyurethanes (PU), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene (PE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), acrylic styrene acrylonitrile (ASA), acrylic, acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene (ABS), melamine, formaldehyde urea, phenolic resin, polybutylene, polyphenyl oxide or phenoplast (PF).