Abstract:
Methods and systems for declarative animation timelines are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes generating a declarative timeline data structure, creating an animation of an image along the timeline, and adding a declarative command corresponding to the animation into the declarative data structure. The method also includes, in response to a request to render the animation, generating a run-time command corresponding to the declarative command and executing the run-time command. In other embodiments, a method includes receiving a request to render an animation, wherein the animation includes a declarative timeline data structure having a plurality of commands, parsing the plurality of commands, passing each of the parsed plurality of commands to an animation function, receiving a plurality of run-time commands in response to said passing, and causing a rendering the animation by causing an execution of the plurality of run-time commands.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for using artwork to develop computer applications in ways that preserve the artwork's appearance and layout, including by importing the artwork and selectively replacing potions with functional components. One embodiment comprises a method for developing an application that involves displaying artwork in a design view area. The method may involve displaying artwork comprising a list representation comprising a plurality of list item representations and identifying each list item representation as a group of one or more subitem representations. The method may further comprise determining a list layout for list items using the list item representations of the artwork and inserting a list as a component in the design view area. This list may determine or otherwise be used to determine the positions of either the list item representations or list items replacing the list item representations. These positions may be determined based on the list layout that was determined.
Abstract:
An application program interface (API) provides a set of functions for application developers who build Web applications on Microsoft Corporation's .NET™ platform.
Abstract:
A transition encoded dynamic bus includes an encoder circuit at the input to the bus and a decoder circuit at the output to the bus. The encoder circuit generates a signal indicative of a transition at the input to the bus rather than the actual value at the input. The decoder circuit decodes the transition encoded information to track the appropriate value to be output from the bus.
Abstract:
For one disclosed embodiment, a converter converts 2N-bit data into an N-bit value indicating a number of bits in the data that have a predetermined logical value. The converter includes N comparators, each determining whether the number of bits in the data having the predetermined logical value exceeds a respective one of a plurality of reference values. The N-bit value is generated based on the outputs of the comparators. For another disclosed embodiment, a first delay element delays a signal based on a number of bits in a data value having a predetermined logical value, and a second delay element delays the signal based on a number of bits in a reference value having the predetermined logical value. A comparator then generates a bit value based on the delayed signals.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for an address generation circuit. In one embodiment, the method includes computing a carry-in for at least one group of a predetermined number of bits of a propagate and a generate signal formed from a plurality of logical address components. Once the carry-in is computed, a plurality of conditional sums are generated for a logic 0 carry-in and a logic 1 carry-in. Subsequently, a sum is selected from the plurality of conditional sums to form a first portion of an effective address from the logical address components in a first stage and a second portion of the effective address in a second stage. In one embodiment, a fully dynamic high-performance sparse tree adder circuit that generates one in four carries, is used to form an address generation circuit, in accordance with one embodiment. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Abstract:
A noise canceling circuit is provided in a dynamic circuit that includes a high fan-in domino gate. The noise canceling circuit decouples noise from neighboring wires in the dynamic circuit that is injected into a wire that controls the domino gate.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for controlling the structure of animated documents are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes displaying, via a graphical user interface, a representation of a document, where the document includes a programmatic component configured to create an animation by manipulating a structure of the document, a static structure of the document corresponds to the structure of the document when the animation is not performed, and the animation, upon execution, is rendered starting from an original base state that at least partially defines the static structure. The method also includes, in response to receiving a selection corresponding to a state of the animation, designating the selected state as a new base state, wherein the new base state is different from the original base state. The method further includes altering the static structure of the document to correspond to the new base state.
Abstract:
A method for providing an Integrated Development Environment comprises receiving input from a user identifying an area containing an edge shared by two or more objects, wherein said shared edge includes two or more individual edges corresponding to said objects, and visibly separating said two or more individual edges in a localized exploded view responsive to said receiving.