In a cursor-based computing environment having a display, a user definable interface
(UDI) is displayed upon activation by a user. The UDI has a plurality of levels
each having a plurality of buttons and is displayed in a selectable position about
a pointer position in a display area to reduce pointer commute. The user selects
a visual appearance and shape of the UDI, and the number of buttons. The user assigns
a command to each of the plurality of buttons at each of the plurality of levels
by dragging and dropping from one or more applications of the apparatus.
