Display control method and display control processing system...

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2002-09-27

2008-11-25

Wiley, David (Department: 2174)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Operator interface

On-screen workspace or object

C715S773000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07458032

ABSTRACT:
The object of the present invention is to make it possible to drop easily an object in a window as a destination of drop by an operator even if the window as the destination of drop is concealed on the desktop before start of the drag. When an object22displayed in a window21is dragged by a pointing device and then dropped in another window23,start of a drag operation is detected, and the window23that corresponds to an application as a destination of drop of the dragged object22is displayed on a foremost side of a multi-window environment to activate.

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