Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Patent
1996-09-30
1999-01-12
Bayerl, Raymond J.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
345344, 345340, 345977, G06F 314
Patent
active
058596399
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a mechanism to control presentation of visible desktop objects in a graphical user interface (GUI). It is particularly related to a scenario where application windows are masking icons with regard to a window overlaying technique. The concept of the invention is to move hidden icons or windows to visible locations of the desktop when they are obscured by other windows, or other desktop objects like icons themselves. Desktop objects which are provided with the above presence functionality regularly call up a routine which compares the actual positions of all windows or other desktop objects with the own location. Calling-up can be initiated also by changes of the desktop contents. If an icon is covered by an other object, it determines a visible target location and will be presented at the new position. The motion of a desktop object can be performed without need of any interaction by the user. Therefore, this mechanism enables a very intuitive comprehensible solution of the above problems.
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Bayerl Raymond J.
Dillon Andrew J.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Jackson Chadwick A.
Roberts Diana L.
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