Method and arrangement for providing an expanded desktop

Data processing: presentation processing of document – operator i – Operator interface – Audio user interface

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C715S803000, C715S978000, C715S764000

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07103841

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method and arrangement for expanding a desktop. Especially the invention relates to a method and arrangement for expanding a desktop virtually. The objects of the invention are fulfilled by relating an audible sound to the application, window or other user interface element as it is shifted out of the display. The sound related to the user interface element may also be characteristic for the element it is related to. In addition, the element can be located by only listening to the sound related to the element.

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