Selecting menu for an object in a graphical user interface (GUI) environment
First Claim
1. A method for operating a cursor in accordance with an operation by a user, the method comprising:
- storing a position of a cursor displayed in a display region of a display device of a computer system as a first position in response to receipt of a first operation performed by the user, where a pointing device operates the cursor;
displaying a first menu including a plurality of selectable items at a position corresponding to the first position;
storing a position of the cursor as a second position in response to receipt of a second operation performed by the user; and
displaying a second menu changed from the first menu based on a distance between the first position and the second position, wherein the second menu includes the plurality of selectable items included in the first menu, and wherein both the first menu and the second menu are simultaneously displayed within the display region.
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Abstract
Provided is a method applied to a computer system including a display device and a pointing device for operating a pointer displayed in a display region of the display device in accordance with an operation by a user. In the method, a position of the pointer is stored as a first position in response to receipt of a first operation performed by the user, a first menu including multiple items is displayed at a position corresponding to the first position, a position of the pointer is stored as a second position in response to receipt of a second operation performed by the user, and a second menu is displayed, being changed from the first menu based on a distance between the first position and the second position, wherein the second menu includes the plurality of items.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a cursor in accordance with an operation by a user, the method comprising:
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storing a position of a cursor displayed in a display region of a display device of a computer system as a first position in response to receipt of a first operation performed by the user, where a pointing device operates the cursor; displaying a first menu including a plurality of selectable items at a position corresponding to the first position; storing a position of the cursor as a second position in response to receipt of a second operation performed by the user; and displaying a second menu changed from the first menu based on a distance between the first position and the second position, wherein the second menu includes the plurality of selectable items included in the first menu, and wherein both the first menu and the second menu are simultaneously displayed within the display region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable device having program instructions for a computer program embodied therewith, the computer program being executable by a computer system to cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:
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storing a position of the cursor as a first position in response to receipt of a first operation performed by the user; displaying a first menu including a plurality of selectable items at a position corresponding to the first position; storing a position of the cursor as a second position in response to receipt of a second operation performed by the user; and displaying a second menu changed from the first menu based on a distance between the first position and the second position, wherein the second menu includes the plurality of selectable items included in the first menu, and wherein the second menu additionally includes one or more selectable items not included in the first menu in addition to the plurality of selectable items included in the first menu, and wherein both the first menu and the second menu are simultaneously displayed within the display region.
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20. A computer system comprising:
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a display device; a pointing device for operating a cursor displayed in a display region of the display device in accordance with an operation by a user; a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to perform a method, the method comprising; storing a position of the cursor as a first position in response to receipt of a first operation performed by the user; displaying a first menu including a plurality of selectable items at a position corresponding to the first position; storing a position of the cursor as a second position in response to receipt of a second operation performed by the user; and displaying a second menu changed from the first menu based on a distance between the first position and the second position, wherein the second menu includes the plurality of selectable items included in the first menu, and wherein the second menu additionally includes one or more selectable items not included in the first menu in addition to the plurality of selectable items included in the first menu, and wherein both the first menu and the second menu are simultaneously displayed within the display region.
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