Displaying a user control for a targeted graphical object
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1. A graphical processor comprising:
- a display tool for displaying a screen view of a data image on a display, wherein the screen view includes one or more graphical objects;
a magnifier tool for displaying a zoomed-in view of a portion of the screen view, wherein the zoomed-in view is superimposed on the screen view, and wherein the magnifier tool is enabled to display a zoomed-in view that is not part of a current screen view;
a crosshair tool for targeting a graphical object in the zoomed-in portion of the view; and
a decoration tool for displaying a user control for a targeted graphical object.
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Abstract
A graphical processor, method, and/or computer program product controls a display of user controls on a graphical user interface. A display tool displays a screen view of a data image on a display, where the screen view includes one or more graphical objects. A magnifier tool displays a zoomed-in view of a portion of the screen view, where the zoomed-in view is superimposed on the screen view, and where the magnifier tool is enabled to display a zoomed-in view that is not part of a current screen view. A crosshair tool targets a graphical object in the zoomed-in portion of the view. A decoration tool displays a user control for a targeted graphical object.
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19 Claims
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1. A graphical processor comprising:
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a display tool for displaying a screen view of a data image on a display, wherein the screen view includes one or more graphical objects; a magnifier tool for displaying a zoomed-in view of a portion of the screen view, wherein the zoomed-in view is superimposed on the screen view, and wherein the magnifier tool is enabled to display a zoomed-in view that is not part of a current screen view; a crosshair tool for targeting a graphical object in the zoomed-in portion of the view; and a decoration tool for displaying a user control for a targeted graphical object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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displaying, by one or more processors, a screen view of a data image on a display, wherein the screen view includes one or more graphical objects; displaying, by one or more processors, a zoomed-in view of a portion of the screen view, wherein the zoomed-in view is superimposed on the screen view, and wherein the zoomed-in view is not part of a current screen view; targeting, by one or more processors, a graphical object in the zoomed-in portion of the view; and displaying, by one or more processors, a user control for a targeted graphical object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for controlling a graphical user interface, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored and encoded thereon; first program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to display a screen view of a data image on a display, wherein the screen view includes one or more graphical objects; second program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to display a zoomed-in view of a portion of the screen view, wherein the zoomed-in view is superimposed on the screen view, and wherein the zoomed-in view is not part of a current screen view; third program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to target a graphical object in the zoomed-in portion of the view; and fourth program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to display a user control for a targeted graphical object. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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