Method for scroll bar control on a touchpad
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1. A method for scroll bar control on a touchpad, comprising the steps of:
- detecting if a number of fingers touching on the touchpad is equal to or larger than a threshold, for starting up a scroll bar control function; and
in the scroll bar control function, detecting a movement of one or more fingers slipping on the touchpad for scrolling on a window accordingly.
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Abstract
In a method for scroll bar control on a touchpad, the fingers touching on the touchpad are detected to start up and terminate a scroll bar control function. In the scroll bar control function, the movement of the finger or fingers touching on the touchpad is detected for scrolling on a window, and the vertical distance and the horizontal distance of the movement are evaluated for determining the scrolling amount of a vertical scroll bar or a horizontal scroll bar of the window.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for scroll bar control on a touchpad, comprising the steps of:
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detecting if a number of fingers touching on the touchpad is equal to or larger than a threshold, for starting up a scroll bar control function; and
in the scroll bar control function, detecting a movement of one or more fingers slipping on the touchpad for scrolling on a window accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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