Linked scrolling of side-by-side content
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1. A computer implemented method of controlling a scroll through content within first and second objects on a graphical user interface, the first object having content of a first length and the second object having content of a second length, the second length being a distance x longer than the first length, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) scrolling the content within the first and second objects together when the content in the second object is greater than the distance x from its bottom extent within the second object;
(b) pinning the content within the first object in a fixed position when the content in the second object is less than the distance x from its bottom extent within the second object; and
(c) scrolling the content in the second object by itself, with the content in the first object pinned, when the content in the second object is less than the distance x from its bottom extent within the second object.
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Abstract
Methods are disclosed for linked and intelligent scrolling through a plurality of containing elements. The methods include a software scrollbar display engine, a software resizing engine and a software scrolling engine for affecting linked scrolling of the plurality of containing elements.
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1. A computer implemented method of controlling a scroll through content within first and second objects on a graphical user interface, the first object having content of a first length and the second object having content of a second length, the second length being a distance x longer than the first length, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) scrolling the content within the first and second objects together when the content in the second object is greater than the distance x from its bottom extent within the second object; (b) pinning the content within the first object in a fixed position when the content in the second object is less than the distance x from its bottom extent within the second object; and (c) scrolling the content in the second object by itself, with the content in the first object pinned, when the content in the second object is less than the distance x from its bottom extent within the second object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer implemented method of controlling a scroll through content within first and second objects on a graphical user interface, the first object having content of a first length and the second object having content of a second length, the second length being a distance x longer than the first length, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) pinning the content within the first object in a fixed position when the content in the second object is less than the distance x from its initial position within the second object; (b) scrolling the content in the second object by itself, with the content in the first object pinned, when the content in the second object is less than the distance x from its initial position within the second object; and (c) scrolling the content within the first and second objects together in unison when the content in the second object is greater than the distance x from its initial position within the second object. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. In a computer system having a graphical user interface including a display and a user interface selection device, a method of controlling a scroll through content within first and second containing elements on the graphical user interface, the first containing element having an advertisement of a first length and the second containing element having content of a second length, the second length being a distance x longer than the first length, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) scrolling the advertisement within the first containing element and the content in the second containing element together when the content in the second containing element is greater than the distance x from its bottom extent within the second containing element; (b) pinning the advertisement within the first containing element in a fixed position when the content in the second containing element is less than the distance x from its bottom extent within the second containing element; and (c) scrolling the content in the second containing element by itself, with the advertisement in the first containing element pinned, when the content in the second containing element is less than the distance x from its bottom extent within the second containing element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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