Managing display windows on small screens
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for managing display windows on a screen, comprising:
- obtaining a location of a display window on the screen, the entire display window being too large to be viewed at one time on the screen;
receiving user input via a re-positioning apparatus that is not a part of the display window; and
moving the location of the display window on the screen based on the user input.
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Abstract
A technique and apparatus are provided for managing display windows that are too large for viewing on a screen. A screen manager via a re-positioning apparatus, such as a scroll bar, hardware keys, a separate user-interface widget, or the like, re-positions a display window on the screen. The re-positioning apparatus is not part of the display window. The re-positioning apparatus may be manually or automatically initiated. The screen manager is configured to move a portion or the entire display window to a location that is inaccessible to a cursor on the screen.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for managing display windows on a screen, comprising:
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obtaining a location of a display window on the screen, the entire display window being too large to be viewed at one time on the screen; receiving user input via a re-positioning apparatus that is not a part of the display window; and moving the location of the display window on the screen based on the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-executable method comprising:
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creating a child window with a scroll bar; displaying the child window on a screen; receiving user input via the scroll bar; and re-positioning a display window on the screen based on the user input, the child window not being a part of the display window. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing device configured to manage display windows on a screen, the computing device comprising:
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a processing unit; a screen; and a memory into which a plurality of instructions are loaded, the plurality of instructions comprising; a screen manager configured to re-position a display window on the screen in a manner that allows previously hidden portions of the display window to be viewable on the screen; a re-positioning apparatus this is configured to receive user input and to communicate the user input to the screen manager to guide the re-positioning of the display window, the re-positioning apparatus not being a part of the display window. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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