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Scrolling a target window during a drag and drop operation

  • US 5,548,702 A
  • Filed: 12/23/1993
  • Issued: 08/20/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for transferring graphical objects in a graphical user interface on a computer display from a source window to a target window, comprising the steps of:

  • during a first drag and drop operation in a first mode, determining that a first graphical object from the source window has hit an interior boundary of the target window, scrolling the target window so long as the first graphical object continues to hit the interior boundary and locating the first graphical object at a target location at a conclusion of the first drag and drop operation; and

    during a second drag and drop operation in a second mode, which prevents the scrolling of the target window, dragging a second graphical object from the source window past an interior boundary of the target window.

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