Computer user interface having tiled and overlapped window areas
First Claim
1. A computer program product that displays overlapped and tiled windows on a display screen, comprising:
- computer code that displays a first window in an overlapped area on the display screen;
computer code that displays a second window in a tiled area on the display screen while the first window is displayed in the overlapped area on the display screen;
computer code that adds a third window to one of the overlapped and tiled areas on the display screen, the first and third windows being displayed overlapped if the third window is added to the overlapped area, and the second and third windows being displayed tiled if the third window is added to the tiled area; and
a computer readable medium that stores the computer codes.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing the display of multiple windows in a computer user interface in an efficient manner. Two separate window areas are allocated in a display area. A first area is an overlapped window area where windows may overlap each other. A second area is a tiled window area where windows may not overlap each other. User interface controls are provided to allow the user to designate a displayed window as tiled or overlapped and the designated window is moved from area to area, accordingly. Windows in either area may be resized and repositioned, although with some restrictions in the tiled area. The computer system automatically adjusts window and area sizes within predefined limits.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer program product that displays overlapped and tiled windows on a display screen, comprising:
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computer code that displays a first window in an overlapped area on the display screen; computer code that displays a second window in a tiled area on the display screen while the first window is displayed in the overlapped area on the display screen; computer code that adds a third window to one of the overlapped and tiled areas on the display screen, the first and third windows being displayed overlapped if the third window is added to the overlapped area, and the second and third windows being displayed tiled if the third window is added to the tiled area; and a computer readable medium that stores the computer codes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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