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Method and apparatus for displaying position information adjacent to a scroll box

  • US 5,739,817 A
  • Filed: 05/06/1996
  • Issued: 04/14/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A program storage medium readable by a computer, said program storage medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said computer to perform method steps for locating a predetermined position in a computer file, said method steps comprising:

  • displaying a portion of the file in a window having a scroll box on one side thereof for varying which portion of the file is displayed in the window;

    engaging and moving the scroll box with a cursor;

    automatically opening a relatively small data window adjacent the scroll box in response to engagement and movement of the scroll box with the cursor;

    displaying data in the data window indicative of a position of that portion of the file displayed within the window;

    moving the scroll box thereby changing the data in the data window until said predetermined position is located; and

    automatically closing said relatively small data window in response to disengagement of said scroll box with said cursor.

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