Method for automatically resizing a child window
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1. In a parent window having a child window, a method for automatically resizing the child window upon resize of the parent window, comprising:
- a) anchoring each edge of a child window a fixed distance from an anchor position on the parent window in response to a parent window display request, the anchor position having a predetermined relationship to an edge of the parent window;
b) recognizing a resize request for the parent window; and
c) positioning the child window within the parent window so that each edge maintains the fixed distance from the anchor position upon recognition of the request to resize the parent window.
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Abstract
A method for automatically resizing and repositioning child windows within a parent window upon a request to resize the parent window. The method intelligently resizes child windows within a parent window to maintain a uniform border between the child windows, and between the child windows and the parent window edges, and to efficiently utilize the increased space of the resized parent window.
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1. In a parent window having a child window, a method for automatically resizing the child window upon resize of the parent window, comprising:
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a) anchoring each edge of a child window a fixed distance from an anchor position on the parent window in response to a parent window display request, the anchor position having a predetermined relationship to an edge of the parent window; b) recognizing a resize request for the parent window; and c) positioning the child window within the parent window so that each edge maintains the fixed distance from the anchor position upon recognition of the request to resize the parent window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a parent window having a child window, a method for automatically resizing the child window upon resize of the parent window, comprising:
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a) anchoring a point on a child window a fixed distance from an anchor position on the parent window in response to a parent window display request, the anchor position having a predetermined relationship to an edge of the parent window; b) recognizing a resize request for the parent window; and d) positioning the child window within the parent window so that the point maintains the fixed distance from the anchor position upon recognition of the request to resize the parent window.
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16. In a data processing system in which information is displayed in a parent window having a child window, a system for automatically resizing the child window upon resize of the parent window, comprising:
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a) anchor means for anchoring each edge of a child window a fixed distance from an anchor position on the parent window in response to a parent window display request, the anchor position having a predetermined relationship to an edge of the parent window; b) means for recognizing a resize request for the parent window; and c) means for positioning the child window within the parent window so that the edge maintains the fixed distance from the anchor position upon recognition of the request to resize the parent window.
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17. A computer readable medium comprising a computer program, the computer program capable of automatically resizing a child window upon resize of a parent window by performing the steps of:
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a) anchoring each edge of a child window a fixed distance from an anchor position on the parent window in response to a parent window display request, the anchor position having a predetermined relationship to an edge of the parent window; b) recognizing a resize request for the parent window; and c) positioning the child window within the parent window so that the edge maintains the fixed distance from the anchor position upon recognition of the request to resize the parent window.
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