System and method for automatically creating a desktop icon for access to a remote resource
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1. A method for automatically creating a desktop icon for access to a remote resource, comprising:
- identifying a text drop event in a desktop area of a user interface on a computer system;
analyzing dropped text associated with the text drop event;
determining whether the dropped text is a path name to a remote resource located external to the computer system; and
if the dropped text is a path name to a remote resource, creating a desktop icon that, when opened, provides access to the remote resource identified by the dropped text.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for automatically creating a desktop icon for access to a remote resource. A text drop event in a desktop area of a user interface is identified, and the associated dropped text is analyzed. It is determined whether the dropped text is a recognized format for a path name to a remote resource. If the dropped text is a recognized format, a desktop icon is created for access to the remote resource based upon the recognized format and the dropped text.
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1. A method for automatically creating a desktop icon for access to a remote resource, comprising:
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identifying a text drop event in a desktop area of a user interface on a computer system; analyzing dropped text associated with the text drop event; determining whether the dropped text is a path name to a remote resource located external to the computer system; and if the dropped text is a path name to a remote resource, creating a desktop icon that, when opened, provides access to the remote resource identified by the dropped text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system that automatically creates desktop icons for access to remote resources, comprising:
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a computer system, the computer system connected to a network allowing connectivity to remote resources located external to the computer system; and an operating system executing on the computer, the operating system providing a user interface on a display, and the operating system operable to; identify a text drop event in a desktop area of the user interface; analyze dropped text associated with the text drop event; determine whether the dropped text is a path name to a remote resource located external to the computer system; and if the dropped text is a path name to a remote resource, create a desktop icon that, when opened, provides access to the remote resource identified by the dropped text. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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