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Display control method, program product, and information processing apparatus for controlling objects in a container based on the container's size

  • US 7,216,293 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2003
  • Issued: 05/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a computing environment, a method for controlling changes to a screen displayed on a display device, the screen including a container and Graphical User Interface (GUI) parts arranged in said container, said method comprising the steps of:

  • detecting an event which causes a size change of said container;

    changing data relating to a size of said container, according to said event;

    changing GUI data relating to a position and a size of the GUI parts, based on a transformation assist line that is preset at a predetermined position on said container, and wherein the GUI data is changed only for GUI parts that are intersected inside their boundary lines by the transformation assist line; and

    updating the screen displayed on the display device to reflect the changed data for the container and the position and the size of the GUI parts.

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