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Method and system for automatically resizing and repositioning windows in response to changes in display

  • US 7,216,302 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2002
  • Issued: 05/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for maintaining predetermined information at a preferred position in a graphical user interface for a computer, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving an indication that an event has occurred which could affect the position of an anchor element on an object;

    determining a first dimension as a minimum of distances of said anchor element from corresponding edges of a boundary of a visible display area along a first axis and a second dimension as a minimum of distances of said anchor element from corresponding edges of the boundary of the visible display area along a second axis; and

    repositioning said object relative to a corresponding boundary of the visible display area based on the first and second dimensions so that said anchor element occupies the same position in the visible display area.

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