Adaptive drag and drop zone
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPatrick M. Commarford, Susan K. McKinstry, David J. Toth
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for displaying an adaptive drag and drop zone in a user interface of software executing on the computer having at least one processor and a memory comprises: in response to a display of a drop zone, monitoring user interactions with the user interface, including initiation of a drag and drop events; and dynamically decreasing at least one of a size of the drop zone and any drop zone user assistance based on the user interactions.
Claims13
A computer-implemented method for displaying an adaptive drag and drop zone in a user interface of software executing on the computer having at least one processor and a memory, comprising:
- in response to a display of a drop zone, monitoring user interactions with the user interface, including initiation of a drag and drop events;
- and
- dynamically decreasing at least one of a size of the drop zone and any drop zone user assistance based on the user interactions.
An executable software product stored on a computer-readable medium containing program instructions for displaying an adaptive drag and drop zone in a user interface, the program instructions for:
- in response to a display of a drop zone, monitoring user interactions with the user interface, including initiation of a drag and drop events;
- and
- dynamically decreasing at least one of a size of the drop zone and any drop zone user assistance based on the user interactions.
A system, comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor coupled to the memory;
- a software component executed by the processor that displays a user interface;
- and
- a drag-and-drop component executed by the processor that is configured to:
- in response to a display of a drop zone, monitor user interactions with the user interface, including initiation of a drag and drop events;
- and
- dynamically decrease at least one of a size of the drop zone and any drop zone user assistance based on the user interactions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.