Drag and drop operation in a graphical user interface with size alteration of the dragged object
AssigneeFrance Telecom
InventorsAlain Saas, Hyacinthe Briand
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Abstract
A method and device are provided for enabling drag and drop targets of a first object onto one of a plurality of second objects in a graphical user interface (GUI), each object being characterized by a respective size. The method includes receiving a drag input on the first object, determining one or more second objects onto which the first object may is likely to be dropped using at least the received drag input, and altering the size of the first object based on the determined one or more second objects respective sizes.
Claims9
A method of enabling drag and drop of a first object onto one of a plurality of second objects in a graphical user interface (GUI), each object being characterized by a respective size, the method comprising:
- receiving a drag input on the first object through a display device,
- determining one or more second objects onto which the first object is likely to be dropped using at least the received drag input,
- altering the size of the first object based on the determined one or more second objects respective sizes, and
- updating the GUI on the display device based on the drag input and the first object altered size.
An electronic device comprising:
- a display device for rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a first object and a plurality of second objects,
- a processor configured to enable a drag and drop of the first object onto one of the plurality of second objects, the processor being further configured to:
- receive a drag input on the first object,
- determine one or more second objects onto which the first object is likely to be dropped using at least the received drag input, and
- alter the size of the first object based on the determined one or more second objects respective sizes.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising an application program stored thereon and executable by a processor in the form of a software agent including at least one software module comprising instructions that configure the processor to implement a method of enabling drag and drop targets of a first object onto one of a plurality of second objects in a graphical user interface (GUI), each object being characterized by a respective size, the instructions comprising:
- instructions that configure the processor to receive a drag input on the first object,
- instructions that configure the processor to determine one or more second objects onto which the first object is likely to be dropped using at least the received drag input, and
- instructions that configure the processor to alter the size of the first object based on the determined one or more second objects respective sizes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.