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US 6,147,683 AGranted
Graphical selection marker and method for lists that are larger than a display window
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAnthony Edward Martinez, Michael David Rahn
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Abstract
A graphical selection marker provides a visual indication of selected items in a list and their relative position in the display window. The graphical selection marker is suitably provided on a scroll bar in each location on the scroll bar that represents a selected item in the list. In this manner, the graphical selection marker indicates a selected item in the list, even if the selected item is not currently visible in the display window.
Claims25
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
- a computer program residing in the memory, the computer program generating a display window that displays a portion of a list of items that is larger than the display window;
- at least one graphical selection marker that provides a visual indication of at least one selected item in the list that is outside of the display window, each graphical selection marker having a representation of a first size when representing a single selected item in the list and having a representation of a second size that is larger than the first size when representing a plurality of selected items in the list;
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- an information message that is displayed when a pointing device hovers over the at least one graphical selection marker, the information message being used to facilitate possible deselection of the at least one selected item.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
- a display terminal coupled to the at least one processor;
- a computer program residing in the memory, the computer program presenting a display window on the display terminal that displays a portion of a list of items that is larger than the display window;
- at least one scroll bar that allows navigation through the list to present different portions of the list in the display window;
- at least one graphical selection marker that provides a visual indication on the at least one scroll bar of at least one selected item in the list, each graphical selection marker having a representation of a first size when representing a single selected item in the list and having a representation of a second size that is larger than the first size when representing a plurality of selected items in the list;
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- an information message that is displayed when a pointing device hovers over the at least one graphical selection marker, the information message being used to facilitate possible deselection of the at least one selected item.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- a computer program residing in the memory;
- means residing in the memory for displaying a portion of a list of items in a display window;
- means residing in the memory for displaying at least one graphical selection marker that provides a visual indication of at least one selected item in the list that is outside of the display window, each graphical selection marker having a representation of a first size when representing a single selected item in the list and having a representation of a second size that is larger than the first size when representing a plurality of selected items in the list;
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- means residing in the memory for displaying an information message when a pointing device hovers over the at least one graphical selection marker, the information message being used to facilitate possible deselection of the at least one selected item.
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A method for providing a visual indication of at least one selected item in a list of items, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a portion of the list in a display window;
- displaying at least one graphical selection marker corresponding to at least one selected item in the list that is outside of the display window, each graphical selection marker having a representation of a first size when representing a single selected item in the list and having a representation of a second size that is larger than the first size when representing a plurality of selected items in the list;
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- displaying an information message when a pointing device hovers over the at least one graphical selection marker, the information message being used to facilitate possible deselection of the at least one selected item.
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A program product comprising:
- a computer program that generates a display window that displays a portion of a list of items that is larger than the display window, the computer program including at least one graphical selection marker that provides a visual indication of at least one selected item in the list that is outside of the display window, each graphical selection marker having a representation of a first size when representing a single selected item in the list and having a representation of a second size that is larger than the first size when representing a plurality of selected items in the list, the computer program displaying an information message when a pointing device hovers over the at least one graphical selection marker, the information message being used to facilitate possible deselection of the at least one selected item;
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- signal bearing media bearing the computer program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.