Moving computer displayable content into a preferred user interactive focus area

A computer system for displaying desktop content to a user, the computer system comprising:

• a user interaction means for detecting a repositioning action from a user, and for controlling the repositioning of desktop content displayed on a display system;
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• a logical display surface, the logical display system having a preferred interaction area through which a user interacts with the desktop content in the logical display surface via the user interaction means, wherein the logical display surface, when unscaled, comprises an area greater than preferred interaction area;
• wherein the computer system, upon detecting a repositioning action from a user:
• repositions the logical display surface according to the detected repositioning action, such that a portion of the logical display surface previously outside of the preferred interaction area is now located within the preferred interaction area;
• and
• displays that portion of the logical display surface falling outside of the preferred interaction area according to the available display area.

A display system for displaying content to a user, the display system comprising:

• a preferred interaction area, the preferred interaction area comprising an area of the display system through which a user may interact with the display system to reposition the logical display surface of the display system;
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• a user interaction means through which a user repositions the logical display surface of the display system;
• wherein the display system, upon detecting a repositioning action from a user:
• repositions the logical display surface within the display system according to the detected repositioning action, such that a portion of the logical display surface previously outside of the preferred interaction area is now located within the preferred interaction area;
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• displays the that portion of the logical display surface falling outside of the preferred interaction area according to the available display area for displaying content outside of the preferred interaction area.