Positioning of display elements

A method of generating a web document enabling a client to position a visible set of display elements selected from a total set of display elements on a display, the method comprising:

• creating a hierarchy of nested wrapper elements using a processor, at least some of the nested wrapper elements having a parent wrapper element;
• locating each display element in the total set of display elements within one of the nested wrapper elements;
• and
• configuring each nested wrapper element having a parent wrapper element so that a display element of the nested wrapper element will be hidden behind a display element of the parent wrapper if both display elements occupy a same position.

A computing system for positioning a set of display elements on a display, the computing system comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute instructions stored in the at least one memory to:
• obtain a hierarchy of nested wrapper elements, each display element in the set of display elements located within one of the nested wrapper elements, and at least some of the wrapper elements having a parent wrapper element,
• identify a visible subset of display elements selected from the set of display elements and a hidden subset of display elements selected from the set of display elements, and
• position the visible subset of display elements adjacent to each other by translating the wrapper elements of display elements in at least one of the hidden subset of display elements or the visible subset of display elements by a pre-determined distance so that each display element in the hidden subset of display elements becomes positioned at least one of:
• (a) behind one or more display elements in the visible subset of display elements, or
• (b) outside of a visible area of the display.