Object movement on small display screens

An information handling device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory in operative connection with the one or more processors that stores instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
• detecting a selection of an object on a touch screen display using touch based input;
• providing a visual indication of the object on the touch screen display in response to the detecting of a selection;
• accepting gesture input at the touch screen display to fly out from the underlying document while maintaining the visual indication of the object on the touch screen display, such that during the fly out more of the underlying document is displayed;
• and
• moving the visual indication of the object about the underlying document in response to the accepted gesture input at the touch screen display.

A program product, comprising:

• a storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising:
• computer program code configured to detect a selection of an object on a touch screen display using touch based input;
• computer program code configured provide a visual indication of the object on the touch screen display in response to the detection of a selection;
• computer program code configured accept gesture input at the touch screen display to fly out from the underlying document while maintaining the visual indication of the object on the touch screen display, such that during the fly out more of the underlying document is displayed;
• and
• computer program code configured move the visual indication of the object about the underlying document in response to the accepted gesture input at the touch screen display.