Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Kathleen Hemenway

Kevin Mullet

Mitchell I Jerome

Three modes of moving and copying an object within an application or between applications are provided to a computer system having a graphical user interface. The three modes of moving/copying are: a) unmodified move and unmodified or modified copy from a data pane of a first display window to a 'destination bin' of a second display window, b) unmodified copy from a 'source bin' of a first display window to a data pane of a second display window, and 3) unmodified copy from a 'source bin' of a first display window to a 'destination bin' of a second display window. The three modes of moving/copying are performed with a CPU coupled to a display device, a cursor control device and a keyboard. Visual feedback is provided to the user throughout the different modes of moving and copying.

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Menlo Park, CA, United States of America

Kathleen Hemenway