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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 18, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04855 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments relate to controlling display of a document, where the document comprises multiple columns. An aspect includes displaying the columns of the document in a viewport, receiving a user input defining a downwards scrolling for the document. Another aspect includes determining the lowest numbered column that does not have its lowest point displayed in the viewport. Another aspect includes scrolling upwards only the lowest numbered column that does not have its lowest point displayed in the viewport, while maintaining all other columns stationary in the viewport.