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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2006
David K. Grotjohn, Cary, NC (US);
Lucinio Santos-gomez, Durham, NC (US);
Michael T. Stokes, Raleigh, NC (US);
David K. Grotjohn, Cary, NC (US);
Lucinio Santos-Gomez, Durham, NC (US);
Michael T. Stokes, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium for displaying multiple elements in a graphical editor, wherein the multiple elements overlap and share a common space in the graphical editor; invoking a visual affordance that opens a zoom window; and displaying the visual affordance and the zoom window in an area in the graphical editor where the multiple elements overlap, wherein the zoom window displays a visual representation that is modified to show overlapping multiple elements.