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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2006
Thomas R. Haynes, Apex, NC (US);
Kenneth E. Miller, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lucinio Santos-gomez, Durham, NC (US);
Thomas R. Haynes, Apex, NC (US);
Kenneth E. Miller, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lucinio Santos-Gomez, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium for: receiving a user input to activate a clip utility within an open application window; enabling a selection of a particular portion of the open widow using a selection functionality of the clip utility, wherein the particular portion is less than a total area of the application window; and on receipt of a request to clip the selected portion while the portion is still selected, dynamically clipping the particular portion from the remainder of the application window and displaying only the clipped, particular portion of the open window as an separate window clip.