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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Denny Jaeger, Oakland, CA (US);
Denny Jaeger, Oakland, CA (US);
NBOR Corporation, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention generally comprises methods for spacing a plurality of onscreen objects on the display of a computer or similar electronic device. One aspect is the Ripple operation, in which onscreen objects may be repositioned recursively in Blackspace or within a VDACC to accommodate changes in the size or position of an object, or the introduction of an object into a group of objects. Another aspect is the Text Space operation which enables a user to drag and reposition text without regard to rigid rules regarding margins, line spacing, paragraph format, and the like. A further aspect Touch Transparency, a software routine that determines which overlying object is designated to receive a mouse click and respond thereto.