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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2006
Becky J. Gibson, Westford, MA (US);
Richard S. Schwerdtfeger, Round Rock, TX (US);
Becky J. Gibson, Westford, MA (US);
Richard S. Schwerdtfeger, Round Rock, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method for providing a navigable grid to allow for accessible drag-drop in visual modeling tools. The method includes receiving an input which selects an object. The method further includes providing a visual canvas on a display device. The method further includes overlaying the navigable grid onto the canvas, the overlying navigable grid being of a defined granularity, the defined granularity being based on an underlying application being implemented, the overlying navigable grid further being keyed input device-navigable based on the defined granularity. The method further includes designating a drop position on the navigable grid when a position input is received via a keyed input device. The method further includes dropping the object onto a destination position of the canvas when a drop command input is received. The drop position on the overlying navigable grid is directly aligned over the destination position of the canvas.