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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
May. 25, 2008
James E. Fox, Apex, NC (US);
Robert C. Leah, Cary, NC (US);
James E. Fox, Apex, NC (US);
Robert C. Leah, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for enabling users to define one or more areas of a graphical user interface ('GUI') as being 'glue-like'. When the user moves a pointing device (e.g., a mouse, joystick, track ball, etc.) and as a result, the graphical pointer moves into a painted area, the speed at which the graphical pointer will then traverse the GUI is programmatically slowed. Upon exiting the painted area, the graphical pointer speed is preferably restored to its prior setting. In this manner, the user achieves user-specific, application-independent control over the speed at which the graphical pointer moves.