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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2005
Simon Richard Hakiel, Landford, GB;
Robert Harris, Christchurch, GB;
Simon Richard Hakiel, Landford, GB;
Robert Harris, Christchurch, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for two-dimensional scrolling in a graphical display window () in a user interface are provided. A first scroll bar () associated with a display window () is enabled to move data displayed in the window () relative to a first direction in the direction of the first scroll bar (). Responsive to user selection of a slide button () in the first scroll bar () with a pointer device and responsive to movement of the pointer device in a second direction, data displayed in the window () is moved relative to the second direction. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. A second scroll bar () in the second direction may also be provided, wherein movement of the pointer device in the second direction with selection of the first scroll bar () is represented by the position of a slide button () in the second scroll bar ().