公开(公告)号：SG55265A1

公开(公告)日：1998-12-21

申请号：SG1997000039

申请日：1997-01-10

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： HOCKER MICHAEL DAVID ,  KELLER NEAL MARTIN ,  MCCLEAN JAMES GORDON ,  PICKOVER CLIFFORD ALAN ,  WINARKSI DANIEL JAMES

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/037 ,  G06F3/360

Abstract: Using a graphical user interface (GUI), users manipulate, organize, classify, and/or arrange icons by having the icons bind (stick) to one another and be moved as aggregates. Icons sticky sites may be on icons, windows, or other graphical objects. For example, when an icon with a sticky site is dragged close to another icon with a sticky site, the icons bind together and are subsequently moved as one graphical unit. In some embodiments, a visual indication or binding is given. The icons may be unbound by pointing to an unbinder icon, or using a button sequence on the mouse of keyboard.