Control of Icon Movement on a Graphical User Interface

摘要

A method, computer program product, and/or computer system controls icon movement behavior on a graphical user interface. A file hosting icon and a data file icon are displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI). The file hosting icon represents a file hosting service, and the data file icon, which is capable of being moved towards the file hosting icon on the GUI to initiate storage by the file hosting service, represents data. The behavior of movement of the data file icon is adjusted according to a position of the data file icon relative to a position of the file hosting icon on the GUI, and based on predefined features of the data relative to predefined features of the file hosting service.

主权项

1. A method of controlling icon movement behavior on a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
displaying, on a graphical user interface (GUI), a file hosting icon, wherein the file hosting icon represents a file hosting service; displaying, on the GUI, a data file icon, wherein the data file icon represents data, and wherein the data file icon is capable of movement towards the file hosting icon on the GUI to initiate storage of the data by the file hosting service; and adjusting, by one or more processors, a behavior of the movement of the data file icon according to a position of the data file icon relative to a position of the file hosting icon on the GUI and according to predefined features of the data relative to predefined features of the file hosting service.