Persuasive portlets

摘要

A new or existing portlet queries the category attribute of other portlets on a portal page. The new or existing portlet may take a position adjacent to other portlets having the same category attribute. The new or existing portlet may adjust its size or one or more of the other portlets may adjust their size so that the portlets are aligned with one another.

主权项

1. A method of manipulating a portlet on a portal page, the method comprising:
comparing a category attribute of a first portlet and at least one other portlet on the portal page; communicating with the at least one other portlet a request to adjust a size of the at least one other portlet to as to permit a positioning of the first portlet adjacent to the at least one other portlet on the portal page; responsive to an adjustment of the size of the at least one other portlet, positioning the first portlet adjacent to the at least one other portlet on the portal page but not aligned with the at least one other portlet on the portal page, computing a size for the first portlet so as to substantially align the first portlet with the at least one other portlet on the portal page and adjusting the size of the first portlet based upon the computation, without separately aligning the first portlet with each of the at least one other portlet, such that the first portlet is substantially aligned with the at least one other portlet based upon the category attribute of the first portlet being the same as the category attribute of the at least one other portlet; and, responsive to determining a conflict between the first portlet and yet another portlet seeking to be positioned adjacent to the at least one other and different portlet on the portal page, the category attribute of the first portlet differing from a category attribute of the yet another portlet, resolving the conflict in favor of a portlet amongst the first portlet and the yet another portlet determined to belong to a grouping of a greatest number of portlets.