Method and apparatus for dynamically resizing windows

摘要

The present invention provides a method for resizing windows and an apparatus for resizing windows. The method, in one embodiment, involves selecting a seam bordering a window, building a list of windows, and resizing more than one window in response to a single seam movement by a user. The apparatus, in one embodiment, is a computer readable medium comprising a computer program for resizing windows.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for execution by at least one processor, said computer program comprising:
a set of instructions for displaying a plurality of independently resizable windows, each window having a set of outer edges that are individually selectable and movable to resize the window; a set of instructions for defining a selectable and movable seam between first and second windows when a first outer edge of the first window is brought into contact with a first outer edge of the second window; a set of instructions for resizing the first and second windows in response to a selection and a movement of the seam; and a set of instructions for resizing the first window but not the second window in response to a selection and a movement of the first outer edge of the first window when the first outer edges of the first and second windows are in contact.