Displaying nodes visually offset from associated components

摘要

A display apparatus configured to move a drag object on a screen in accordance with an operation of a pointer. The display apparatus can include a detection unit configured to detect a target object on the screen, the target object being a destination of the drag object, and a display control unit configured to display the drag object in a position closer to the target object than a display position of the pointer moved in accordance with an operation performed by a user.

主权项

1. A computer hardware system, comprising:
at least one hardware processor configured to initiate and/or perform:
outputting, to a display screen, a plurality of concurrently-displayed software components;outputting, to the display screen, a protection layer between a first layer and a second layer;outputting, to the display screen, two nodes respectively associated with two of the plurality of software components; andoutputting, to the display screen and responsive to a selection of the two nodes, a link connecting the two nodes, wherein a first of the two nodes is graphically linked to the software component to which the first node is associated, the first node displays a selected property of the software component to which the first node is associated, the plurality of software components are disposed in the first layer, the plurality of nodes are disposed in the second layer, and the protection layer prevents selection of the plurality of components in the first layer.