System and method for managing a floating window

摘要

The present invention is directed to a system, method and computer program for managing a floating window on a computer screen according to its relative position with an active window associated with a computer application, so that the active window remains totally or partially visible on the computer screen. When the floating window partially or totally overlaps the active window, the floating window is either moved, or resized or hidden. The floating window can be restored to its initial size and position on the computer screen as soon as the initial floating window does not partially or totally hides the active window any more. In a particular embodiment, when the cursor hits the front end window, this front end window is automatically moved to keep the text that is being entered visible. To do this, a daemon spies and tracks all the user input activities such as the mouse and the keyboard inputs.