US 6,983,424 B1 | ||
Automatically scaling icons to fit a display area within a data processing system | ||
Rabindranath Dutta, Austin, Tex. (US) | ||
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
Filed on Jun. 23, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/599,893. | ||
Int. Cl. G06K 15/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 715—800 | 31 Claims |
1. A method of displaying icons within a data processing system having a display screen, comprising the steps of:
first determining a quantity of a plurality of icons to be displayed on a display screen of a data processing system;
second determining a designated portion of said display screen for displaying said plurality of icons; and
automatically scaling each of said plurality of icons in response to said quantity of said plurality of icons and said designated
portion such that all of said plurality of icons can be displayed in said designated portion of said display screen.
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