Switching between virtual desktops

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G06F 3/14 (2006.01) G06F 3/00 (2006.01) G06F 9/48 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2349649

A method, system and computer program product for switching between desktop panes, i.e., virtual desktops. In one embodiment, the method comprises the step of providing a display device. The method further comprises the step of providing a display area where the display area comprises a plurality of desktop panes. One out of the plurality of desktop panes in the display area is visible on the display device. Furthermore, each of the plurality of desktop panes comprises one or more borders to one or more other desktop panes. The method further comprises selecting a particular border of the desktop pane visible on the display device by executing at the particular border a pointing device, e.g., mouse, trackballs and pressure sensitive pads. Once the user selects the particular border, the method further comprises displaying on the display device a particular desktop pane associated with the particular border selected. The particular desktop pane associated with the particular border selected is adjacent or diagonal to the desktop pane comprising the particular border selected.

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