Patent ID: 7962862
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for performing an operation on a graphic object in a display of overlapping graphic objects in a data processing system, the method comprising the steps of: storing a model of a graphic object, wherein said model includes an indication of whether said graphic object is a parent or child of another graphic object; displaying a plurality of overlapping graphic objects to a user; detecting a selection by the user of a graphics editing operation to be performed on a graphic object; detecting a position of a pointer with respect to a display of said plurality of overlapping graphic objects; displaying to a user a list of overlapping graphic objects which coincide with said pointer position and on which said graphics editing operation can be performed; detecting a selection by the user of one graphic object of said indicated plurality of overlapping graphic objects as a target graphic object without the user changing said pointer position to make said selection; performing said graphics editing operation on said target graphic object; and making said target graphic object visible during performance of the graphics editing operation on said target graphic object.