Patent ID: 7793231

Claim:
A method for providing a primary window overlay, the method comprising: providing a primary window on a desktop; designating an overlay window, wherein designating comprises: receiving a dragging command to move the overlay window to a position overlaying the primary window; and associating the overlay window with at least one point within the primary window; determining at least one area of activity; implanting the overlay window on the primary window so that the overlay window does not cover the at least one area of activity, wherein the at least one area of activity is an area surrounding a cursor and edits to contents of a document; receiving the at least one area of activity input to the primary window; maintaining the overlay window; receiving activity input to the overlay window on top of the primary window, wherein receiving activity input to the overlay window does not change a focus from the primary window; and sizing the overlay window based on a ratio of a size of the at least one area of activity to a size of the primary window, and wherein the document is a word processor document.