Icon Display Control with Preview Image for Drag-and-Drop
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult to visualize the screen after moving an icon using existing icon display controlling devices, as the process obscures the screen during the drag-and-drop operation.
Innovation Solution
An icon display controlling device and program that displays a temporary icon image at a predetermined position within the display area before the icon is moved, allowing users to preview the icon's new location and facilitating easier visualization of the screen post-movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a drag-and-drop operation is used to move an icon, then the icon can be relocated to a different position, but the user cannot easily visualize the screen after the icon has been moved
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays a temporary icon image at the destination position before the actual move operation is completed. This preliminary visual feedback allows users to see where the icon will be placed without actually committing to the move yet, enabling them to visualize the final screen state and make informed decisions about whether to complete the drag-and-drop operation.
2Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If the screen is obscured during the drag-and-drop operation, then the moving icon can be tracked, but the user loses visibility of the overall screen layout
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of obscuring the screen during the drag operation, the system creates a copy of the icon (temporary icon image) and places it at the destination position. This copy serves as a visual placeholder that shows the user where the icon will be moved without obscuring the rest of the screen layout, maintaining visibility of the overall screen state while indicating the intended move destination.
Data Source
AI summary
An icon display controlling device includes: an area displaying unit that causes a display to display a display area within which a first icon can be placed; an operation receiving unit configured to receive a selecting operation for the first icon and a moving operation for moving, into the display area, the first icon that was selected by the selecting operation; and an image displaying unit that causes the display to display an image that shows the first icon at a predetermined placement position, determined in advance, within the display area, at a time within a first interval that extends from reception of the selecting operation by the operation receiving unit until immediately prior to movement of the first icon into the display area due to the moving operation.