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Fold 'n' Drop Window Interaction

Posted by timothy on from the what-about-window-smashing dept.

Mints writes "Following up on recent "Desktop Innovation" stories that have left some disappointed, I thought Pierre Dragicevic's exploration of Fold 'n' Drop warranted mention. Described as "a new interaction technique for seamlessly dragging and dropping between overlapping windows", Fold 'n' Drop allows the user to interact with layered or overlapping windows in a very intuitive manner. Refreshingly, Mr. Dragicevic provides both a sample implementation, in Java, and video demos. Mr. Dragicevic is a researcher in Human-Computer Interaction at Intuilab, Toulouse."

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  1. A-ha! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So THAT'S what the backs of windows look like.

    1. Re:A-ha! by shmlco · · Score: 4, Funny

      Only on Windows. On a Mac, the back of each window has a white glowing Apple logo.

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    2. Re:A-ha! by AtrN · · Score: 4, Funny

      In forth the back of the "window" is where the comments live.

  2. Fold 'n' Drop Windows Interaction by gooman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Huh? I was expecting an article on laptops.

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  3. Neat! by HisMother · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tried the Java demo. It's a neat idea. It takes a minute or to to get used to it, but then it starts to feel as natural as clearing off your desk with the back of your hand when you and the secretary need someplace to ... well, put something down.

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    1. Re:Neat! by pintpusher · · Score: 3, Funny

      It took me many tries, but I finally got myself a virtual PAPER AIRPLANE

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  4. Please note by Monte · · Score: 5, Funny
    I would like to announce the following desktop metaphors that I will be reserving for my own development:
    • Hit & Run
    • Smash & Grab
    • Smoke & Joke
    • Crumple & Toss
    • Bind & Dump
    • Pinch & Splash
    • Wipe & Flush (a garbage collection routine for above)
    • Twist & Shout
    • Spin & Puke
    • Slap & Tickle


    Thank you. I will be announcing my API Real Soon Now.

  5. Re:Innovation or Eye Candy? by elbondo · · Score: 5, Funny

    It has been proven through the FPS genre that the majority of the world is very, very good at violently jerking the mouse while holding down the mouse button.

  6. Re:Does it solve a problem that exists??? by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Funny
    keep your 3D shapes out of my 2D world.

    :Grumbles: Friggin advanced users think they can just add dimensions wherever they damn well please

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  7. Alternatively ... by I+don't+want+to+spen · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... I find a sharp blow to the Solar Plexus will also produce a satisfying fold and drop.

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  8. Re:It's already a solved problem. by StikyPad · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess using the shift key in combination with other letters to achieve uppercase is a monstrosity too?

    It's just second nature for me.

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  9. Re:Innovation or Eye Candy? by Excelsior · · Score: 4, Funny

    It has been proven through the FPS genre that the majority of the world is very, very good at violently jerking the mouse

    FPS...sure, call it whatever makes you feel better, buddy.

  10. Re:Innovation or Eye Candy? by Punboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually, I think he called it a mouse. The FPS stands for Free Porn Stealing

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  11. Re:Does it solve a problem that exists??? by edalytical · · Score: 3, Funny
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  12. Re:Mac OS X Expose and Drag & Drop by gardyloo · · Score: 3, Funny

    You should try mapping Expose to a multi-button mouse. I have a 5 button mouse that has each Expose function mapped to a separate button.

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