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BACKGROUND

The use of computer systems and Software programs to obtain, view, manipulate, and otherwise manage information has become an aspect of every day life. Due to limited display area, there has been an increasing desire to better organize and display information within a confined display area. Current techniques for organizing the display of infor mation, and to generally simplify the use of computer programs in general, are frequently referred to as a Graphi cal User Interface (“GUI). Current GUIs typically utilize Some type of a control device, such as a mouse, or touch sensitive screen, to manipulate text, images, and other objects on a display screen. These objects may include icons, windows, menus, and other images which are frequently displayed through the use of computer programs. A common characteristic of typical GUIs is the implicit design assumption of arranging display elements …