Defining a zone to perform an action in a dual-screen tablet

1. A computing device comprising:

a first display device;

a second display device;

one or more hinges coupling the first display device to the second display device, wherein the one or more hinges enable the first display device to be placed at an angle between 0 degrees and at least 180 degrees relative to the second display device;

one or more processors;

one or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

determining, based on the angle, that the first display device and the second display device are both viewable;

defining a zone on the first display device;

receiving selection input selecting an object being displayed on the first display device;

receiving directional input to move the object on the first display device;

determining that at least a portion of the object is within a boundary of the zone;

automatically displaying the object on the second display device of the computing device; and

automatically stopping displaying the object on the first display device of the computing device.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein:

an orientation of the computing device comprises one of a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

creating a second zone on the first display device;

receiving second selection input selecting a second object being displayed on the first display device;

receiving second directional input to move the second object on the first display device;

determining that at least a portion of the second object is within the second zone; and

causing the second object to be displayed spanning both the first display device and the second display device without maximizing a size of the second object.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

displaying a first portion of a second object within a second zone on the first display device;

displaying a second portion of the second object within a third zone on the second display device;

receiving second selection input selecting the second portion of the second object within the third zone on the second display device;

receiving second directional input to move the second object;

displaying the second object, outside the third zone, on the second display device; and

stopping displaying the second object on the first display device.

5. The computing device of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

creating a second zone on the first display device;

receiving second selection input selecting a second object being displayed on the first display device;

receiving second directional input to move the second object on the first display device;

determining that at least a portion of the second object is within the second zone; and

displaying the second object maximized and spanning both the first display device and the second display device.

6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein defining the zone on the first display device comprises:

creating the zone to have a pre-specified length and a pre-specified width; and

positioning the zone at a pre-specified location on the first display device.

7. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that are executable by one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

determining that a computing device comprising a first display device coupled to a second display device by one or more hinges has an orientation in which the first display device and the second display device of the computing device are both viewable, wherein the one or more hinges enable the first display device to be placed at an angle between 0 degrees and at least 180 degrees relative to the second display device;

defining a zone on the first display device;

receiving selection input selecting an object being displayed on the first display device;

receiving directional input to move the object on the first display device;

determining that at least a portion of the object is within a boundary of the zone;

automatically displaying the object on the second display device of the computing device; and

automatically stopping displaying the object on the first display device of the computing device.

8. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , wherein the orientation comprises one of a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation.

9. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , the operations further comprising:

creating a second zone on the first display device;

receiving second selection input selecting a second object being displayed on the first display device;

receiving second directional input to move the second object on the first display device;

determining that at least a portion of the second object is within the second zone; and

causing the second object to be displayed spanning both the first display device and the second display device without maximizing a size of the second object.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , the operations further comprising:

displaying a first portion of a second object within a second zone on the first display device; and

displaying a second portion of the second object within a third zone on the second display device;

receiving second selection input selecting the second portion of the second object within the third zone on the second display device;

receiving second directional input to move the second object;

displaying the second object, outside the third zone, on the second display device; and

stopping displaying the second object on the first display device.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , the operations further comprising:

creating a second zone on the first display device;

receiving second selection input selecting a second object being displayed on the first display device;

receiving second directional input to move the second object on the first display device;

determining that at least a portion of the second object is within the second zone; and

displaying the second object maximized and spanning both the first display device and the second display device.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , the operations further comprising:

determining that a location of the object is within a predetermined distance from a boundary of the zone; and

displaying for a predetermined period of time, a message indicating an action associated with the zone.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , wherein defining the zone on the first display device comprises:

receiving user input comprising a length of the zone, a width of the zone, and a location of the zone;

creating the zone to have the length and the width; and

positioning the zone at the location on the first display device.

14. A method comprising:

determining, by a computing device comprising a first display device coupled to a second display device by one or more hinges, that the computing device has an orientation in which both the first display device and the second display device are viewable, wherein the one or more hinges enable the first display device to be placed at an angle between 0 degrees and at least 180 degrees relative to the second display device;

defining, by the computing device, a zone on the first display device;

receiving, by the computing device, selection input selecting an object being displayed on the first display device;

receiving, by the computing device, directional input to move the object on the first display device;

determining, by the computing device, that at least a portion of the object is within a boundary of the zone;

automatically displaying the object on the second display device of the computing device; and

automatically stopping displaying the object on the first display device of the computing device.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the orientation comprises one of a horizontal orientation or a vertical orientation.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

creating a second zone on the first display device;

receiving second selection input selecting a second object being displayed on the first display device;

receiving second directional input to move the second object on the first display device;

determining that at least a portion of the second object is within the second zone; and

causing the second object to be displayed spanning both the first display device and the second display device without maximizing a size of the second object.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

displaying a first portion of a second object within a second zone on the first display device;

displaying a second portion of the second object within a third zone on the second display device;

receiving second selection input selecting the second portion of the second object within the third zone on the second display device;

receiving second directional input to move the second object;

displaying the second object, outside the third zone, on the second display device; and

stopping displaying the second object on the first display device.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

creating a second zone on the first display device;

receiving second selection input selecting a second object being displayed on the first display device;

receiving second directional input to move the second object on the first display device;

determining that at least a portion of the second object is within the second zone; and

displaying the second object maximized and spanning both the first display device and the second display device.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, that a location of the object is within a predetermined distance from a boundary of the zone; and

displaying, by the computing device, for a predetermined period of time, a message indicating an action associated with the zone.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein defining the zone on the first display device comprises:

creating the zone to have a pre-specified length and a pre-specified width; and

positioning the zone at a pre-specified location on the first display device.