Method of sorting elements in a list of a graphical user interface
First Claim
1. Method of rearranging items in a first list of a graphical user interface, comprising the steps of a) displaying at least a part of said first list;
- b) selecting items out of said first list and pasting said selected items into a second list in a defined order;
c) selecting a position in said first list, where said second list is to be inserted; and
d) inserting said items from said second list into said first list in their order in said second list, starting with a first item of said second list at said selected position of said first list.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a simplified and more user-friendly way for sorting entries in a list of a graphical user interface. This is achieved by a method which comprises the steps of displaying at least a part of the list (S11), selecting items out of the list and pasting the selected items into a second list in a defined order (S12), selecting a position in the first list, where the second list is to be inserted (S13), and inserting the items from the second list into the first list in their order in the second list, starting with the first item of the second list at the user-selected position of the first list (S14).
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37 Claims
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1. Method of rearranging items in a first list of a graphical user interface, comprising the steps of
a) displaying at least a part of said first list; -
b) selecting items out of said first list and pasting said selected items into a second list in a defined order;
c) selecting a position in said first list, where said second list is to be inserted; and
d) inserting said items from said second list into said first list in their order in said second list, starting with a first item of said second list at said selected position of said first list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus being configured to provide a graphical user interface comprising at least a first list containing a plurality of items, further comprising
means for displaying at least a part of said first list; means for pasting items, selected by a user out of said first list, into a second list in a defined order, and for inserting said items from said second list into said first list in their order in said second list, starting with a first item of said second list at a position of said first list selected by said user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 37)
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23. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to carry out a method of rearranging items in a first list of a graphical user interface, comprising the steps of
a) displaying at least a part of said first list; -
b) selecting items out of said first list and pasting said selected items into a second list in a defined order;
c) selecting a position in said first list, where said second list is to be inserted; and
d) inserting said items from said second list into said first list in their order in said second list, starting with a first item of said second list at said selected position of said first list. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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