Systems and methods for navigation of a graphical user environment
First Claim
1. A method for navigating a graphical user interface comprising invoking a list comprising previously accessed items associated with a development environment for developing software applications.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for navigating a graphical user interface, or GUI. A list may be invoked by a keyboard shortcut within an integrated development environment, or IDE, for software development wherein there are a number of items such as open files and development tools between which a user must navigate. The list appears in a navigation dialog that comprises the items such as open files, tool windows sorted in a most recently used, or MRU, order, and navigation of abstract views into the data. The list may be invoked by the user from the keyboard by pressing the “Ctrl-Tab” keys, for example, and holding down the “Ctrl” key. Once invoked, the user may navigate the list to select an item to open by using the arrow keys for, example, on the keyboard or pressing the “Tab” key again, for example, while holding down the key used to initially invoke the navigation dialog. Once the user selects the desired item, the navigation dialog may be dismissed by releasing the key used to invoke it.
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50 Claims
- 1. A method for navigating a graphical user interface comprising invoking a list comprising previously accessed items associated with a development environment for developing software applications.
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15. A method for navigating a graphical user interface comprising:
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pressing and holding down a first key on a keyboard while in a graphical user environment of a particular software application; and
pressing a second key on the keyboard at least once while holding down the first key, thereby invoking a list to appear within the software application comprising different types of items that were opened previously with the software application. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 23. A computer readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions for navigating a graphical user interface, said computer-executable instructions performing the method of invoking a list to appear comprising previously opened items associated with a development environment for developing software applications.
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32. A computer readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-executable instructions for navigating a graphical user interface, said computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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first determining that a user of a software application having a user interface pressed and held down a first key on a keyboard;
second determining that the user pressed a second key on the keyboard at least once while holding down the first key; and
invoking a list within the software application in response to said second determining, said list comprising different types of items that were opened previously with the software application. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A user interface component for navigating a graphical user interface, comprising:
a list component for instantiating the display of a list comprising elements that refer to previously opened items associated with a development environment for developing software. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A computer readable medium comprising computer executable modules having computer executable instructions for navigating a graphical user interface, the modules comprising:
means for invoking a list comprising previously opened items associated with a development environment for developing software applications. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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