Providing Discussion Thread Context for Posts Displayed in a Flat List
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1. A method of providing context information in a discussion forum comprising:
- presenting a flat view comprising a plurality of posts of a discussion thread;
providing a control proximate to at least one of the plurality of posts, wherein each control is associated with the post proximate to that control; and
responsive to activation of a control associated with a selected post, presenting hierarchy information relating to the discussion thread concurrently with the flat view, wherein context of the flat view is maintained.
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Abstract
A method of providing contextual information in a discussion forum can include presenting a flat view of a plurality of posts of a discussion thread and providing a control proximate to at least one of the plurality of posts, wherein each control is associated with the post proximate to that control. Responsive to activation of a control associated with a selected post, presenting hierarchy information relating to the discussion thread concurrently with the flat view. A context for the flat view can be maintained.
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1. A method of providing context information in a discussion forum comprising:
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presenting a flat view comprising a plurality of posts of a discussion thread; providing a control proximate to at least one of the plurality of posts, wherein each control is associated with the post proximate to that control; and responsive to activation of a control associated with a selected post, presenting hierarchy information relating to the discussion thread concurrently with the flat view, wherein context of the flat view is maintained. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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11. A method of providing context information in a discussion forum comprising:
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presenting a list of posts of a discussion thread, wherein the posts are organized according to a parameter unrelated to discussion thread hierarchy; providing a control proximate to at least one of the posts, wherein each control is associated with the post proximate to that control; and responsive to selection of a control associated with a selected post, displaying within a distinct view, concurrently with the list of posts, hierarchy information comprising indicators for the selected post and at least one other post that belongs to the same discussion thread as the selected post.
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15. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections for providing context information in a discussion forum, the machine readable storage comprising:
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code for presenting a flat view comprising a plurality of posts of a discussion thread; code for providing a control proximate to at least one of the plurality of posts, wherein each control is associated with the post proximate to that control; and code for, responsive to activation of a control associated with a selected post, presenting hierarchy information relating to the discussion thread concurrently with the flat view, wherein context of the flat view is maintained. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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