DIGITAL IMAGE EDITING INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A keyboard, comprising a plurality of keys each mapped to a digital image editing operation encoded by at least one of a digital image editing application macro or script, said keys arranged so that (i) those of the keys that are mapped to digital image editing operations that are related to one another are located adjacent to one another, and (ii) the entire plurality of keys is distributed across the keyboard so as to be manipulable by a single, non-dominant hand of a user.
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Abstract
A digital image editing system includes a keyboard with keys each mapped to a digital image editing operation encoded by one or more digital image editing application macros and scripts. Keys that are mapped to digital image editing operations that are related to one another are located adjacent to one another. The keyboard is adapted for the use of a user'"'"'s non-dominant hand, allowing the user'"'"'s dominant hand to manipulate a cursor controlling device, such as a computer mouse, without switching back and forth between the keyboard and cursor controlling device. Macros and scripts have been developed to reduce the number of user commands, such as keystrokes and cursor events, required to perform a digital image editing operation.
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- 1. A keyboard, comprising a plurality of keys each mapped to a digital image editing operation encoded by at least one of a digital image editing application macro or script, said keys arranged so that (i) those of the keys that are mapped to digital image editing operations that are related to one another are located adjacent to one another, and (ii) the entire plurality of keys is distributed across the keyboard so as to be manipulable by a single, non-dominant hand of a user.
- 17. A system, comprising a computing device and a digital image editing keyboard interfaced with the computing device, wherein the keyboard includes a plurality of keys each mapped to a digital image editing operation encoded by at least one of a digital image editing application macro or script, said keys arranged so that (i) those of the keys that are mapped to digital image editing operations that are related to one another are located adjacent to one another, and (ii) the entire plurality of keys is distributed across the keyboard so as to be manipulable by a single, non-dominant hand of a user.
- 25. A system, comprising a multi-user computing device and a digital image editing keyboard interfaced with the multi-user computing device, wherein the keyboard includes a plurality of keys each mapped to a digital image editing operation encoded by at least one of a digital image editing application macro or script, said keys arranged so that (i) those of the keys that are mapped to digital image editing operations that are related to one another are located adjacent to one another, and (ii) the entire plurality of keys is distributed across the keyboard so as to be manipulable by a single, non-dominant hand of a user.
- 35. A digital image editing interface, comprising a plurality of human manipulable components each mapped to a digital image editing operation encoded by at least one of a digital image editing application macro or script, said human manipulable components arranged so that those of the human manipulable components that are mapped to digital image editing operations that are related to one another are located adjacent to one another.
- 44. A system, comprising a computing device and a digital image editing interface interfaced with the computing device, wherein the digital image editing interface includes a plurality of human manipulable components each mapped to a digital image editing operation encoded by at least one of a digital image editing application macro or script, said human manipulable components arranged so that those of the human manipulable components that are mapped to digital image editing operations that are related to one another are located adjacent to one another.
- 52. A system, comprising a multi-user computing device and a digital image editing interface interfaced with the multi-user computing device, wherein the digital image editing interface includes a plurality of human manipulable components each mapped to a digital image editing operation encoded by at least one of a digital image editing application macro or script, said human manipulable components arranged so that those of the human manipulable components that are mapped to digital image editing operations that are related to one another are located adjacent to one another.
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