SYSTEM FOR VIEWING INFORMATION UNDERLYING LISTS AND OTHER CONTEXTS
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1. A system for displaying a list of items and extended information associated with one or more items in the list of items, the system comprising:
- a graphical user interface configured to present one or more fields of each item in a list of items, and, for each item in said list of items, present an icon associated with said item;
a computer-readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions embodied therein, the computer readable instructions executable by a processor, the computer readable instructions comprising;
a text extension module configured to;
i) in response to a user selecting said icon associated with one of said items, provide extended information associated with said one of said items, said extended information presented in place of one or more previously presented fields of said one of said items; and
ii) in response to the user selecting said icon associated with said one of said items a second time, replace said extended information with said previously presented one or more fields.
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Abstract
A system is provided for viewing extended text information associated with a particular item in place. A user may invoke a text scrolling area in order to view extended text in place without obstructing the view of other screen items. Multiple scrolling areas may be created to view text associated with multiple items.
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1. A system for displaying a list of items and extended information associated with one or more items in the list of items, the system comprising:
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a graphical user interface configured to present one or more fields of each item in a list of items, and, for each item in said list of items, present an icon associated with said item; a computer-readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions embodied therein, the computer readable instructions executable by a processor, the computer readable instructions comprising; a text extension module configured to; i) in response to a user selecting said icon associated with one of said items, provide extended information associated with said one of said items, said extended information presented in place of one or more previously presented fields of said one of said items; and ii) in response to the user selecting said icon associated with said one of said items a second time, replace said extended information with said previously presented one or more fields. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for displaying a list of email messages and extended information associated with one or more email messages in the list of email messages, the system comprising:
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a graphical user interface configured to present one or more fields of each email message in a list of email messages, and for each email message in said list of email messages, present an icon associated with said email message; a computer-readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions embodied therein, the computer readable instructions executable by a processor, the computer readable instructions comprising; a text extension module configured to; i) in response to a user selecting said icon associated with one of said email messages, provide extended information associated with said one of said email messages, said extended information presented in place of one or more previously presented fields of said one of said email messages; and ii) in response to the user selecting said icon associated with said one of said email messages a second time, replace said extended information with said previously presented one or more fields, wherein the one or more fields of each email message in said list of email messages include name, subject, or date/time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A graphical user interface for displaying a list of items and extended information associated with one or more items in the list of items, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a list of items, each item in the list of items having one or more fields; and an icon associated with each item in said list of items, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to be operable, in response to a user selecting said icon associated with one of said items, to present extended information associated with said one of said items in place of one or more previously presented fields of said one of said items, and wherein the graphical user interface is further configured to be operable, in response to the user selecting said icon associated with said one of said items a second time, to present said previously presented one or more fields in place of the extended information associated with said one of said items. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A graphical user interface for displaying a list of email messages and extended information associated with one or more email messages in the list of email messages, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a list of email messages, each email message in the list of email messages having one or more fields; and an icon associated with each email message in said list of email messages, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to be operable, in response to a user selecting said icon associated with one of said email messages, to present extended information associated with said one of said email messages in place of one or more previously presented fields of said one of said email messages, and wherein the graphical user interface is further configured to be operable, in response to the user selecting said icon associated with said one of said email messages a second time, to present said previously presented one or more fields in place of said extended information associated with said one of said email messages, wherein the one or more fields of each email message in said list of email messages include name, subject, or date/time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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