MULTI-MODE DIGITAL GRAPHICS AUTHORING
First Claim
1. A computing device, comprising:
- a multi-touch display;
a processor; and
memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to;
detect an initial touch of a physical object on the display;
in response, display on the display a workspace border defining a bounded workspace associated with the physical object, the bounded workspace defining a bounded area of the display;
display on the display a contextual menu associated with the bounded workspace;
receive a touch input requesting an application setting selected from the contextual menu to be applied within the workspace border;
detect a subsequent touch within the workspace border and, in response, apply the application setting to the subsequent touch detected within the workspace border; and
detect a subsequent touch outside of the workspace border and, in response, not to apply the application setting to the subsequent touch detected outside of the workspace border.
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Abstract
Various embodiments related to the presentation of a multi-mode digital graphics authoring program are disclosed herein. One embodiment provides a computing device comprising a multi-touch display, a processor and memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to detect an initial touch of a physical object on the display, to display a workspace border defining a bounded workspace, to display a contextual menu associated with the bounded workspace, and to receive a touch input requesting an application setting selected from the contextual menu to be applied within the workspace border. The instructions are further executable to detect a subsequent touch within the workspace border, and, in response, to apply the application setting to the subsequent touch detected within the workspace border, to detect a subsequent touch outside of the workspace border, and, in response, not to apply the application setting to the subsequent touch detected outside of the workspace border.
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20 Claims
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1. A computing device, comprising:
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a multi-touch display; a processor; and memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to; detect an initial touch of a physical object on the display; in response, display on the display a workspace border defining a bounded workspace associated with the physical object, the bounded workspace defining a bounded area of the display; display on the display a contextual menu associated with the bounded workspace; receive a touch input requesting an application setting selected from the contextual menu to be applied within the workspace border; detect a subsequent touch within the workspace border and, in response, apply the application setting to the subsequent touch detected within the workspace border; and detect a subsequent touch outside of the workspace border and, in response, not to apply the application setting to the subsequent touch detected outside of the workspace border. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a multi-mode digital graphics authoring program on a computing device comprising a multi-touch display, the method comprising:
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detecting an initial touch of a first physical object on the display; in response, displaying on the display a first workspace border defining a first bounded workspace associated with the first physical object, the first bounded workspace defining a bounded area of the display; displaying on the display a first contextual menu associated with the first bounded workspace; receiving a touch input requesting an application setting selected from the first contextual menu to be applied within the first workspace border; detecting a subsequent touch on the display; determining if the subsequent touch is detected at a location outside of the first workspace border; if the subsequent touch is detected at a location outside of the first workspace border, then, in response to detecting the subsequent touch on the display, displaying on the display a second workspace border defining a second bounded workspace associated with the subsequent touch; and if the subsequent touch is detected at a location within the first workspace border, applying the application setting to the subsequent touch. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computing device comprising a multi-touch display to perform a method of operating a multi-mode digital graphics authoring program, the method comprising:
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detecting an initial touch of a first physical object on the display; in response, displaying on the display a first workspace border defining a first bounded workspace associated with the first physical object, the first bounded workspace defining a bounded area of the display; displaying on the display a first contextual menu associated with the first bounded workspace; receiving a touch input requesting an application setting selected from the first contextual menu to be applied within the first workspace border; detecting a change in a location of the initial touch of the first physical object on the display; adjusting a location of the first workspace border in response to detecting the change in the location of the initial touch of the first physical object; detecting a subsequent touch on the display; determining if the subsequent touch is detected at a location outside of the first workspace border; if the subsequent touch is detected at a location outside of the first workspace border, then, in response to detecting the subsequent touch on the display, displaying on the display a second workspace border defining a second bounded workspace associated with the subsequent touch; and if the subsequent touch is detected at a location within the first workspace border, applying the application setting to the subsequent touch. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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