Type of Graphical User Interface-Vertical Ribbon
First Claim
1. A new type of graphical user interface-vertical ribbon is characterized by the design and implementation of the ribbon graphical user interface into a vertically oriented ribbon graphical user interface situated vertically on the left side and/or right side of the software application window between the caption bar at the top and the status bar at the bottom of the window. The said vertical ribbon graphical user interface is composed of one or two vertical ribbon bar inside which resides a plurality of stacked vertical ribbon tabs which contain a plurality of vertical ribbon panels arranged one by one vertically downwards which host a command group of ribbon command graphical interface elements each, a quick access toolbar and an application button.
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Abstract
A new type of graphical user interface-vertical ribbon relates to graphical user interface for computer software applications.
The present invention presents technical schemes for the design and implementation of ribbon graphical user interface as a vertically oriented ribbon graphical user interface situated vertically on the left and/or right side of the software application window in order to make full use of the horizontal space of computer display screens thus increasing the actual working space for word and/or image processing software. The vertical ribbon graphical user interface is composed of one or two vertical ribbon bar inside which resides a plurality of stacked vertical ribbon tabs which contain a plurality of vertical ribbon panels arranged one by one vertically downwards, a quick access toolbar and an application button. Each vertical ribbon panel hosts a command group of ribbon command graphical interface elements with similar or related functionalities. The vertical ribbon tabs can be designed and implemented as vertically scrollable vertical ribbon tabs to host more vertical ribbon panels.
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- 1. A new type of graphical user interface-vertical ribbon is characterized by the design and implementation of the ribbon graphical user interface into a vertically oriented ribbon graphical user interface situated vertically on the left side and/or right side of the software application window between the caption bar at the top and the status bar at the bottom of the window. The said vertical ribbon graphical user interface is composed of one or two vertical ribbon bar inside which resides a plurality of stacked vertical ribbon tabs which contain a plurality of vertical ribbon panels arranged one by one vertically downwards which host a command group of ribbon command graphical interface elements each, a quick access toolbar and an application button.
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