Gallery User Interface Controls
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user interface for editing document objects, the method comprising:
- displaying a first user interface portion for displaying at least one document object;
displaying a second user interface portion for editing the at least one document object, wherein displaying the second user interface portion comprises;
providing at least one formatting control configured to;
enable a user to define at least one formatting property to be associated with the at least one formatting control, andapply the at least one formatting property to the at least one document object,providing an expansion control configured to expand the second user interface portion;
receiving a selection of the expansion control; and
expanding, in response to the received selection of the expansion control, the second user interface portion, the expanded second user interface portion comprising a plurality of additional formatting controls.
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Abstract
A computing system for providing a user interface control to modify properties of items within a main application window. The computing system has a main application window, a gallery control window, a control object selection processing module, and a control object focus processing module. The main application window contains one or more application items, each application item having one or more control properties affecting a behavior of the application item. The gallery control window contains a list of one or more control objects for modifying control properties of the application items located within the main application window. Each of the control objects in the list of control objects includes a graphical icon having a selection portion and a properties portion and one or more control properties that affect one or more items within the main application window.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a user interface for editing document objects, the method comprising:
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displaying a first user interface portion for displaying at least one document object; displaying a second user interface portion for editing the at least one document object, wherein displaying the second user interface portion comprises; providing at least one formatting control configured to; enable a user to define at least one formatting property to be associated with the at least one formatting control, and apply the at least one formatting property to the at least one document object, providing an expansion control configured to expand the second user interface portion; receiving a selection of the expansion control; and expanding, in response to the received selection of the expansion control, the second user interface portion, the expanded second user interface portion comprising a plurality of additional formatting controls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable medium having a set of instructions which, when executed, perform a method for providing a user interface for editing application items, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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providing a first user interface portion for displaying at least one application item; providing a second user interface portion for editing the at least one application item, wherein providing the second user interface portion comprises; displaying at least one formatting control having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being configured to enable a user to define at least one formatting property to be associated with the at least one formatting control and the second portion being configured to apply the at least one formatting property to the at least one application item, displaying an expansion control configured to expand the second user interface portion; receiving a selection of the expansion control; and expanding, in response to the received selection of the expansion control, the second user interface portion, the expanded second user interface portion comprising a plurality of additional formatting controls. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing a user interface for editing application items, the system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, the processing unit being configured to execute instructions for providing; an application window including an application item, a gallery control window including a plurality of control objects, each control object including a graphical icon having a selection portion, a properties portion, and at least one control property, the graphical icon being designed to provide a visual depiction associated with the at least one control property being implemented by the control object, wherein providing the visual depiction comprises previewing the at least one control property by at least one of the following;
a formatted text, a thumbnail image, a video, and multimedia data,a control object selection processing module for modifying a behavior of the application item based on the at least one control property of a selected control object upon receiving a user selection of the selection portion of the selected control object, and a control object processing module for modifying the at least one control property of the selected control object upon receiving a user selection of the properties portion of the selected control object. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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