WORKSPACE MANAGEMENT TOOL
First Claim
13. A computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a set of operations comprising:
- presenting, on a display device of the computing system, a workspace overview graphical user interface (GUI) having a first area and a second area, the first area comprising visual indicators of favorite applications of a user, and the second area comprising a plurality of regions, each region representing a different work space;
receiving, via the workspace overview GUI, a user request to open a new window for one of the favorite applications in a first work space;
adding, by the computing system, the new window to the first work space; and
presenting, on the display device, the new window in a reduced form in a region representing the first work space without overlapping other open windows of the first work space.
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Abstract
A method for providing a workspace management tool includes presenting a workspace overview graphical user interface (GUI) having a first area and a second area. The first area includes visual indicators of favorite applications of a user, and the second area includes multiple regions, each region representing a different work space. The method further includes receiving, via the workspace overview GUI, a user request to open a new window for one of the favorite applications in a first work space, adding the new window to the first work space, and presenting the new window in a reduced form in a region representing the first work space without overlapping other open windows of the first work space.
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21 Claims
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13. A computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a set of operations comprising:
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presenting, on a display device of the computing system, a workspace overview graphical user interface (GUI) having a first area and a second area, the first area comprising visual indicators of favorite applications of a user, and the second area comprising a plurality of regions, each region representing a different work space;
receiving, via the workspace overview GUI, a user request to open a new window for one of the favorite applications in a first work space;adding, by the computing system, the new window to the first work space; and presenting, on the display device, the new window in a reduced form in a region representing the first work space without overlapping other open windows of the first work space. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computing system comprising:
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a memory; a display device coupled to the memory; at least one processor coupled to the memory; and an operating system executed by the at least one processor to; present, on the display device, a workspace overview graphical user interface (GUI) having a first area and a second area, the first area comprising visual indicators of favorite applications of a user, and the second area comprising a plurality of regions, each region representing a different work space; receive, via the workspace overview GUI, a user request to open a new window for one of the favorite applications in a first work space; add the new window to the first work space; and presenting, on the display device, the new window in a reduced form in a region representing the first work space without overlapping other open windows of the first work space. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21)
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