RADIAL MENUS
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide several novel techniques for manipulating radial menus in graphical user interfaces of an application. In some embodiments, radial menus include multiple selectable items arranged about an internal location (e.g., a center of the radial menu). The novel radial menu techniques of some embodiments include (i) non-uniform spacing of menu items, (ii) the use of shading or highlighting within a region associated with an item to indicate the present selectability of the item, and (iii) the use of radial gestures for opening sub-menus and the subsequent display of the sub-menu.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method comprising:
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displaying a selectable icon representing a radial menu; receiving a first user input to select the selectable icon; displaying, in response to the first user input, the radial menu as a plurality of selectable menu items arranged radially about a center location, wherein the center location comprises a position of the selectable icon on a display screen, and further wherein the selectable icon is selectable to close the radial menu; receiving a second user input to select one of the plurality of selectable menu items; and displaying, in response to the second user input, a radial sub-menu as a set of selectable sub-menu items arranged radially about a second location. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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16. A computer readable medium storing a computer program which when executed by at least one processor presents a radial menu, the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
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displaying a selectable icon representing the radial menu; receiving a first user input to select the selectable icon; displaying, in response to the first user input, the radial menu as a plurality of selectable menu items arranged radially about a center location, wherein the center location comprises a position of the selectable icon on a display screen, and further wherein the selectable icon is selectable to close the radial menu; receiving a second user input to select one of the plurality of selectable menu items; displaying, in response to the second user input, a radial sub-menu as a set of selectable sub-menu items arranged radially about the center location; and removing the selectable icon from the display screen and displaying a menu cancellation button at the center location, wherein the menu cancellation button is selectable to close the radial sub-menu. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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