USER INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE DISPLAY REGIONS
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Abstract
User interfaces for multiple display regions are described. One embodiment provides an array of non-overlapping windows that are created from a set of overlapping windows, and a user can select one of the non-overlapping windows to obtain an enlarged view of that selected window while keeping the other windows in their non-overlapping state. In one embodiment, the array of non-overlapping windows can include minimized windows or windows in other virtual desktops (e.g. windows in other “Spaces”) or both. In one embodiment, only windows of a selected application are shown in non-overlapping mode while opened windows of other applications are not shown.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method comprising:
at an electronic device with a display and one or more input devices; concurrently displaying, on the display; a plurality of windows displayed in an overlapping arrangement that includes a first application window for a respective application and a second application window for the respective application; an application icon region that includes icons for a plurality of different applications, including a respective application icon for the respective application; detecting a first input, via the one or more input devices, that corresponds to a request to drag a user interface object to a location of the respective application icon for the respective application; and in response to detecting the first input, moving the user interface object to the location of the respective application icon and displaying representations of the first window and the second window in a non-overlapping arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory machine readable medium including instructions to, when executed by an electronic device with a display and one or more input devices, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:
concurrently displaying, on the display; a plurality of windows displayed in an overlapping arrangement that includes a first application window for a respective application and a second application window for the respective application; an application icon region that includes icons for a plurality of different applications, including a respective application icon for the respective application; detecting a first input, via the one or more input devices, that corresponds to a request to drag a user interface object to a location of the respective application icon for the respective application; and in response to detecting the first input, moving the user interface object to the location of the respective application icon and displaying representations of the first window and the second window in a non-overlapping arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device comprising:
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one or more input devices; a display to; concurrently display; a plurality of windows displayed in an overlapping arrangement that includes a first application window for a respective application and a second application window for the respective application; an application icon region that includes icons for a plurality of different applications, including a respective application icon for the respective application; a processor to; detect a first input, via the one or more input devices, that corresponds to a request to drag a user interface object to a location of the respective application icon for the respective application; and in response to detecting the first input, moving the user interface object to the location of the respective application icon and displaying representations of the first window and the second window in a non-overlapping arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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