“Show me” user interface command with scroll tracking
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying a document on a display device, comprising:
- receiving a user input selecting a location in a document displayed in a display pane and requesting a show-me operation, wherein the selected location is located in a portion of the document that is visible within the pane and wherein the show-me operation is an operation that scrolls the document and during scrolling, displays a visual reference mark that tracks the movement in the pane of the selected location as the selected location scrolls toward a target location in the pane, thereby enabling the user to more easily find the selected location once the scrolling stops; and
, in response to the input, performing the show-me operation by performing the following operations without of user input;
displaying a visual reference mark at the selected location;
then smoothly scrolling the document and the reference mark in the pane toward the target location in the pane, at a rate that allows the user to follow the movement of the document and the reference mark in the pane, and stopping the scrolling when the selected location and the reference mark are at the target location in the pane; and
then removing the visual reference mark from the selected location.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for displaying a document on a display device. Methods include receiving a user input selecting a location in a document displayed in a display pane and requesting a show-me operation, and, in response to the input, displaying a visual reference mark indicating the selected location in the pane, then smoothly scrolling the document and the reference mark in the pane until the selected location is at a target location in the pane, and then removing the visual reference mark.
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying a document on a display device, comprising:
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receiving a user input selecting a location in a document displayed in a display pane and requesting a show-me operation, wherein the selected location is located in a portion of the document that is visible within the pane and wherein the show-me operation is an operation that scrolls the document and during scrolling, displays a visual reference mark that tracks the movement in the pane of the selected location as the selected location scrolls toward a target location in the pane, thereby enabling the user to more easily find the selected location once the scrolling stops; and
,in response to the input, performing the show-me operation by performing the following operations without of user input;
displaying a visual reference mark at the selected location;
then smoothly scrolling the document and the reference mark in the pane toward the target location in the pane, at a rate that allows the user to follow the movement of the document and the reference mark in the pane, and stopping the scrolling when the selected location and the reference mark are at the target location in the pane; and
then removing the visual reference mark from the selected location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 12)
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5. A computer program product, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, for displaying a document on a display device, comprising instruction operable to cause a programable processor to:
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receive a user input selecting a location in a document displayed in a display pane and requesting a show-me operation, wherein the selected location is located in a portion of the document that is visible within the pane and wherein the show-me operation is an operation that scrolls the document and during scrolling, displays a visual reference mark that tracks the movement in the pane of the selected location as the selected location scrolls toward a target location in the pane, thereby enabling the user to more easily find the selected location once the scrolling stops; and
,in response to the input, performing the show-me operation by performing the following operations without further user input;
displaying a visual reference mark at the selected location;
then smoothly scrolling the document and the reference mark in the pane toward the target location in the pane, at a rate that allows the user to follow the movement of the document and the reference mark in the pane, and stopping the scrolling when the selected location and the reference mark are at the target location in the pane; and
then removing the visual reference mark from the selected location. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 13)
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