Method for viewing information underlying lists and other contexts
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1. A method for displaying information about an item in a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
- presenting one or more fields of an item via the graphical user interface;
presenting an icon associated with the item; and
in response to a user selecting said icon, presenting extended information associated with said item, said extended information presented in place of one or more previously presented fields of said item,wherein said item is part of a list of items and wherein the method further comprises;
presenting one or more fields of each item in said list of items;
presenting, for each item in said list of items, an icon associated with said item;
in response to the user selecting said icon associated with one of said items, presenting extended information associated with said one of said items, said extended information presented in place of one or more previously presented fields of said one of said items; and
in response to the user selecting said icon associated with said one of said items a second time, replacing said extended information with said previously presented one or more fields.
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Abstract
A method is provided for viewing extended text information associated with a particular item in place. A user may invoke a text scrolling area in order to view extended text in place without obstructing the view of other screen items. Multiple scrolling areas may be created to view text associated with multiple items.
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1. A method for displaying information about an item in a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
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presenting one or more fields of an item via the graphical user interface; presenting an icon associated with the item; and in response to a user selecting said icon, presenting extended information associated with said item, said extended information presented in place of one or more previously presented fields of said item, wherein said item is part of a list of items and wherein the method further comprises; presenting one or more fields of each item in said list of items; presenting, for each item in said list of items, an icon associated with said item; in response to the user selecting said icon associated with one of said items, presenting extended information associated with said one of said items, said extended information presented in place of one or more previously presented fields of said one of said items; and in response to the user selecting said icon associated with said one of said items a second time, replacing said extended information with said previously presented one or more fields. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8)
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4. A method for displaying information about an email message in a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
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presenting one or more fields of an email message via the graphical user interface; presenting an icon associated with the email message; in response to a user selecting said icon, presenting extended information associated with said email message, said extended information presented in place of one or more previously presented fields of said email message; and in response to the user selecting said icon associated with said email message a second time, replacing said extended information with said previously presented one or more fields of the email message, wherein the one or more fields of the email message include name, subject, or date/time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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5. A method for displaying information about an email message in a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
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presenting one or more fields of an email message via the graphical user interface; presenting an icon associated with the email message; and in response to a user selecting said icon, presenting extended information associated with said email message, said extended information presented in place of one or more previously presented fields of said email message, wherein said email message is part of a list of email messages and wherein the method further comprises; presenting one or more fields of each email message in said list of email messages; presenting, for each email message in said list of email messages, an icon associated with said email message; in response to the user selecting said icon associated with one of said email messages, presenting extended information associated with said one of said email messages, said extended information presented in place of one or more previously presented fields of said one of said email messages; and in response to the user selecting said icon associated with said one of said email messages a second time, replacing said extended information with said previously presented one or more fields of said email messages, further wherein the one or more fields of each email message in said list of email messages include name, subject, or date/time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 11)
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