User interface for managing the display of multiple display regions
First Claim
1. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium containing executable instructions which when executed by a system cause the system to perform a method comprising:
- displaying, in a first display mode, content of a plurality of windows on a desktop in an overlapping state in a first region while not displaying content of at least one minimized window, the plurality of windows and the at least one minimized window being controlled by at least one active application;
receiving a first command to enter a second display mode in which the content of the plurality of windows and the content of the at least one minimized window are simultaneously displayed in a non-overlapping state;
displaying, in the second display mode in response to the first command, the content of the plurality of windows in the non-overlapping state in the first region and the content of the at least one minimized window in the non-overlapping state in a second region, wherein the second region only displays content not displayed in the first display mode.
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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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11 Claims
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1. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium containing executable instructions which when executed by a system cause the system to perform a method comprising:
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displaying, in a first display mode, content of a plurality of windows on a desktop in an overlapping state in a first region while not displaying content of at least one minimized window, the plurality of windows and the at least one minimized window being controlled by at least one active application; receiving a first command to enter a second display mode in which the content of the plurality of windows and the content of the at least one minimized window are simultaneously displayed in a non-overlapping state; displaying, in the second display mode in response to the first command, the content of the plurality of windows in the non-overlapping state in the first region and the content of the at least one minimized window in the non-overlapping state in a second region, wherein the second region only displays content not displayed in the first display mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A machine implemented method comprising:
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displaying, in a first display mode, content of a plurality of windows on a desktop in an overlapping state in a first region while not displaying content of at least one minimized window, the plurality of windows and the at least one minimized window being controlled by at least one active application; receiving a first command to enter a second display mode in which the content of the plurality of windows and the content of the at least one minimized window are simultaneously displayed in a non-overlapping state; displaying, in the second display mode in response to the first command, the content of the plurality of windows in the non-overlapping state in the first region and the content of the at least one minimized window in the non-overlapping state in a second region, wherein the second region only displays content not displayed in the first display mode. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A data processing system comprising:
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means for displaying, in a first display mode, content of a plurality of windows on a desktop in an overlapping state in a first region while not displaying content of at least one minimized window, the plurality of windows and the at least one minimized window being controlled by at least one active application; means for receiving a first command to enter a second display mode in which the content of the plurality of windows and the content of the at least one minimized window are simultaneously displayed in a non-overlapping state; means for displaying, in the second display mode in response to the first command, the content of the plurality of windows in the non-overlapping state in the first region and the content of the at least one minimized window in the non-overlapping state in a second region, wherein the second region only displays content not displayed in the first display mode.
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