Email user interface
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1. A computer-implemented method of presenting an email user interface comprising:
- receiving a reply or forward command for a selected email message; and
displaying a composition window in response to the command, wherein the displaying includes a sequence of at least three images to create the illusion of the composition window popping out of the selected email message;
wherein the sequence of at least three images includes;
an initial image that is a copy of the selected email message, a final image of the composition window including an editable body, and at least one image between the initial image and the final image that has characteristics of both the initial and final images;
wherein elements of the selected email message appear in the initial image but not in the final image, elements of the composition window appear in the final image but not in the initial image, and elements of the email user interface behind the composition window are dimmed and not selectable.
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Abstract
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive a reply or forward command for a selected email message in an email user interface and display a composition window in response to the command, wherein the displaying includes a sequence of images to create the illusion of the composition window popping out of the selected email message, the sequence of images including an initial image that is a copy of the selected email message, a final image of the composition window including an editable body, and at least one image between the initial image and the final image that has characteristics of both the initial and final images.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of presenting an email user interface comprising:
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receiving a reply or forward command for a selected email message; and displaying a composition window in response to the command, wherein the displaying includes a sequence of at least three images to create the illusion of the composition window popping out of the selected email message; wherein the sequence of at least three images includes;
an initial image that is a copy of the selected email message, a final image of the composition window including an editable body, and at least one image between the initial image and the final image that has characteristics of both the initial and final images;wherein elements of the selected email message appear in the initial image but not in the final image, elements of the composition window appear in the final image but not in the initial image, and elements of the email user interface behind the composition window are dimmed and not selectable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus to present an email user interface, the apparatus comprising:
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a processing device, wherein the processing device executes instructions that cause the processing device to receive a reply or forward command for a selected email message; display a composition window in response to the command, wherein the displaying includes a sequence of at least three images to create the illusion of the composition window popping out of the selected email message; wherein the sequence of at least three images includes;
an initial image that is a copy of the selected email message, a final image of the composition window including an editable body, and at least one image between the initial image and the final image that has characteristics of both the initial and final images;wherein elements of the selected email message appear in the initial image but not in the final image, elements of the composition window appear in the final image but not in the initial image, and elements of the email user interface behind the composition window are dimmed and not selectable. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processing device to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a reply or forward command for a selected email message; displaying a composition window in response to the command, wherein the displaying includes a sequence of at least three images to create the illusion of the composition window popping out of the selected email message; wherein the sequence of at least three images includes;
an initial image that is a copy of the selected email message, a final image of the composition window including an editable body, and at least one image between the initial image and the final image that has characteristics of both the initial and final images;wherein elements of the selected email message appear in the initial image but not in the final image, elements of the composition window appear in the final image but not in the initial image, and elements of the email user interface behind the composition window are dimmed and not selectable. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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