Presentation of messages in multi-sectioned views
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- generating first instructions for;
(A) presenting, on a computing device, a first view of an inbox that lists multiple electronic messages in a single section and for presenting a control, concurrently with the first view of the inbox, that indicates one or more alternate views available for the inbox, whereina first alternative view in the one or more alternate views separates the multiple electronic messages listed within the single section of the first view of the inbox into two or more concurrently displayed sub-sections based on a message sorting type having one or more criteria for that alternative view,at least one criterion in the one or more criteria categorizes each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages into one of a plurality of partitions based on a first property of the respective electronic messages, wherein electronic messages in each respective partition in the plurality of partitions are arranged into a corresponding sub-section in the two or more concurrently displayed sub-sections, anda first icon is displayed for each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages satisfying a second property, and a second icon is displayed for each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages not satisfying the second property, the first property being other than the second property; and
(B) maintaining the first alternate view of the inbox in accordance with a predefined time requirement by automatically hiding the control from display to a user; and
providing the first instructions to the computing device.
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The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a computer-implemented method including generating first instructions for presenting, on a computing device, a first view of an inbox that lists multiple electronic messages and for presenting a control, concurrently with the first view of the inbox, that indicates one or more alternate views available for the inbox. Each of the alternate views separate the electronic messages within the inbox into two or more concurrently displayed sections. The method further includes providing the first instructions to the computing device.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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generating first instructions for; (A) presenting, on a computing device, a first view of an inbox that lists multiple electronic messages in a single section and for presenting a control, concurrently with the first view of the inbox, that indicates one or more alternate views available for the inbox, wherein a first alternative view in the one or more alternate views separates the multiple electronic messages listed within the single section of the first view of the inbox into two or more concurrently displayed sub-sections based on a message sorting type having one or more criteria for that alternative view, at least one criterion in the one or more criteria categorizes each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages into one of a plurality of partitions based on a first property of the respective electronic messages, wherein electronic messages in each respective partition in the plurality of partitions are arranged into a corresponding sub-section in the two or more concurrently displayed sub-sections, and a first icon is displayed for each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages satisfying a second property, and a second icon is displayed for each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages not satisfying the second property, the first property being other than the second property; and (B) maintaining the first alternate view of the inbox in accordance with a predefined time requirement by automatically hiding the control from display to a user; and providing the first instructions to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21)
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8. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed cause a computer to perform operations comprising:
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(A) presenting, on a computing device, a first view of an inbox that lists multiple electronic messages in a single section; and
presenting, concurrently with the first view of the inbox, a control that indicates one or more alternate views are available for the inbox, whereina first alternative view in the one or more alternate views separates the multiple electronic messages listed within the single section of the first view of the inbox into two or more concurrently displayed sub-sections based on a message sorting type having one or more criteria for the alternative view, at least one criterion in the one or more criteria categorizes each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages into one of a plurality of partitions based on a first property of the respective electronic messages, wherein electronic messages in each respective partition in the plurality of partitions are arranged into a corresponding sub-section in the two or more concurrently displayed sub-sections, and a first icon is displayed for each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages satisfying a second property, and a second icon is displayed for each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages not satisfying the second property, the first property being other than the second property (B) maintaining the first alternate view of the inbox in accordance with a predefined time requirement by automatically hiding the control from display to a user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented system comprising:
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a computer-readable medium that stores multiple electronic messages for an inbox; an interface for receiving, from a computing device, a request for a first view of the inbox; one or more processors that generate, in response to receiving the request, first instructions, which when processed by the computing device, (A) present the first view of the inbox that lists multiple electronic messages in a single section and present a control, concurrently with the first view of the inbox, that indicates one or more alternate views available for the inbox, wherein a first alternative view in the one or more alternate views separates the multiple electronic messages listed within the single section of the first view of the inbox into two or more concurrently displayed sub-sections based on a message sorting type having one or more criteria for that alternative view; at least one criterion in the one or more criteria categorizes each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages into one of a plurality of partitions based on a first property of the respective electronic messages, wherein electronic messages in each respective partition in the plurality of partitions are arranged into a corresponding sub-section in the two or more concurrently displayed sub-sections, and a first icon is displayed for each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages satisfying a second property, and a second icon is displayed for each respective electronic message in the multiple electronic messages not satisfying the second property, the first property being other than the second property; and (B) maintain the first alternate view of the inbox in accordance with a predefined time requirement by automatically hiding the control from display to a user; and wherein the one or more processors provide the first instructions to the computing device through the interface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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