Segmented scroll bar
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1. A method, comprising:
- displaying electronic content as part of a graphical user interface; and
displaying a scroll bar having a dynamically compressible trough as part of the graphical user interface, the trough comprising at least two segments delimited by a segment division indicator, the at least two segments corresponding to respective portions of the electronic content, and the at least two segments including quantitative indicators of respective locations within the electronic content; and
displaying the quantitative indicators based on a number of portions of the electronic content represented by each segment of the at least two segments, wherein the number of portions is determined based on a ceiling function of a minimum number of pixels needed per segment divided by a number of pixels available per segment when the number of pixels available per segment is less than the minimum number of pixels needed per segment.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive a first command to display a selected portion of an electronic document, wherein the selected portion is indicated by a visible indicator in a selected segment of a segmented scroll bar having a dynamically compressible trough. Further activities may include sending a second command to display a document page having a page number corresponding to the visible indicator, wherein the trough comprises segments corresponding to the pages of the document. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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displaying electronic content as part of a graphical user interface; and displaying a scroll bar having a dynamically compressible trough as part of the graphical user interface, the trough comprising at least two segments delimited by a segment division indicator, the at least two segments corresponding to respective portions of the electronic content, and the at least two segments including quantitative indicators of respective locations within the electronic content; and displaying the quantitative indicators based on a number of portions of the electronic content represented by each segment of the at least two segments, wherein the number of portions is determined based on a ceiling function of a minimum number of pixels needed per segment divided by a number of pixels available per segment when the number of pixels available per segment is less than the minimum number of pixels needed per segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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displaying at least two segments of a dynamically compressible trough on a scroll bar; displaying a quantitative indicator on a segment of the at last two segments based on a number of portions of the electronic content represented by each segment of the at least two segments, wherein the number of portions is determined based on a ceiling function of a minimum number of pixels needed per segment divided by a number of pixels available per segment when the number of pixels available per segment is less than the minimum number of pixels needed per segment; receiving a first command to display at least part of a selected one of several portions of the electronic document, the selected one being indicated by the quantitative indicator; and sending a second command to display at least a part of a document page having a page number corresponding to the quantitative indicator. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display; a rendering module to display electronic content on the display as part of a graphical user interface; and a storage element to store instructions, which when executed, cause the rendering module to display a scroll bar having a dynamically compressible trough as part of the graphical user interface, the trough comprising at least two segments corresponding to portions of the electronic content, and the at least two segments including quantitative indicators of locations within the electronic content, the quantitative indicators based on a number of portions of the electronic content represented by each segment of the at least two segments, wherein the number of portions is determined based on a ceiling function of a minimum number of pixels needed per segment divided by a number of pixels available per segment when the number of pixels available per segment is less than the minimum number of pixels needed per segment. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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