Content attribute control interface including incremental, direct entry, and scrollable controls

• US 9,355,073 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2013
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Shaw, Han-Yi, Ussher, Allen, Schreiber, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Payer, Paul F
• Application Number:
  US13/920,763
• Publication Number:
  US 20140372949A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,078 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191

Abstract

Embodiments provide content attribute adjustment controls that enable the use of a variety of input types when adjusting content attributes such as font sizes, but the embodiments are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computer-based method uses a font size control interface that is configured to accept a variety of input types to adjust font sizes. A handheld device of an embodiment includes at least one application that uses a font size control interface configured with first and second incremental controls, a direct entry control, and/or a scrollable control. Computer storage of an embodiment includes executable instructions that operate to display a font size control interface that accepts inputs via one or more of first and second incremental controls, a direct entry control, and/or a scrollable control. Other embodiments are included.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an actuation of a font size control trigger displayed in a ribbon-shaped interface having a set of controls corresponding to a selected tab, wherein the font size control trigger comprises a font size indicator indicating a present font setting;

displaying a font size control interface in response to the actuation of a font size control trigger, wherein the font size control interface is displayed as a popover extending from the ribbon-shaped interface and includes a concurrent display of;

a first incremental control that operates to incrementally increase a font size,

a second incremental control that operates to incrementally decrease the font size,

a direct entry control configured to receive an entered font value, and

a scrollable control configured to receive scrolling inputs associated with a plurality of font sizes displayed as part of the scrollable control, wherein the font sizes displayed with the scrollable control dynamically adjust to reflect changes made to the font size via one or more of the first incremental control, second incremental control, and direct entry control.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second incremental controls are adjacently disposed on either side of the direct entry control.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second incremental controls are the same size and the first incremental control displays a minus sign as a decrement target and is disposed on the left side of the direct entry control and the second incremental control displays a plus sign as an increment target and is disposed on the right side of the direct entry control.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first and second incremental controls operate in response to single touch inputs to increment the font size by one for each touch.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first and second incremental controls operate to increase a speed of incrementing for a prolonged touch operation.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the scrollable control displays a finite number of font sizes and includes additional selectable font sizes hidden from view.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising hiding the font size control upon receiving a subsequent user input outside of the font size control.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the scrollable control displays a finite number of selectable font sizes, wherein each selectable font size of the scrollable control is displayed in a display area that is larger than a display area of each of the first and second incremental controls.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising changing the font size in response to a user input associated with one or more of the first incremental control, second incremental control, direct entry control, and the scrollable control.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the font size control interface extends downward from the ribbon-shaped interface.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the font size control interface is displayed over a portion of a displayed document.

12. A portable computing device comprising:

a processor and memory;

an application including a font size control interface activated via a trigger in a ribbon-shaped interface, wherein the trigger comprises a displayed font size indicator indicating a present font setting, wherein the font size control interface is displayed as an extension of the ribbon-shaped interface includes a concurrent display of;

a first incremental control that operates to incrementally increase the font size, a second incremental control that operates to incrementally decrease a font size, a direct entry control disposed between the first and second incremental controls and configured to receive an entered font value, and a scrollable control disposed below the first and second incremental adjustment controls and direct entry control, the scrollable control to display a plurality of font sizes, wherein the font sizes displayed with the scrollable control dynamically adjust to reflect changes made to the font size via one or more of the first incremental control, second incremental control, and direct entry control.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the first and second incremental adjustment controls are adjacently disposed on either side of the direct entry control.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the font size control interface simultaneously displays the first incremental control, the second incremental control, the direct entry control, and the scrollable control as part of a popover interface.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein the font size control interface can be dismissed based on further user input.

16. The device of claim 12, wherein the font size control interface comprises a popover interface.

17. The device of claim 12, wherein the first and second incremental controls operate in response to single touch inputs to increment by one for each touch.

18. Computer storage which stores instructions that operate to:

receive a selection of a trigger displayed in a ribbon-shaped interface above a displayed portion of a document, wherein the font size control trigger comprises a font size indicator indicating a present font setting;

in response to receiving the selection of the trigger, display a font size control popover extending from the ribbon-shaped interface, wherein the font size control popover includes a concurrent display of;

a first incremental control that operates to incrementally increase a font size, a second incremental control that operates to incrementally decrease the font size, a direct entry control disposed between the first and second incremental controls, and a scrollable control disposed below the first and second incremental controls and direct entry control, the scrollable control to receive scrolling inputs associated with a plurality of selectable font sizes displayed as part of the scrollable control, wherein the font sizes displayed with the scrollable control dynamically adjust to reflect changes made to the font size via one or more of the first incremental control, second incremental control, and direct entry control.

19. The computer storage of claim 18, wherein the instructions operate further to adjust the font size based on use of one or more of the simultaneously displayed controls.

20. The computer storage of claim 18, wherein the font size control interface is displayed over a portion of the document.