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Modal-less interface enhancements

  • US 9,383,911 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2009
  • Issued: 07/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • presenting a single application window comprising at least;

    a graphical presentation of contents of a document, one or more graphical user interface controls configured to receive edits to the contents of the document, and a save interface comprising an editable text box;

    wherein the save interface is configured to permit save operations on the document to different locations without creating a modal window for the save operations;

    while displaying the save interface in the application window, receiving, via the one or more graphical user interface controls, one or more edit commands to modify the contents of the document;

    in response to the one or more edit commands, changing the graphical presentation of the contents of the document and changing an appearance of the entire save interface to indicate that the document contains unsaved modifications;

    receiving, in the save interface, input in the editable text box that indicates a location at which to save the document;

    in response to termination of the input that specifies a location at which to save the document, storing the document at the location, wherein the termination of the input that specifies a location at which to save the document is a change in focus away from the editable text box;

    wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.

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