Graphical user interface for computers having variable size icons
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1. In a computer having a graphical user interface via which a plurality of icons are displayed to a user, a method for displaying said plurality of icons, comprising the following steps:
- detecting user selection of a plurality of icons and a user designation of a sizing function to be applied to said plurality of icons;
calculating a display size for each of said selected icons in accordance with the designated sizing function; and
concurrently displaying said plurality of selected icons at different respective sizes in accordance with said calculated sizes.
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Abstract
A computer user interface is provided which allows a user to adjust the size of icons based upon a user'"'"'s preference or based upon a characteristic of the objects that the icons represent. When the icon sizing is performed according to a user preference, a relative sizing scheme or an arbitrary icon sizing scheme can be employed to variably size icons. Providing the ability to size icons in such a manner allows users to represent a user'"'"'s categorization of object importance, for example.
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1. In a computer having a graphical user interface via which a plurality of icons are displayed to a user, a method for displaying said plurality of icons, comprising the following steps:
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detecting user selection of a plurality of icons and a user designation of a sizing function to be applied to said plurality of icons;
calculating a display size for each of said selected icons in accordance with the designated sizing function; and
concurrently displaying said plurality of selected icons at different respective sizes in accordance with said calculated sizes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system, comprising:
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a display device; and
a graphical user interface that displays icons on said display device, and that is responsive to user selection of a plurality of displayed icons, and designation of a sizing function, to calculate a display size for each of said selected icons in accordance with the designated sizing function, and to concurrently display said plurality of selected icons at different respective sizes in accordance with said calculated sizes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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