SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INLINE VIEWING OF FILE CONTENT

• US 20080189647A1
• Filed: 02/01/2007
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: TAPUSKA, David
• Application Number:
  US11/670,271
• Publication Number:
  US 20080189647A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents

Abstract

There is disclosed a system and method for viewing the contents of a file. A method in accordance with an embodiment comprises receiving a selection of a file in a list of files; opening an inline viewing window adjacent the position of the selected file; and displaying in the inline viewing window at least a portion of the contents of the selected file. The method may further comprise setting a size restriction for the inline viewing window, and restricting the display of contents of the selected file within the inline viewing window in dependence upon the set size restriction. A maximum expandable size for the inline viewing window, or the inline viewing window may be expandable to show the entire contents of a file. Other files in the list may remain viewable by scrolling past the inline viewing window.

Claims

1. A method of viewing the contents of a file, comprising:

receiving a selection of a file in a list of files;

opening an inline viewing window adjacent the position of the selected file; and

displaying in the inline viewing window at least a portion of the contents of the selected file.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting a size restriction for the inline viewing window, and restricting the display of contents of the selected file within the inline viewing window in dependence upon the set size restriction.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising setting a maximum expandable size for the inline viewing window.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring a user actionable control to select a file.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring automatic selection of the next adjacent file in the list of files.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising triggering selection of the next adjacent file based on scrolling past the limit of a set size restriction for the inline viewing window for the currently selected file.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring a user actionable control to unselect a file, such that the inline viewing window for the unselected file is closed.

8. A system for viewing the contents of a file, comprising:

means for receiving a selection of a file in a list of files;

means for opening an inline viewing window adjacent the position of the selected file; and

means for displaying in the inline viewing window at least a portion of the contents of the selected file.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising means for setting a size restriction for the inline viewing window, and restricting the display of contents of the selected file within the inline viewing window in dependence upon the set size restriction.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising means for setting a maximum expandable size for the inline viewing window.

11. The system of claim 8, further comprising means for configuring a user actionable control to select a file.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising means for configuring automatic selection of the next adjacent file in the list of files.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising means for triggering selection of the next adjacent file based on scrolling past the limit of a set size restriction for the inline viewing window for the currently selected file.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising means for configuring a user actionable control to unselect a file, such that the inline viewing window for the unselected file is closed.

15. A data processor readable medium containing data processor code that when loaded into a device adapts the device to display the contents of a file, the data processor medium comprising:

code for receiving a selection of a file in a list of files;

code for opening an inline viewing window adjacent the position of the selected file; and

code for displaying in the inline viewing window at least a portion of the contents of the selected file.

16. The data processor medium of claim 15, further comprising code for setting a size restriction for the inline viewing window, and restricting the display of contents of the selected file within the inline viewing window in dependence upon the set size restriction.

17. The data processor readable medium of claim 16, further comprising code for setting a maximum expandable size for the inline viewing window.

18. The data processor readable medium of claim 15, further comprising code for configuring a user actionable control to select a file.

19. The data processor readable medium of claim 15, further comprising code for configuring automatic selection of the next adjacent file in the list of files.

20. The data processor readable medium of claim 19, further comprising code for triggering selection of the next adjacent file based on scrolling past the limit of a set size restriction of the inline viewing window for the currently selected file.

21. The data processor readable medium of claim 15, further comprising code for configuring a user actionable control to unselect a file, such that the inline viewing window for the unselected file is closed.