Resuming Items in their Last-Used Presentation Modes
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1. A method, implemented by one or more computing devices, for interacting with items, comprising:
- receiving a triggering selection;
in response to the triggering selection, accessing a data store that provides information regarding n items that have been most recently presented; and
based on the information provided in the data store, presenting;
representations of z items that have been most recently presented, selected from among the n items; and
for at least one item of the z items, a presentation mode indicator that conveys a presentation mode in which said at least one item was most recently presented.
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Abstract
Functionality is described herein for presenting representations of the z most recently presented items. The functionality also presents indicators which convey the presentation modes that were last used to present the z items. When the user selects one of the z items, the functionality presents it, as a default, using the last-used presentation mode, as conveyed by the indicator associated with this item. In one particular case, the last-used presentation mode corresponds to a full mode or a snap mode.
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1. A method, implemented by one or more computing devices, for interacting with items, comprising:
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receiving a triggering selection; in response to the triggering selection, accessing a data store that provides information regarding n items that have been most recently presented; and based on the information provided in the data store, presenting; representations of z items that have been most recently presented, selected from among the n items; and for at least one item of the z items, a presentation mode indicator that conveys a presentation mode in which said at least one item was most recently presented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable storage medium for storing computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions providing a presentation management module when executed by one or more processing devices, the computer readable instructions comprising:
logic configured to present a visual output presentation, the visual output presentation comprising; a set of z tiles associated with z items that have been most recently presented; and for at least one such item that has been most recently presented, a visual presentation mode indicator that conveys a presentation mode in which said at least one item was most recently presented. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system for managing a multi-tasked presentation of items, comprising:
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a data store that provides information regarding n items that have been most recently presented; and a presentation management module configured to present, based on the information provided in the data store; representations of z items that have been most recently presented, selected from among the n items; and for at least one such item that has been most recently presented, a presentation mode indicator that conveys a presentation mode in which said at least one item was most recently presented, the presentation management module being also configured to; receive a selection of one of the representations associated with the z items, to provide a selected item; and based on a presentation mode indicator for the selected item, present an output associated with the selected item in a presentation mode that matches a presentation mode in which the selected item was most recently presented. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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