Resuming items in their last-used presentation modes
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1. A method implemented by one or more computing devices, the method comprising:
- accessing a data store that provides information regarding a group of recently presented items that have been recently presented in corresponding presentation modes including a particular presentation mode;
based at least on the information provided in the data store, presenting representations of several different recently presented items from the group with a particular presentation mode indicator that conveys that the several different recently presented items were recently presented in the particular presentation mode;
receiving a selection of a selected representation, the selected representation being shown with the particular presentation mode indicator and identifying a selected recently presented item;
providing a menu that identifies a set of possible presentation modes for the selected recently presented item, the set excluding one or more other presentation modes which cannot be used for the selected recently presented item; and
causing output associated with the selected recently presented item to be displayed in another presentation mode selected from the menu.
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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, the method comprising:
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accessing a data store that provides information regarding a group of recently presented items that have been recently presented in corresponding presentation modes including a particular presentation mode; based at least on the information provided in the data store, presenting representations of several different recently presented items from the group with a particular presentation mode indicator that conveys that the several different recently presented items were recently presented in the particular presentation mode; receiving a selection of a selected representation, the selected representation being shown with the particular presentation mode indicator and identifying a selected recently presented item; providing a menu that identifies a set of possible presentation modes for the selected recently presented item, the set excluding one or more other presentation modes which cannot be used for the selected recently presented item; and causing output associated with the selected recently presented item to be displayed in another presentation mode selected from the menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device comprising:
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one or more processing devices; and one or more computer readable storage media storing computer readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to; present a visual output presentation, the visual output presentation comprising; a set of representations associated with applications that have been recently presented to a user on the computing device and on another computing device, including a representation of an individual application and another representation of another individual application; a visual presentation mode indicator that conveys a presentation mode in which the individual application was recently presented on the computing device; and another visual presentation mode indicator that conveys another presentation mode in which the another individual application was recently presented on the another computing device; receive a user selection of the another representation of the another individual application from the visual output presentation; obtain code associated with the another individual application; obtain state information relating to a particular state in which the another individual application was recently executing on the another computing device; and resume the another individual application on the computing device in the particular state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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one or more processing devices; and one or more computer readable storage media storing computer readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to; provide a split-screen presentation comprising a first item shown concurrently with a second item; access a data store reflecting a particular presentation mode in which a third item was previously presented in the split-screen presentation; present a visual representation of the third item with a particular presentation mode indicator that conveys the particular presentation mode in which the third item was previously presented, the particular presentation mode specifying where, in the split-screen presentation, the third item will be presented by default upon being selected by a user; receive a user selection of the visual representation of the third item; and responsive to the user selection of the visual representation of the third item, present the third item in the split-screen presentation by replacing the first item in the split-screen presentation with the third item and retaining the second item in the split-screen presentation, the third item being presented in the particular presentation mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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