Spin control user interface for selecting options

A non-volatile computer-readable storage device storing computer- executable instructions for interacting with a spin control graphical user interface, the instructions executing on a processor of a computer, comprising:

• determining options to present within a spin control graphical user interface, wherein the determined options when selected with the spin control are applied to a displayed document;
• displaying the spin control adjacent to the displayed document, wherein the spin control rotates around a center point;
• the center point of the spin control is located at a corner of the displayed document;
• the spin control is divided into pie regions based on the determined options to present within the spin control;
• and each of the pie regions represents one of the determined options;
• monitoring user input to determine when the spin control is interacted with;
• updating a display of the spin control in response to the spin control being manipulated by user input;
• automatically applying, to the displayed document, an option that is selected in response to the rotation of the spin control;
• and
• displaying only a name of the applied option to the displayed document within the spin control and exposing a different name for another option after the spin control is rotated, wherein:
• the spin control rotates clockwise and counterclockwise, and
• the rotation of the spin control exposes different options to apply to the displayed document.

A system for displaying and interacting with a spin control graphical user interface element, comprising:

• a processor and a computer-readable medium;
• an operating environment stored on the computer-readable medium and executing on the processor;
• a display for displaying a document and the spin control graphical user interface element;
• a visual manager operating on the processor, and configured to perform tasks, comprising:
• determining options to present within the spin control, wherein the determined options when selected are applied to a displayed document;
• displaying the spin control on the display adjacent to the displayed document, wherein the spin control rotates around a center point;
• the center point of the spin control is located at a corner of the displayed document;
• the spin control is divided into pie regions based on the determined options to present within the spin control, and each of the pie regions represents one of the determined options;
• displaying a second spin control at a second corner of the displayed document, wherein the second spin control comprises a set of options to perform on the displayed document
• monitoring user input to determine when the spin control is activated;
• updating a display of the spin control in response to the spin control being activated;
• automatically applying an option to the displayed document that is selected in response to the rotation of the spin control;
• and
• removing the spin control from the display in response to the displayed document being removed from the display.