User interface for providing task management and calendar information

An improved user interface, comprising:

• an appointments view pane disposed in an upper portion of the to-do user interface for containing one or more calendar objects;
• a task list disposed in a lower portion of a to-do user interface for containing one or more task objects;
• whereby the to-do user interface is displayed as a component of a larger user interface where an area of the larger user interface not consumed by the to-do user interface is available for displaying functionality and information associated with one or more software applications not related to the to-do user interface;
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• whereby the display of the to-do user interface is persisted as a component of the larger user interface if functionality and information associated with a first software application displayed in the area of the larger user interface not consumed by the to-do user interface is replaced by functionality and information associated with a second software application.

A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method for providing task information and calendar information in a to-do user interface, comprising:

• populating the to-do user interface with an appointments view pane for containing one or more calendar objects;
• populating the to-do user interface with a task list for containing one or more task objects;
• organizing one or more task objects contained in the task list into one or more logical groupings, where any of the one or more task objects included in a given logical grouping belongs to an arrangement type associated with the given logical grouping;
• displaying the to-do user interface as a component of a larger user interface where an area of the larger user interface not consumed by the to-do user interface may be used for displaying functionality and information associated with one or more software applications;
• and
• persisting displaying of the to-do user interface as a component of the larger user interface if functionality and information associated with a first software application that is displayed in the area of the larger user interface not consumed by the to-do user interface is replaced by functionality and information associated with a second software application.

A method for providing task information and calendar information in a to-do user interface, comprising:

• populating the to-do user interface with an appointments view pane for containing one or more calendar objects;
• populating the to-do user interface with a task list for containing one or more task objects;
• displaying the to-do user interface as a component of a larger user interface where an area of the larger user interface not consumed by the to-do user interface may be used for displaying functionality and information associated with one or more software applications;
• and
• persisting displaying of the to-do user interface as a component of the larger user interface if functionality and information associated with a first software application that is displayed in the area of the larger user interface not consumed by the to-do user interface is replaced by functionality and information associated with a second software application.

A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method for providing task information and calendar information in a to-do user interface, comprising:

• populating the to-do user interface with an appointments view pane for containing one or more calendar objects;
• populating the to-do user interface with a task list for containing one or more task objects;
• displaying the to-do user interface as a component of a larger user interface where an area of the larger user interface not consumed by the to-do user interface may be used for displaying functionality and information associated with one or more software applications;
• and
• persisting displaying of the to-do user interface as a component of the larger user interface if functionality and information associated with a first software application that is displayed in the area of the larger user interface not consumed by the to-do user interface is replaced by functionality and information associated with a second software application.