User interface for presenting a palette of items
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorThomas Hudson
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Abstract
The present invention provides a user interface for presenting a palette of items. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: arranging a plurality of items into a plurality of groups, each group including at least two items; and selectively displaying each group in either an expanded state, wherein all of the items in the group are displayed, or in a collapsed state, wherein only a most recently used item of the group is displayed.
Claims20
A method for presenting a palette of items, comprising:
- arranging a plurality of items into a plurality of groups, each group including at least two items;
- and
- selectively displaying each group in either an expanded state, wherein all of the items in the group are displayed, or in a collapsed state, wherein only a most recently used item of the group is displayed.
A system for presenting a palette of items, comprising:
- a system for arranging a plurality of items into a plurality of groups, each group including at least two items;
- and
- a system for selectively displaying each group in either an expanded state, wherein all of the items in the group are displayed, or in a collapsed state, wherein only a most recently used item of the group is displayed.
A user interface (UI) for presenting a palette of items, comprising:
- a plurality of groups of items arranged vertically within a defined area, wherein each group includes a plurality of items;
- each group including a expand/collapse widget for selectively presenting the group in either an expanded state, wherein all of the items in the group are displayed, or in a collapsed state, wherein only a most recently used item of the group is displayed.
A program product stored on a tangible medium for presenting a pallet of items, the tangible medium comprising program code for performing the steps of:
- arranging a plurality of items into a plurality of groups, each group including at least two items;
- and
- selectively displaying each group in either an expanded state, wherein all of the items in the group are displayed, or in a collapsed state, wherein only a most recently used item of the group is displayed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.