Zooming graphical user interface

The method of claim 8, further comprising:

• recognizing selection of the alternative menu;
• and
• responsive to recognizing selection of the alternative menu:
• zooming the alternative menu from a diminished scale to a prominent scale;
• and
• shrinking the first-level set of first-level objects from the prominent scale to a diminished scale.

A method of presenting a hierarchically-organized collection of objects, the method comprising:

• displaying a first-level set of first-level objects in a prominent scale;
• while displaying the first-level set of first-level objects in the prominent scale, displaying one or more second-level sets of second-level objects in a diminished scale, each second-level set of second-level objects linked to a different first-level object;
• recognizing selection of a chosen first-level object;
• and
• after recognizing selection of the chosen first-level object:
• displaying a second-level set of second-level objects linked to the chosen first-level object in a prominent scale;
• displaying a portion of the chosen first-level object in an enlarged scale;
• and
• displaying one or more third-level sets of third-level objects in a diminished scale, each third-level set of third-level objects linked to a different one of the second-level objects.

A computing device, comprising:

• a touch-screen display;
• a logic subsystem operatively connected to the touch-screen display;
• and
• memory operatively connected to the logic subsystem, the memory holding instructions that, when executed by the logic subsystem, cause the computing device to:
• display a first-level set of first-level objects in a prominent scale;
• while displaying the first-level set of first-level objects in the prominent scale, display one or more second-level sets of second-level objects in a diminished scale, each second-level set of second-level objects linked to a different first-level object;
• recognize selection of a chosen first-level object;
• and
• after recognizing selection of the chosen first-level object:
• display a second-level set of second-level objects linked to the chosen first-level object in a prominent scale;
• display a portion of the chosen first-level object in an enlarged scale;
• and
• display one or more third-level sets of third-level objects in a diminished scale, each third-level set of third-level objects linked to a different one of the second-level objects.