Manipulating thumbnails of windows
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsGREG SCHECHTER, JEVAN SAKS, CHRIS FORTIER
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Abstract
A dynamic thumbnail corresponding to an application window is displayed that is capable of being modified based on modifications in the application window. The modifications of the dynamic thumbnail may be accomplished in real-time. In some embodiments, a dynamic thumbnail is displayed in response to a user hovering a cursor over a taskbar button for a corresponding application window. In some embodiments, modifications to the dynamic thumbnail are reflected in the corresponding application window.
Claims20
One or more computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
- displaying a taskbar with a plurality of taskbar buttons, each taskbar button corresponding to an active application window;
- receiving input indicative of a user positioning a cursor over a first taskbar button in the taskbar, the first taskbar button corresponding to a first active application window;
- upon receipt of the input, displaying a dynamic thumbnail containing content corresponding to content of the first active application window;
- and
- dynamically modifying the content of the dynamic thumbnail based on modifications to the content of the first active application window.
A method implemented by a computing device comprising a processor and one or more computer storage media, the method comprising:
- displaying a dynamic thumbnail corresponding with an active application window, the dynamic thumbnail containing content corresponding with content of the active application window;
- modifying the content of the dynamic thumbnail based on modifications to the content of the active application window;
- receiving user input to the dynamic thumbnail;
- and
- modifying the active application window based on the user input to the dynamic thumbnail.
One or more computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
- displaying a taskbar with a plurality of taskbar buttons, each taskbar button corresponding to an active application window;
- receiving input indicative of a user pressing a combination of keys on a keyboard;
- upon receipt of the input, displaying a plurality of dynamic thumbnails, each dynamic thumbnail containing content corresponding to content of an active application window;
- and
- dynamically modifying the content of at least one dynamic thumbnail based on modifications to the content of a corresponding active application window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.