User Interface Coalescing Heuristics

A portable computing device comprising:

• a processor and memory;
• a number of applications;
• and
• a display configured to:
• display a first number of ribbon controls associated with an application UI while in a first device configuration;
• display a first number of popover controls associated with the application UI while in the first device configuration in response to actuation of a trigger;
• display a second number of ribbon controls associated with the application UI while in a second device configuration;
• and
• display a second number of popover controls associated with the application UI while in the second device configuration in response to actuation of the trigger.

Computer storage which stores instructions that operate to:

• use a first number of ribbon controls associated with an application UI while in a portrait view;
• use a first number of popover controls associated with the application UI while in the portrait view in response to actuation of a popover trigger;
• use a second number of ribbon controls associated with the application UI while in a landscape view;
• and
• use a second number of popover controls associated with the application UI while in the landscape view in response to actuation of the popover trigger.