Systems and methods for mimicking an image forming or capture device control panel control element

A widget of a graphical user interface, the widget allowing a user to control an associated control function, the widget comprising:

• a slider portion, a range of values of the associated control function associated with a vertical dimension of the slider portion;
• a slider bar extending across the slider portion perpendicularly to the vertical dimension of the slider portion, the slider bar positioned along the vertical dimension of the slider portion based on a default value of the associated control function and the range of values;
• a selectable slider pointer positioned adjacent to the slider portion, the slider pointer positioned along the vertical dimension of the slider portion based on a current value of the associated control function and the range of values, the slider pointer dividing the slider portion into a top subportion extending between a current position of the slider pointer relative to the slider portion and the top of the slider portion and a bottom subportion extending between a current position of the slider pointer relative to the slider portion and the bottom of the slider portion;
• wherein an appearance of the bottom subportion of the slider portion is determined based on the current value of the associated control function and the range of values.

A method for displaying a widget of a graphical user interface, the widget associated with a control function having a range of values, the method comprising:

• determining the range of values of the control function;
• determining a current value and a default value of the control function;
• determine relationships between the current value and of the default value to the determined range of values;
• displaying a slider portion of the widget;
• displaying a slider bar of the widget at a position relative to the slider portion based on the determined relationship between the default value and the determined range of values;
• displaying a slider pointer of the widget at a position relative to the slider portion based on the determined relationship between the current value and the determined range of values;
• determining an appearance value based on the determined relationship between the current value and the determined range of values;
• and
• altering an appearance of a subportion of the slider portion based on the determined appearance value.

A widget of a graphical user interface, the widget allowing a user to control an associated control function, the widget comprising:

• a slider portion, a range of values of the associated control function associated with a first dimension of the slider portion;
• a pair of numerical indicators, a first one of the pair of numerical indicators associated with a minimal value of the range of values and positioned relative to a first end of the slider portion, a second one of the pair of numerical indicators associated with a maximal value of the range of values and positioned relative to a second end of the slider portion;
• a slider bar extending across the slider portion perpendicularly to the first dimension of the slider portion, the slider bar positioned along the first dimension of the slider portion based on a default value of the associated control function and the range of values;
• and
• a selectable slider pointer positioned adjacent to the slider portion, the slider pointer positioned along the first dimension of the slider portion based on a current value of the associated control function and the range of values, the slider pointer dividing the slider portion into a first subportion extending between a current position of the slider pointer relative to the slider portion and the second end of the slider portion and a second subportion extending between a current position of the slider pointer relative to the slider portion and the first end of the slider portion;
• wherein an appearance of the second subportion of the slider portion is determined based on the current value of the associated control function and the range of values.

A widget of a graphical user interface, the widget allowing a user to control an associated control function, the widget comprising:

• a slider portion, a range of values of the associated control function associated with a first dimension of the slider portion;
• a slider bar extending across the slider portion perpendicularly to the first dimension of the slider portion, the slider bar positioned along the first dimension of the slider portion based on a default value of the associated control function and the range of values;
• and
• a selectable slider pointer positioned adjacent to the slider portion, the slider pointer positioned along the first dimension of the slider portion based on a current value of the associated control function and the range of values, the slider pointer dividing the slider portion into a first subportion extending between a current position of the slider pointer relative to the slider portion and the second end of the slider portion and a second subportion extending between a current position of the slider pointer relative to the slider portion and the first end of the slider portion;
• wherein an appearance of the second subportion of the slider portion is determined based on the current value of the associated control function and the range of values.