Method and apparatus for controlling a display of a data processing system

A method of controlling a display of a data processing system, said method comprising:

• displaying, in a first mode, a slider control having a slider which can be positioned in one of a plurality of positions to select, through a positioning of the slider alone, a corresponding one of a plurality of parameters without displaying all of said plurality of parameters;
• responding to receiving an input to resize a window containing the slider, switching from said first mode to a second mode;
• displaying, in said second mode, at most one member of the plurality of Parameters along with a representation of a command which when activated causes a display of a list of items corresponding to at least a subset of said plurality of parameters, wherein at least one of the plurality of parameters is selectable when displayed.

A computer readable media containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a digital processing system cause said system to perform a method of controlling a display of a data processing system, said method comprising:

• displaying, in a first mode, a slider control having a slider which can be positioned in one of a plurality of positions to select, through a positioning of the slider alone, a corresponding one of a plurality of parameters without displaying all of said plurality of parameters;
• responding to receiving an input to resize a window containing the slider, switching from said first mode to a second mode;
• displaying, in said second mode, at most one member of the plurality of parameters along with a representation of a command which when activated causes a display of a list of items corresponding to at least a subset of said plurality of parameters, wherein at least one of the plurality of parameters is selectable when displayed.

A data processing system controlling a display, said processing system comprising:

• means for displaying, in a first mode, a slider control having a slider which can be positioned in one of a plurality of positions to select, through a positioning of the slider alone, a corresponding one of a plurality of parameters without displaying all of said plurality of parameters;
• means for responding to receiving an input to resize a window containing the slider, switching from said first mode to a second mode;
• means for displaying, in said second mode, at most one member of the plurality of parameters along with a representation of a command which when activated causes a display of a list of items corresponding to at least a subset of said plurality of parameters, wherein at least one of the plurality of parameters is selectable when displayed.