Heads-up scrolling
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsBen Rooke, Dexter A. Dorris, Wesley Powell
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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsBen Rooke, Dexter A. Dorris, Wesley Powell
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Methods, program products, and systems for heads-up scrolling are described. In heads-up scrolling, a scrolling control can be used to scroll through multiple data records in a database. When a slider of the scrolling control receives an input dragging the slider, a semitransparent window can be overlaid on content being displayed. The semitransparent window can have a user-specified layout for formatting one or more data fields of a data record. When the slider is dragged, the content being overlaid upon can remain static. Content in the semitransparent window can be updated to reflect content in a data record corresponding to a position of the slider. The content in the semitransparent window can be formatted according to the user-specified layout, which may be different from a format of the content under the semitransparent window.
A method for previewing data records stored in a database, the method comprising, at a computing device:
At least one non-transitory storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors included in a computing device, cause the computing device to display a preview of data records stored in a database, by carrying out steps that include:
A computing device, comprising:
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