Interface for a computer platform

摘要

A programming interface for a computer platform can include various functionality. In certain embodiments, the programming interface includes one or more of a first group of services related to re-usable user interface controls, a second group of services related to user interface dialogs and user interface wizards, a third group of services related to extending the user interface functionality, and a fourth group of services related to extending functionality of a desktop of the user interface.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
displaying on a user interface a dynamic tile display for presenting a plurality of dynamic tiles, a dynamic tile of the plurality of dynamic tiles describing at least one of a contact or an informational element; determining that properties of a notification match rules defined by a user of the user interface, the notification related to the at least one of the contact or the informational element of the dynamic tile; determining a user context of the user; determining that the user context indicates that the user is unavailable; delaying updating of a visual element of the dynamic tile at a first time in which the user context indicates that the user is unavailable, the updating based at least in part on the rules and the user context; determining that the user context indicates that the user is available; and updating the visual element of the dynamic tile at a second time in which the user context indicates that the user is available, the updating based at least in part on the rules and the user context, wherein: the dynamic tile display is an interactive sidebar, the plurality of dynamic tiles are presented in the interactive sidebar, the interactive sidebar is associated with a namespace, and the namespace defines at least one of a class, an interface, a delegate, an enumeration, or a structure.