Managing distinct content lists using user interface element and without using modal dialog box

摘要

A content application includes one or more content list panels. The content application provides mechanisms that allow the user to easily manage article representations included in the content lists such as adding article representations a content list and editing the items directly in menus associated with the content lists.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for adding an article to a content list panel, the method comprising:
displaying, on a device, a web browser application comprising a main window displaying an article and an individual user interface element associated with a plurality of distinct content lists that include a first content list and a second content list, wherein the individual user interface element is user selectable to automatically add the article to either the first content list or the second content list; receiving a selection of the individual user interface element to add an article representation of the article displayed in the main window to either the first content list or the second content list from the plurality of content lists; determining whether to add the article representation of the article to the first content list or the second content list based on whether the selection of the individual user interface element is less than a threshold amount of time or greater than the threshold amount of time; adding the article representation to the first content list from the plurality of distinct content lists responsive to the selection of the individual user interface element being less than the threshold amount of time; and adding the article representation to the second content list from the plurality of distinct content lists responsive to the selection of the individual user interface element being greater than the threshold amount of time; wherein the article representation is added to the determined content list without displaying a modal dialog box to add the article representation to the content list.