Graduated visual and manipulative translucency for windows

摘要

Methods and systems for providing graphical user interfaces are described. Overlaid, information-bearing windows whose contents remain unchanged for a predetermined period of time become translucent. The translucency can be graduated so that, over time, if the window's contents remain unchanged, the window becomes more translucent. In addition to visual translucency, windows also have a manipulative translucent quality. Upon reaching a certain level of visual translucency, user input in the region of the window is interpreted as an operation on the underlying objects rather than the contents of the overlaying window.

主权项

1. An electronic device that is in communication with a display, comprising:
one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
while displaying, on the display, a respective user interface, determining that a status of a speech recognition program is to be displayed; andin response to determining that the status of the speech recognition program is to be displayed, generating and displaying, on the display, a partially transparent speech recognition user interface, wherein:
the partially transparent speech recognition user interface includes text that is overlaid on a portion of the respective user interface; andthe partially transparent speech recognition user interface includes feedback regarding the status of the speech recognition program.