Context-sensitive display bar

摘要

A method for managing a context-dependent display bar, including identifying a graphical object currently displayed by a graphics software application operated by a user, identifying a current edit mode in which the user is working, wherein the edit mode indicates whether or not the user has selected the identified graphical object for editing, identifying a tool for editing graphical objects currently activated by the user, determining a current context in which the user is working, the context depending upon the identified graphical object, the identified edit mode, and the identified tool, identifying at least one control associated with the current context, wherein different contexts generally have at least one different control associated therewith, and displaying the at least one control associated with the current context within a display bar of the graphics software application, each time that the current context changes.

主权项

1. A method for managing a context-dependent display bar, comprising:
identifying a graphical object currently displayed by a graphics software application operated by a user; identifying a current edit mode in which the user is working, wherein the edit mode indicates whether or not the user has selected the identified graphical object for editing; identifying a tool for editing graphical objects currently activated by the user; determining a current context in which the user is working, the context depending upon the identified graphical object, the identified edit mode, and the identified tool; identifying a plurality of controls associated with the current context, wherein different contexts generally have at least one different control associated therewith; and displaying the plurality of controls associated with the current context within a display bar of the graphics software application, each time that the current context changes, comprising:
splitting the plurality of controls associated with the current context into subsets; andinserting page forward and page backward controls into the display bar such that as a user pages back and forth through portions of the display bar using those page controls, different subsets of controls become visible.