INLINE MESSAGE COMPOSING WITH VISIBLE LIST VIEW

摘要

A compose form for drafting a message is presented inline within a window along with a message list. For example, instead of overlaying the message application's user interface (UI) with a new window for composing a message, the compose form is displayed within a portion of the window reserved for viewing content of messages. While composing the message using the compose form, the rest of the message application's UI remains visible and accessible to the user. For example, the user may navigate to another folder and/or move to another message/conversation by interacting with the tree view/message list view. A draft of the message being composed may be automatically saved when the user navigates away from the compose form (e.g. by selecting another conversation in the list view).

主权项

1. A computing device to provide inline message composing, comprising:
a processor; a memory including storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor provide:
a messaging application, the messaging application including a user interface having a message list area and a preview area adjacent thereto, the message list area displaying a list of emails, the preview area displaying email content that is associated with a currently selected email from the list of emails; andan inline composing manager operating in conjunction with the messaging application, in response to a selection to compose a draft message the inline composing manager displaying a compose form in-line with the preview area; and a network connection for other computing devices to connect to the messaging application via a web browser.