Managing modality views on conversation canvas

摘要

A communication application displays a modality view that may be one of a collaboration, a gallery, or a messaging view on a conversation canvas. The application may display an initial view according a modality selection by the user. A user is enabled to select a next view from the set by providing a user action such as a tap, swipe action, etc. The application dynamically generates the next modality view according to the initial view. Common participants and common contexts are used to configure the next view. Subsequent to configuration, the application displays the next modality view on the conversation canvas by transitioning from the initial view. The application retains session information from the initial view to restore the initial view session if the user selects to return to the initial view.

主权项

1. A method executed on a computing device for managing modality views on a conversation canvas, the method comprising:
displaying an initial modality view from an associated set of: collaboration, gallery, and messaging views on the conversation canvas of a communication application user interface; displaying a set of participants of a conversation in a horizontal arrangement that shows each participant in a respective participant pane adjacent to each other on the conversation canvas, wherein a scroll functionality is provided to enable display of a scrollable selection of the set of participants to accommodate a width of the conversation canvas; detecting a user action selecting a subsequent modality view from the set; dynamically generating the subsequent view based on the initial view; and displaying the subsequent view on the conversation canvas by transitioning from the initial view.