Arranging Tiles

摘要

This document describes techniques and apparatuses for arranging tiles. These techniques and apparatuses enable users to quickly and easily arrange tiles within an interface, such as an application-launching interface. In some cases, users may arrange tiles in an interface with as little as one continuous gesture.

主权项

1. A computing device comprising:
one or more computer processors; one or more computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by the one or more computer processors, perform operations comprising:
presenting multiple tiles, two or more of the multiple tiles displaying content associated with respective applications;receiving a first selection of a selected tile of the multiple tiles;responsive to the first selection, zooming out from the multiple tiles effective to present an array having multiple other tiles not previously presented with the multiple tiles;receiving a second selection to place the selected tile at a location within the array and at which a current tile of the multiple other tiles resides;placing the selected tile at the location;automatically reflowing one or more of the multiple other tiles within the array, the reflowing moving at least the current tile to a subordinate location in the array;receiving a third selection selecting one of the multiple other tiles; andresponsive to the third selection, launching one of the respective applications associated with the selected one of the multiple other tiles.