MODIFYING CONVERSATION WINDOWS

摘要

A system described herein includes a receiver component that receives an indication that a conversation window for a first messaging contact is desirably collapsed, wherein the conversation window for the first messaging contact corresponds to an instant messaging application that is executable on a computing device. The system can further include a window minimizer component that collapses the conversation window into a contacts window of the instant messaging application, wherein the contacts window depicts a graphical indication of at least the first contact, wherein the graphical indication is highlighted to indicate that a conversation exists with the first messaging contact.

主权项

1. A method executed at a computing device, the method comprising:
displaying a conversation window of an instant messaging application on a display of the computing device, the conversation window comprising a message transmitted between the computing device and a second computing device; receiving a request to remove the conversation window from the display; responsive to receiving the request, removing the conversation window from the display; and responsive to removing the conversation window from the display, displaying a graphical indicator on the display, the graphical indicator displayed in a contacts window of the instant messaging application, the graphical indicator indicating that the conversation window comprised the message prior to the conversation window being removed from the display.