| 摘要 |
AN OPERATING SYSTEM PROGRAM LAUNCH MENU (315), SUCH AS A START MENU, PROVIDES VARIOUS MECHANISMS FOR A USER TO QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY LOCATE AND LAUNCH DESIRED DATA ITEMS (305A, 305B, 305C) SUCH AS PROGRAMS, DATA FILES, STORAGE LOCATIONS, AND THE LIKE. A SEARCH BOX (327) WITHIN THE PROGRAM LAUNCH MENU (315) MAY BE USED TO QUICKLY LOCATE PROGRAMS, DOCUMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER DATA ITEMS. AN AUTO-COMPLETE FEATURE MAY BE USED, E.G., WHEN THE USER RESTRICTS THE LOCATIONS SEARCHED FOR THE USER-ENTERED SEARCH TEXT. A MOST COMMONLY USED PROGRAM LIST (319) MAY INCLUDE PROGRAMS BASED ON VARIOUS CRITERIA INCLUDING BOTH FREQUENCY OF USE AND RECENT USE, THEREBY ALWAYS INCLUDING A MOST RECENTLY USED ITEM. AN ALL PROGRAMS VIEW MAY DISPLAY PROGRAMS AND DOCUMENTS IN A HOSTED-TREE VIEW WITHIN THE ORIGINAL CONFINES OF THE PROGRAM LAUNCH MENU, THEREBY NEGATING THE NEED TO OPEN SUB-MENUS ON TOP OF A LARGE PORTION OF THE DESKTOP DISPLAYED ON THE DISPLAY DEVICE. |
