Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Edward Augustus Layne, Jr

Mario Roberto Baumann

Robert Goins

Sergey Ten

Julie Christa Seto

Jonathan Seth Kaufthal

Maya Rodrig

Matthew Evan Vogel

Charles Scott Walker

Vlad Riscutia

Choon-mun Hooi

Taili Feng

Jon Bell

Sunder Raman

Travis Spomer

Kimberly Shay Koenig

Ramy Bebawy

Diego F Martinez

Savannah K Reiff

Matthew P Kopchick

Andrey V Fomichev

Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe an application command control user interface menu to facilitate user interaction between a user and a mobile application. An application command control menu is displayed on a display screen of a processing device. An input may be received into an application canvas of a launched application. The application canvas may be positioned above the application command control menu on the display screen. In response to a received input into the application canvas, a soft input keyboard application may be displayed. The soft input keyboard application may display below the application command control menu on the display screen. A selection may be received in the application command control menu. In response to the received selection, display of the application command control menu may be expanded to replace display on the soft input keyboard application on the display screen. Other examples are also described.

User interface for application command control

Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for notifying UI components of state changes of other UI components are disclosed. Operations for notifying UI components can include registering first and second UI components. The second UI component can be associated with the first UI component. A state of the first UI component can be monitored for changes. Once a state change is detected, the second UI component can receive a notification of the state change. The second UI component can then update its state accordingly.

User interface component registry

Aspects of a system for automatically managing a pane in a user interface on a small form factor computing device include an adaptive pane module for determining when an event that affects the canvas size occurs, such as changing the display configuration or reorienting the display, which in turn affects pane management, or the opening or closing of a pane. The adaptive pane module manages the pane. After managing the pane, the system resizes the canvas and reflows the content as appropriate for a small form factor computing device.

Adaptive user interface pane objects

A wet ink texture engine and associated method. The wet ink texture engine may run in the context of any application on any device, service, or general endpoint capable of receiving ink input. For example, the wet ink texture engine may be used in the context of a note application that receives input in the form of writing or drawing. The wet ink texture engine reduces, minimizes, or eliminates lag between receiving the input and displaying the input to improve inking experience for the user.

Wet ink texture engine for reduced lag digital inking

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