Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Holger Kuehnle

Rebecca J Deutsch

Jan-Kristian Markiewicz

Orry Wijanarko Soegiono

Gerrit H Hofmeester

Ross Nathaniel Luengen

Chantal M Leonard

Nicholas Randall Waggoner

Theresa B Pittappilly

Jeremy S Knudsen

Paul J Kwiatkowski

Gaurang Prajapati

Robert Disano

John C Whytock

Michael John Bray

Erik Bergman

William D Carr

Patrice Lynn Miner

Heiwad Hamidy Osman

Jennifer Marie Wolfe

Saurabh Wagh

Jason Craig Nelson

Jon Gabriel Clapper

Ryan Pendlay

Gregory Thomas Mattox, Jr

Issa Yousef Khoury

William Scott Stauber

Petteri Mikkola

Michael Nelte

Keri Kruse Moran

Bonny Lau

Britt Hillary Hansing

Jeremiah T Whitaker

Moneta Ho Kushner

Robb Dean Anderson

Andrew Salituri

Tanya Marie Test

Anh Q Ly

Cindy Wong

Rich Zarick

Semantic zoom techniques are described. In one or more implementations, techniques are described that may be utilized by a user to navigate to content of interest. These techniques may also include a variety of different features, such as to support semantic swaps and zooming 'in' and “out.” These techniques may also include a variety of different input features, such as to support gestures, cursor-control device, and keyboard inputs. A variety of other features are also supported as further described in the detailed description and figures.

Semantic zoom animations

Semantic zoom techniques are described. In one or more implementations, techniques are described that may be utilized by a user to navigate to content of interest. These techniques may also include a variety of different features, such as to support semantic swaps and zooming 'in' and 'out.' These techniques may also include a variety of different input features, such as to support gestures, cursor-control device, and keyboard inputs. A variety of other features are also supported as further described in the detailed description and figures.

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.

Arranging tiles

A computing device, and method thereof, may have a first display. A first user input is received from an input device of the computing device. In response, a task manager is displayed, the task manager having representations of respective objects on the computing device. When a second user input is received via the input device, a target representation is selected according to the second user input and an application window of an application corresponding to the target representation is displayed on the second display.

Gesture for task transfer

Various embodiments enable notifications to be generated in both touch and non-touch environments. In at least some embodiments, a notification window is presented and a drag operation can reveal one or more secondary actions that can be performed. In at least some embodiments, selection of one or more of the secondary actions can occur independent of, and without utilizing additional special affordances, such as buttons.

Secondary actions on a notification

Display screen with graphical user interface

Various embodiments provide self-revealing gestures that are designed to provide an indication of how to perform one or more different gestures. In at least one embodiment, an initiation gesture is received, relative to an object. The initiation gesture is configured to cause presentation of a visualization designed to provide an indication of how to perform a different gesture. Responsive to receiving the initiation gesture, the visualization is presented without causing performance of an operation associated with the different gesture.

Self-revealing gesture

This document describes content-based snap points and techniques that use these snap points. In some embodiments, multiple content-based snap points are used to stop at points in content that are convenient, prevent overshooting of important parts in the content, and/or aid user's in manipulating and consuming the content.

Content-based snap point

Cross slide gestures for touch displays are described. In at least some embodiments, cross slide gestures can be used on content that pans or scrolls in one direction, to enable additional actions, such as content selection, drag and drop operations, and the like. In one or more embodiments, a cross slide gesture can be performed by dragging an item or object in a direction that is different from a scrolling direction. The different-direction drag can be mapped to additional actions or functionality. In one or more embodiments, one or more thresholds can be utilized, such as a distance threshold, in combination with the different-direction drag, to map to additional actions or functionality.

Cross-slide gesture to select and rearrange

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