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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2004
Tyler K. Beam, Redmond, WA (US);
David G. DE Vorchik, Seattle, WA (US);
Colin R. Anthony, Kirkland, WA (US);
Charles Cummins, Seattle, WA (US);
Giampiero M. Sierra, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth M. Tubbs, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tyler K. Beam, Redmond, WA (US);
David G. De Vorchik, Seattle, WA (US);
Colin R. Anthony, Kirkland, WA (US);
Charles Cummins, Seattle, WA (US);
Giampiero M. Sierra, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth M. Tubbs, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for selecting a setting within a selected view mode for displaying one or more items in a screen display. Continuous and discrete controls are simultaneously presented to the user. Input is accepted from either the continuous control or from the discrete control. The input mechanism can be a hardware device, such as a keyboard or mouse, or a software control presented in a graphical user interface. The continuous control includes a setting range display, visually indicating the range over which the setting may be adjusted, and a setting selection indicator visually indicating the current selection. The discrete setting control has a mode range display and a set of one or more discrete default settings which are available for selection.