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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2005
Joseph J. Brychell, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mark D. Coburn, Sammamish, WA (US);
Charles Cummins, Seattle, WA (US);
Jan T. Miksovsky, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey S. Miller, Woodinville, WA (US);
Vincent J. Pasceri, Redmond, WA (US);
Randall K. Winjum, Vashon, WA (US);
Joseph J. Brychell, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mark D. Coburn, Sammamish, WA (US);
Charles Cummins, Seattle, WA (US);
Jan T. Miksovsky, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey S. Miller, Woodinville, WA (US);
Vincent J. Pasceri, Redmond, WA (US);
Randall K. Winjum, Vashon, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A task dialog having a main instruction and a command region, and optionally a content and/or footer region, is automatically generated in response to a request from an application program. The task dialog main instruction is automatically sized and located so as to form a concise instruction or question located prominently in the dialog. A command region is below the instruction and includes UI controls for responding to the dialog. Optional content and footer regions can be used by a developer for inclusion of text that provides guidance to the user regarding the main instruction. If included, however, the content and/or footer regions are automatically sized and placed so that they do not obscure the main instruction or the command region controls.