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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Randy Ubillos, Los Altos, CA (US);
Samuel M. Roberts, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments provide an image-viewing application. The application receives a selection of a help activation item in a graphical user interface (GUI) of the image-viewing application. The application displays help indicators for a first set of selectable GUI items. The application receives a selection of one of the first set of selectable GUI items. In response to receiving the selection, the application displays (i) a second set of GUI items and (ii) help indicators for the second set of GUI items, and removes the help indicators from the first set of selectable GUI items while maintaining the display of the first set of selectable GUI items.