Editing element attributes of a design within the user interface view, and applications thereof
US9405433B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for editing element attributes of a design within a user interface view are described herein. Embodiments of the present invention relate to reducing or eliminating the effort a user must put forth in editing attributes of a user specified element in moving from the user specified element in a main document window of the user interface to the far end of the main document window and then combing within a dense menu displaying every attribute for every element supported by the user interface. Further embodiments allow a user to easily filter through the dense menu displaying every attribute for every element to find the attributes that are specific to the element selected and do so without having to go to the dense menu displayed on the far side of the main document window. In one embodiment, this is achieved by displaying only the attributes specific to the user selected element in a user interactive palette where the user interactive palette is displayed in close proximity to the user selected element in the main document window. Each time a user selects an element a different user interactive palette will appear displaying the attribute…
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