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US 7,478,338 · App. 10/281,774 · Granted Jan 13, 2009

Palette-based graphical user interface

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Patent No.
US 7,478,338
App. No.
10/281,774
Granted
Jan 13, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A palette-based graphical user interface for a computer-implemented system. The palettes can be customized in a number of different ways to make them more user-friendly.

Claims (7)

1. A method for operating a graphical user interface in a computer, comprising:

displaying a plurality of palettes in the graphical user interface, wherein the palettes are arranged in a stack, each of the palettes is associated with one of a plurality of tabs displayed on the stack;

receiving user input resizing the stack;

resizing the plurality of tabs displayed on the stack, the resizing of the plurality of tabs being in proportion to the resizing of the stack; and

overflowing one or more of the tabs when a minimum size is reached, wherein the overflowed tabs are contained on a flyout menu that shows all of the plurality of tabs in the stack.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein exposed palettes in the stack are above a separator line in the flyout menu, and hidden palettes in the stack are below the separator line in the flyout menu.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the flyout menu is separate from the stack.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR ASSIGNEE Recorded Aug 19, 2022
From: AUTODESK, INC.
To: AUTODESK, INC.
Reel/Frame 061572/0061 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2002
From: YANCHAR, CHRISTOPHER CHARLES; WEBB, MARK STEPHEN
To: AUTODESK, INC.
Reel/Frame 013434/0039 →