Systems and methods for a fold preview
View Patent ↗The invention comprises systems and methods for a fold preview. Various embodiments of the present invention provide a fold preview of a web page, including fixed-width and flexible-width web page designs. Other embodiments of the present invention provide a fold preview of any software application interface. In one exemplary embodiment, a method for providing a fold preview comprises calculating a cut-off region for one or more display resolutions, rendering one or more fold indicators, and continuing to display an area of a page falling within the cut-off region.
1. A computer implemented method comprising:
calculating, in an application development environment (ADE), a first cut-off region of a page corresponding to a first display resolution and a second cut-off region of the page corresponding to a second display resolution, wherein the first display resolution is different than the second display resolution and the first cut-off region is different than the second cut-off region;
rendering a first fold indicator on said page responsive to said calculating, the first fold indicator indicating the first cut-off region;
rendering a second fold indicator on said page responsive to said calculating, the second fold indicator indicating the second cut-off region; and
continuing to display a first area of said page in said ADE falling within said first cut-off region and a second area of said page in said ADE falling within said second cut-off region.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said page comprises one of:
a web page; and
a software application interface.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said page comprises one of:
a fixed-width page; and
a flexible-width page.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein continuing to display said first area of said page includes shading said first cut-off region.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein shading the first cut-off region includes transparently shading said first cut-off region.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein shading said first cut-off region includes applying a color to said first cut-off region.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first display resolution comprising one of:
a preset resolution; and
a custom resolution.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first display resolution comprises a first viewing window size, and wherein said first fold indicator provides an indication of said first cut-off region, said first cut-off region representing an area of said page that is cut off when said page is rendered on a display screen in a window corresponding to said first viewing window size.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein said continuing to display comprises:
displaying on a computer display device.
10. A computer program product having a computer readable storage medium having computer program logic recorded thereon, said computer program product comprising:
code, executable in an application development environment (ADE), for calculating, in an application development environment (ADE), a first cut-off region of a page corresponding to a first display resolution and a second cut-off region of the page corresponding to a second display resolution, wherein the first display resolution is different than the second display resolution and the first cut-off region is different than the second cut-off region;
code, executable in said ADE, for rendering a first fold indicator on said page responsive to said calculating, the first fold indicator indicating the first cut-off region;
code, executable in said ADE, for rendering a second fold indicator on said page responsive to said calculating, the second fold indicator indicating the second cut-off region; and
code for continuing to display a first area of said page in said ADE falling within said first cut-off region and a second area of said page in said ADE falling within said second cut-off region.
11. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein said page comprises one of:
a web page; and
a software application interface.
12. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein said page comprises one of:
a fixed-width page; and
a flexible-width page.
13. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein continuing to display said first area of said page includes shading said first cut-off region.
14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein shading said first cut-off region includes transparently shading said first cut-off region.
15. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein shading said first cut-off region includes applying a color to said first cut-off region.
16. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein said first display resolution comprising one of:
a preset resolution; and
a custom resolution.
17. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein said first display resolution comprises a first viewing window size, and wherein said first fold indicator provides an indication of said first cut-off region, said first cut-off region representing an area of said page that is cut off when said page is rendered on a display screen in a window corresponding to said first viewing window size.
18. The computer program product of claim 10 wherein said continuing to display comprises:
displaying on a computer display device.
19. A computer implemented system including a display device comprising: means, operable in an application development environment (ADE), for calculating a first cut-off region of a page corresponding to a first display resolution and a second cut-off region of the page corresponding to a second display resolution, wherein first display resolution is different than the second display resolution and the first cut-off region is different than the second cut-off region; means, operable in said ADE, for rendering a first fold indicator on said page responsive to said calculating, the first fold indicator indicating the first cut-off region means, operable in said ADE, for rendering a second fold indicator on said page responsive to said calculating, the second fold indicator indicating the second cut-off region; and means for continuing to display a first area of said page in said ADE falling within said first cut-off region and a second area of said page in said ADE falling within said second cut-off region.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein said page comprises one of:
web page; and
a software application interface.
21. The system of claim 19 , wherein said page comprises one of:
a fixed-width page; and
a flexible-width page.
22. The system of claim 19 , wherein continuing to display said first area of said page includes shading said first cut-off region.
23. The system of claim 22 , wherein shading said first cut-off region includes transparently shading said first cut-off region.
24. The system of claim 22 , wherein shading said first cut-off region includes applying a color to said first cut-off region.
25. The system of claim 19 , wherein said first said first display resolution comprising one of:
a preset resolution; and
a custom resolution.
26. The system of claim 19 , wherein said first display resolution comprises a first viewing window size, and wherein said first fold indicator provides an indication of said first cut-off region, said first cut-off region representing an area of said page that is cut off when said page is rendered on a display screen in a window corresponding to said first viewing window size.
27. The system of claim 19 wherein said means for continuing to display comprises:
a computer display device.