Thumbnail zoom
File exploration is facilitated by enabling zoom with respect to a thumbnail as a function of an identified point of interest. More particularly, a scaled thumbnail of the same size as a thumbnail can be presented as a function of an identified point of interest. Furthermore, navigation, among other things, is enabled to allow panning with respect to a scaled thumbnail, for instance.
1. A method of facilitating file exploration, comprising:
employing at least one processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions stored in memory to perform the following acts:
receiving user input specifying a point of interest within a thumbnail caused to be displayed on a display device;
automatically determining a focal point within the thumbnail based on thumbnail content, wherein the focal point, corresponding to an object within the thumbnail content, is offset from the center of the thumbnail by a distance greater than zero;
generating an adjusted point of interest using a location of the focal point to shift the point of interest toward the focal point, wherein the point of interest and the focal point are different in location;
identifying a scaled thumbnail of same size as the thumbnail based on the adjusted point of interest; and
replacing the thumbnail with the scaled thumbnail for display on the display device.
2. The method of claim 1 , identifying the scaled thumbnail with a different view and unchanged scale.
3. The method of claim 1 comprises determining the focal point based on historically specified points of interest.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprises acquiring an alteration of content of a file represented by the thumbnail with respect to the scaled thumbnail.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprises notifying a program to open a file associated with the thumbnail in a view corresponding to the scaled thumbnail.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprises replacing the scaled thumbnail with the thumbnail.
7. The method of claim 1 , determining the focal point comprises recognizing a face and identifying the center of the face.
8. A system comprising:
a processor coupled to a memory, the processor configured to execute machine-executable instructions stored in the memory that when executed perform acts comprising:
receiving a point of interest specified within a thumbnail caused to be displayed on a display device;
automatically determining a focal point within the thumbnail based on thumbnail content, wherein the focal point, corresponding to an object within the thumbnail content, is offset from the center of the thumbnail by a distance greater than zero; and
identifying a scaled thumbnail of same size as the thumbnail based on an adjusted point of interest, wherein the adjusted point of interest is generated using a location of the focal point to shift the point of interest toward the focal point, wherein the point of interest and focal point are different in location; and
causing the thumbnail to be replaced with the scaled thumbnail on the display device.
9. The system of claim 8 , the acts further comprises initiating loading of a file associated with the scaled thumbnail with a view that matches the scaled thumbnail.
10. The system of claim 8 , the acts further comprise accepting a change with respect to underlying content represented by the thumbnail.
11. The system of claim 8 , the acts further comprise determining the focal point based on historically specified points of interest.
12. The system of claim 11 , the acts further comprise replacing the scaled thumbnail with the thumbnail.
13. The system of claim 8 , the focal point is determined by recognition of a face and identification of the center of the face.
14. A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon that enable at least one processor to perform a method upon execution of the instructions, the method comprising:
receiving user input specifying a point of interest within a thumbnail caused to be displayed on a display device;
automatically determining a focal point within the thumbnail based on thumbnail content, wherein the focal point, corresponding to an object within the thumbnail content, is offset from the center of the thumbnail by a distance greater than zero;
generating an adjusted point of interest using a location of the focal point to shift the point of interest toward the focal point, wherein the point of interest and the focal point are different in location;
identifying a scaled thumbnail of same size as the thumbnail based on the adjusted point of interest; and
replacing the thumbnail with the scaled thumbnail for display on the display device.
15. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , the method further comprises identifying the scaled thumbnail with a different view and unchanged scale.
16. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , the method further comprises determining the focal point based on historically specified points of interest.
17. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , the method further comprises acquiring an alteration of content of a file represented by the thumbnail with respect to the scaled thumbnail.
18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , the method further comprises notifying a program to open a file associated with the thumbnail in a view corresponding to the scaled thumbnail.
19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , the method further comprises replacing the scaled thumbnail with the thumbnail.