Screen magnification with off-screen indication

1. A machine-implemented method, comprising:

presenting with a display screen a viewing area representing a portion of a virtual area of a user interface to a user;

applying a magnification area with a magnification module to a section of the viewing area thereby expanding a size of the section to more clearly present the section to the user;

detecting an event notification communicating an incident outside a normal flow of interaction between a user and an application, wherein the event notification is displayed in the viewing area outside the magnification area;

introducing a visual notification indication to the magnification area alerting a user to the event notification;

introducing a non-visual notification indication alerting the user to the event notification, wherein the non-visual notification indication is a tactile indication having a pattern indicating a notification direction for the event notification in relation to the magnification area, and wherein the pattern includes a set number of vibrations in a row indicating a corner of the viewing area; and

moving the magnification area relative to the viewing area and the event notification in response to user input.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

indicating with the visual notification indication a location of the event notification within the viewing area.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

placing the visual notification indication to indicate a notification direction for the event notification relative to the magnification area within the viewing area.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

altering an intensity of the visual notification indication to indicate a notification distance of the event notification from the magnification area.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

altering at least one of a shape or a fill of the visual notification indication to indicate an interactivity with the user for the notification event.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

presenting the viewing area as at least one of an operating system user interface and an application user interface.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

inserting a first simplified icon representing the event notification and a second simplified icon representing the magnification area as a map inset describing a location of the event notification into the magnification area.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

adjusting a position of a map inset describing a location of the notification event to avoid obscuring a relevant element in the magnification area.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

adjusting a color of the visual notification indication to contrast with the magnification area.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user input dismissing the event notification.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user customization of the visual notification indication.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding a secondary pattern to the end of the tactile notification to indicate an interaction type for the event notification.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

altering the non-visual notification indication based on a distance between the magnification area and the event notification.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein altering the non-visual notification based on the distance comprises increasing an intensity of the tactile indication as the magnification area approaches the event notification.

15. A tangible machine-readable medium having a set of instructions detailing a method stored thereon that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform the method, the method comprising:

presenting with a display screen a viewing area representing a portion of a virtual area of a user interface to a user;

applying a magnification area with a magnification module to a section of the viewing area thereby expanding a size of the section to more clearly present the section to the user;

detecting an event notification communicating an incident outside a normal flow of interaction between a user and an application, wherein the event notification is displayed outside the magnification area;

introducing a notification indication alerting a user to the event notification;

indicating with the notification indication a location of the event notification within the viewing area;

introducing a non-visual notification indication alerting the user to the event notification, wherein the non-visual notification indication is a tactile indication having a pattern indicating a notification direction for the event notification in relation to the magnification area, and wherein the pattern includes a set number of vibrations in a row indicating a corner of the viewing area; and

moving the magnification area relative to the viewing area and the event notification in response to user input.

16. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

presenting the notification indication as at least one of a visual notification indication, an audio notification indication, and a tactile notification indication.

17. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

altering at least one of a shape or a fill of the notification indication to indicate an interactivity with the user for the notification event.

18. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

presenting the viewing area as at least one of an operating system user interface and an application user interface.

19. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

adjusting a color of the notification indication to contrast with a context of the magnification area.

20. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a user input dismissing the event notification.

21. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a user customization of the notification indication.

22. A magnification display system, comprising:

a display screen configured to present a viewing area representing a portion of a virtual area of a user interface to a user and to present a magnification area generated by a magnification module for a section of a viewing area thereby expanding a size of the section to more clearly present the section to the user;

a processor configured to:

detect an event notification communicating an incident outside a normal flow of interaction between the user and an application, wherein the event notification is for display in the viewing area outside the magnification area;

introduce a visual notification indication within the magnification area that alerts a user to the event notification and indicates a location of the event notification within the viewing area;

introduce a non-visual notification indication alerting the user to the event notification, wherein the non-visual notification indication is a tactile indication having a pattern indicating a notification direction for the event notification in relation to the magnification area, and wherein the pattern includes a set number of vibrations in a row indicating a corner of the viewing area; and

move the magnification area relative to the viewing area and the event notification in response to user input.

23. The magnification display system of claim 22 , wherein the processor is further configured to insert a first simplified icon representing the event notification and a second simplified icon representing the magnification area as a map inset describing the location of the event notification into the magnification area.

24. The magnification display system of claim 22 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

alter the non-visual notification indication based on a distance between the magnification area and the event notification.