CONTEXT MENU UTILIZING A CONTEXT INDICATOR AND FLOATING MENU BAR
A context menu in an application user interface displays a context indicator in response to user interaction that places an insertion pointer or selects content in the application user interface. The context indicator is configured to invoke a floating menu having a set of contextual commands. The contextual commands of the floating menu include a parent command that is configured to open a submenu. The submenu includes a plurality of submenu commands associated with the parent command. The context menu displays a selectable button appended to the context indicator without presenting the underlying floating menu and submenu. The selectable button is configured to execute a predicted command that corresponds to one of a contextual command of the floating menu or a submenu command of the submenu.
1 . A computing device configured to provide a context menu in an application user interface, the computer system comprising:
a processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions; and
memory storing computer-executable instructions configured to:
display a context indicator in response to user interaction that places an insertion pointer or selects content in the application user interface, wherein the context indicator is configured to invoke a floating menu having a set of contextual commands including a parent command that is configured to open a submenu having a plurality of submenu commands associated with the parent command; and
display a selectable button appended to the context indicator, wherein the selectable button is configured to execute a predicted command that corresponds to one of a contextual command of the floating menu or a submenu command of the submenu.
2 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores computer-executable instructions configured to determine the predicted command based on at least one of the user interaction or a prior command that was executed.
3 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores computer-executable instructions configured to determine the predicted command based on at least one of:
a contextual command of the floating menu that is most-frequently used by a community of users,
a contextual command of the floating menu that is most-frequently used by a user of the computing device,
a submenu command of the submenu that is most-frequently used by the community of users, or
a submenu command of the submenu that is most-frequently used by the user of the computing device.
4 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the context indicator and the selectable button are configured to be dismissed or hidden by the floating menu upon selection of the context indicator.
5 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the submenu is configured to be opened as a callout from the floating menu upon selection of the parent button.
6 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the floating menu is configured to be dismissed upon selection of the parent command button.
7 . The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the submenu is configured to be anchored to the application user interface.
8 . The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the submenu is configured to be opened as a floating user interface surface.
9 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores computer-executable instructions for displaying a virtual keyboard that is configured to be dismissed upon selection of the parent command button.
10 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores computer-executable instructions for displaying a virtual keyboard that is configured to be replaced by a toolbar upon switching orientation of the application user interface from a portrait view to a landscape view.
11 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores computer-executable instructions for displaying a virtual keyboard that is configured to show contextual commands of the floating menu on keys of the virtual keyboard.
12 . A computer-implemented method performed by a computing device to provide a context menu in an application user interface, the computer-implemented method comprising:
detecting user interaction that places an insertion pointer or selects content in the application user interface;
displaying a context indicator in the application user interface in response to the user interaction; and
displaying a selectable button appended to the context indicator, wherein:
the context indicator is configured to invoke a floating menu having a set of contextual commands including a parent command that is configured to open a submenu having a plurality of submenu commands associated with the parent command, and
the selectable button is configured to invoke a predicted command that corresponds to one of a contextual command of the floating menu or a submenu command of the submenu.
13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , further comprising determining the predicted command based on at least one of the user interaction or a prior command that was executed.
14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , further comprising determining the predicted command based on at least one of:
a contextual command of the floating menu that is most-frequently used by a community of users,
a contextual command of the floating menu that is most-frequently used by a user of the computing device,
a submenu command of the submenu that is most-frequently used by the community of users, or
a submenu command of the submenu that is most-frequently used by the user of the computing device.
15 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , further comprising:
dismissing or hiding the context indicator and the selectable button in response to selection of the context indicator;
displaying the floating menu; and
displaying the submenu in response to selection of the parent button.
16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:
dismissing the floating menu in response to the selection of the parent command button.
17 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:
dismissing the floating menu and the submenu together in response to touch input that is outside of both the floating menu and the submenu.
18 . A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to implement a context menu configured to:
display, in an application user interface, a context indicator and selectable button appended to the context indicator in response to user interaction that places an insertion pointer or selects content in the application user interface, wherein:
the context indicator is configured to invoke a floating menu having a set of contextual commands including a parent command that is configured to open a submenu having a plurality of submenu commands associated with the parent command, and
the selectable button is configured to invoke a predicted command that corresponds to one of a contextual command of the floating menu or a submenu command of the submenu.
19 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein:
the context indicator and the selectable button are configured to be dismissed or hidden by the floating menu upon selection of the context indicator; and
the floating menu is configured to be dismissed upon selection of the parent command button.
20 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the predicted command is determined based on at least one of: the user interaction, a prior command that was executed, a contextual command of the floating menu that is most-frequently used by a community of users, a contextual command of the floating menu that is most-frequently used by a user of the computing device, a submenu command of the submenu that is most-frequently used by the community of users, or a submenu command of the submenu that is most-frequently used by the user of the computing device.