Systems, devices and methods for moving a user interface portion from a primary display to a touch-sensitive secondary display
An example method is performed at a computing system with: a first housing that includes a primary display, and a second housing at least partially containing (i) a physical keyboard and (ii) a touch-sensitive secondary display (TSSD) that is distinct from the primary display. The example method includes: displaying, on the primary display, a user interface. The example method also includes, detecting an input directed to a user interface element in the user interface displayed on the primary display, and the input includes movement. In response to detecting the movement, the method further includes: moving the user interface element towards the TSSD; ceasing to display the respective portion of the user interface on the primary display; and displaying, on the TSSD that is integrated into the second housing that contains the physical keyboard, a representation of the user interface element that was previously displayed on the primary display.
1. A method of moving user interface portions to a touch-sensitive secondary display, the method comprising:
at a computing system comprising one or more processors, a first housing that includes a primary display, and a second housing at least partially containing (i) a physical keyboard and (ii) a touch-sensitive secondary display that is distinct from the primary display:
displaying, on the primary display, a user interface;
detecting an input directed to a user interface element in the user interface displayed on the primary display, wherein the input includes movement; and
in response to detecting the movement:
moving the user interface element towards the touch-sensitive secondary display;
ceasing to display the user interface element on the primary display; and
displaying, on the touch-sensitive secondary display that is integrated into the second housing that contains the physical keyboard, a representation of the user interface element that was previously displayed on the primary display; and
while the representation of the user interface element is displayed on the touch-sensitive secondary display, detecting an input that moves the representation of the user interface element to a different position within the touch-sensitive secondary display.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, while displayed on the touch-sensitive secondary display, the representation of the user interface element is responsive to a tap input on the touch-sensitive secondary display to perform an operation corresponding to the user interface element.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the input directed to the user interface element is a point-and-click input on the primary display, and
the displaying of the representation of the user interface element on the touch-sensitive secondary display is at a location on the touch-sensitive secondary display, the location determined based on where the point-and-click input is released at the touch-sensitive secondary display.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface element that was previously displayed on the primary display is a menu corresponding to an application.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface element that was previously displayed on the primary display is one of a notification and a modal alert.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting an input over the representation of the user interface element while it is displayed on the touch-sensitive secondary display; and
in response to detecting the input, displaying the representation of the user interface element with a larger display size within the touch-sensitive secondary display.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting an input over the representation of the user interface element while it is displayed on the touch-sensitive secondary display; and
in response to detecting the input, ceasing to display the representation user interface element within the touch-sensitive secondary display.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the touch-sensitive secondary display includes at least one system-level affordance corresponding to at least one system-level functionality, the method further comprising:
after displaying the representation of user interface element on the touch-sensitive secondary display, maintaining display of the at least one system-level affordance on the touch-sensitive secondary display.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
before detecting the input, displaying, on the touch-sensitive secondary display, a set of user interface elements corresponding to functions available via the computing system,
wherein the displaying of the representation of the user interface element on the touch-sensitive secondary display includes ceasing to display at least a subset of the set of user interface elements.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the representation of the user interface element is overlaid on the subset of the set of user interface elements on the touch-sensitive secondary display.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the touch-sensitive secondary display is smaller than the physical keyboard.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the touch-sensitive secondary display has a smaller surface area than the physical keyboard.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein touch-sensitive secondary display is a narrow rectangular strip that extends along a length of the physical keyboard.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the computing system is a laptop.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ceasing to display the respective portion of the user interface element is performed in accordance with a determination that the movement satisfies predefined action criteria.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the predefined action criteria are satisfied when the input moves from the primary display and to the touch-sensitive secondary display.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the predefined action criteria are satisfied when the input moves to a predefined location on the primary display.
18. A computing device, comprising:
one or more processors;
a first housing that includes a primary display;
a second housing at least partially containing (i) a physical keyboard and (ii) a touch-sensitive secondary display that is distinct from the primary display; and
memory storing one or more programs that are configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying, on the primary display, a user interface;
detecting an input directed to a user interface element in the user interface displayed on the primary display, wherein the input includes movement; and
in response to detecting the movement:
moving the user interface element towards the touch-sensitive secondary display;
ceasing to display the user interface element on the primary display; and
displaying, on the touch-sensitive secondary display that is integrated into the second housing that contains the physical keyboard, a representation of the user interface element that was previously displayed on the primary display; and
while the representation of the user interface element is displayed on the touch-sensitive secondary display, detecting an input that moves the representation of the user interface element to a different position within the touch-sensitive secondary display.
19. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein, while displayed on the touch- sensitive secondary display, the representation of the user interface element is responsive to a tap input on the touch-sensitive secondary display to perform an operation corresponding to the user interface element.
20. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein:
the input directed to the user interface element is a point-and-click input on the primary display, and
the displaying of the representation of the user interface element on the touch-sensitive secondary display is at a location on the touch-sensitive secondary display, the location determined based on where the point-and-click input is released at the touch-sensitive secondary display.
21. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the user interface element that was previously displayed on the primary display is a menu corresponding to an application.
22. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the user interface element that was previously displayed on the primary display is one of a notification and a modal alert.
23. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:
detecting an input over the representation of the user interface element while it is displayed on the touch-sensitive secondary display; and
in response to detecting the input, displaying the representation of the user interface element with a larger display size within the touch-sensitive secondary display.
24. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:
detecting an input over the representation of the user interface element while it is displayed on the touch-sensitive secondary display; and
in response to detecting the input, ceasing to display the representation of the user interface element within the touch-sensitive secondary display.
25. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the touch-sensitive secondary display includes at least one system-level affordance corresponding to at least one system-level functionality, and wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:
after displaying the representation of the user interface element on the touch-sensitive secondary display, maintaining display of the at least one system-level affordance on the touch-sensitive secondary display.
26. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:
before detecting the input, displaying, on the touch-sensitive secondary display, a set of user interface elements corresponding to functions available via the computing system,
wherein the displaying of the representation of the user interface element on the touch-sensitive secondary display includes ceasing to display at least a subset of the set of user interface elements.
27. The computing device of claim 26 , wherein the representation of the user interface element is overlaid on the subset of the set of user interface elements on the touch-sensitive secondary display.
28. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the touch-sensitive secondary display is smaller than the physical keyboard.
29. The computing device of claim 28 , wherein the touch-sensitive secondary display has a smaller surface area than the physical keyboard.
30. The computing device of claim 28 , wherein touch-sensitive secondary display is a narrow rectangular strip that extends along a length of the physical keyboard.
31. The computing device of claim 28 , wherein the computing system is a laptop.
32. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the ceasing to display the respective portion of the user interface element is performed in accordance with a determination that the movement satisfies predefined action criteria.
33. The computing device of claim 32 , wherein the predefined action criteria are satisfied when the input moves from the primary display and to the touch-sensitive secondary display.
34. The computing device of claim 32 , wherein the predefined action criteria are satisfied when the input moves to a predefined location on the primary display.
35. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system with a first housing that includes a primary display and a second housing at least partially containing (i) a physical keyboard and (ii) a touch-sensitive secondary display that is distinct from the primary display, cause the computing system to:
display, on the primary display, a user interface;
detect an input directed to a user interface element in the user interface displayed on the primary display, wherein the input includes movement; and
in response to detecting the movement:
move the user interface element towards the touch-sensitive secondary display;
cease to display the user interface element on the primary display; and
display, on the touch-sensitive secondary display that is integrated into the second housing that contains the physical keyboard, a representation of the user interface element that was previously displayed on the primary display; and
while the representation of the user interface element is displayed on the touch-sensitive secondary display, detect an input that moves the representation of the user interface element to a different position within the touch-sensitive secondary display.
36. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein, while displayed on the touch-sensitive secondary display, the representation of the user interface element is responsive to a tap input on the touch-sensitive secondary display to perform an operation corresponding to the user interface element.
37. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein:
the input directed to the user interface element is a point-and-click input on the primary display, and
the displaying of the representation of the user interface element on the touch-sensitive secondary display is at a location on the touch-sensitive secondary display, the location determined based on where the point-and-click input is released at the touch-sensitive secondary display.
38. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein the user interface element that was previously displayed on the primary display is a menu corresponding to an application.
39. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein the user interface element that was previously displayed on the primary display is one of a notification and a modal alert.
40. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to:
detect an input over the representation of the user interface element while it is displayed on the touch-sensitive secondary display; and
in response to detecting the input, display the representation of the user interface element with a larger display size within the touch-sensitive secondary display.
41. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to:
detect an input over the representation of the user interface element while it is displayed on the touch-sensitive secondary display; and
in response to detecting the input, cease to display the representation of the user interface element within the touch-sensitive secondary display.
42. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein:
the touch-sensitive secondary display includes at least one system-level affordance corresponding to at least one system-level functionality, and
the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to: after displaying the representation of the user interface element on the touch-sensitive secondary display, maintain display of the at least one system-level affordance on the touch-sensitive secondary display.
43. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to:
before detecting the input, display, on the touch-sensitive secondary display, a set of user interface elements corresponding to functions available via the computing system,
wherein the displaying of the representation of the user interface element on the touch-sensitive secondary display includes ceasing to display at least a subset of the set of user interface elements.
44. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 43 , wherein the representation of the user interface element is overlaid on the subset of the set of user interface elements on the touch-sensitive secondary display.
45. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein the touch-sensitive secondary display is smaller than the physical keyboard.
46. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the touch-sensitive secondary display has a smaller surface area than the physical keyboard.
47. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the touch-sensitive secondary display is a narrow rectangular strip that extends along a length of the physical keyboard.
48. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein the computing system is a laptop.
49. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein the ceasing to display the respective portion of the user interface element is performed in accordance with a determination that the movement satisfies predefined action criteria.
50. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49 , wherein the predefined action criteria are satisfied when the input moves from the primary display and to the touch-sensitive secondary display.
51. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 49 , wherein the predefined action criteria are satisfied when the input moves to a predefined location on the primary display.