Transitioning application windows between local and remote desktops
The disclosure provides for transitioning application windows between local and remote desktops. Example implementations include opening a first file with a first application to generate a first application window on a first desktop window on a user display; based at least on a trigger event for transitioning the first application window from the first desktop window to a second desktop window, determining whether a second application is available for the second desktop window to produce a version of the first application window; and based at least on the second application being available: transferring the first file across a network to become a second file; and opening the second file with the second application to generate a second application window on the second desktop window, the second application window replacing the first application window on the user display. The transition may go either direction.
1. A method of transitioning application windows between local and remote desktops, the method comprising:
opening a first file with a first application to generate a first application window on a first desktop window on a user display;
based at least on a trigger event for transitioning the first application window from the first desktop window to a second desktop window, determining that a second application is not available for the second desktop window to produce a version of the first application window; and
replacing the first application window with a seamless application window or a reverse seamless application window.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first file is a local file, the first application is a local application, the first desktop window is a local desktop window, the second application is a remote application, and the second desktop window is a remote desktop window.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first file is a remote file, the first application is a remote application, the first desktop window is a remote desktop window, the second application is a local application, and the second desktop window is a local desktop window.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
based at least on a trigger event for transitioning the first application window from the first desktop window to a second desktop window, providing to a user a visual indication that the transitioning is pending.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein replacing the first application window with a seamless application window or a reverse seamless application window includes determining that the first application is published as a seamless application.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
maintaining an appearance of the seamless application window or the reverse seamless application window unchanged upon transitioning of the first application window from the first desktop window to the second desktop window.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
freezing the first application window to avoid the first application window disappearing while a second application window is prepared to replace the first application window.
8. A computer system for transitioning application windows between local and remote desktops, the computer system comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon program code, the program code causing the processor to:
open a first file with a first application to generate a first application window on a first desktop window on a user display;
based at least on a trigger event for transitioning the first application window from the first desktop window to a second desktop window, determine that a second application is not available for the second desktop window to produce a version of the first application window; and
replace the first application window with a seamless application window or a reverse seamless application window.
9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the first file is a local file, the first application is a local application, the first desktop window is a local desktop window, the second application is a remote application, and the second desktop window is a remote desktop window.
10. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the first file is a remote file, the first application is a remote application, the first desktop window is a remote desktop window, the second application is a local application, and the second desktop window is a local desktop window.
11. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the program code is further operative to:
based at least on a trigger event for transitioning the first application window from the first desktop window to a second desktop window, provide to a user a visual indication that the transitioning is pending.
12. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein replacing the first application window with a seamless application window or a reverse seamless application window includes determining that the first application is published as a seamless application.
13. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the program code is further operative to:
maintain an appearance of the seamless application window or the reverse seamless application window unchanged upon transitioning of the first application window from the first desktop window to the second desktop window.
14. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the program code is further operative to:
freeze the first application window to avoid the first application window disappearing while a second application window is prepared to replace the first application window.
15. A non-transitory computer storage medium having stored thereon program code executable by a first computer system at a first site, the program code embodying a method comprising:
opening a first file with a first application to generate a first application window on a first desktop window on a user display;
based at least on a trigger event for transitioning the first application window from the first desktop window to a second desktop window, determining that a second application is not available for the second desktop window to produce a version of the first application window; and
replacing the first application window with a seamless application window or a reverse seamless application window.
16. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15 ,
wherein the first file is a local file, the first application is a local application, the first desktop window is a local desktop window, the second application is a remote application, and the second desktop window is a remote desktop window; or
wherein the first file is a remote file, the first application is a remote application, the first desktop window is a remote desktop window, the second application is a local application, and the second desktop window is a local desktop window.
17. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the program code further comprises:
based at least on a trigger event for transitioning the first application window from the first desktop window to a second desktop window, providing to a user a visual indication that the transitioning is pending.
18. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein replacing the first application window with a seamless application window or a reverse seamless application window includes determining that the first application is published as a seamless application.
19. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the program code further comprises:
maintaining an appearance of the seamless application window or the reverse seamless application window unchanged upon transitioning of the first application window from the first desktop window to the second desktop window.
20. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the program code further comprises:
freezing the first application window to avoid the first application window disappearing while a second application window is prepared to replace the first application window.