Management of multiple window panels with a graphical user...

Data processing: presentation processing of document – operator i – Operator interface – On-screen workspace or object

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C715S767000, C715S777000, C715S779000, C715S781000

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08046712

ABSTRACT:
A method in a user interface, according to one embodiment, allows for the docking of window panels within a software application. A palette in the user interface can, in this embodiment, have three states: (i) the palette is open within a window panel; (ii) the palette is docked as a tab; and (iii) the palette is open in a area connected to the tab. User actions through the user interface can control transitions among these three states. Other methods are described, and systems and computer readable storage media are also described.

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