US Patent:
20130067360, Mar 14, 2013
Inventors:
Ryan J. Salva - Seattle WA, US
Erik A. Saltwell - Seattle WA, US
Heather T. Brown - Redmond WA, US
Georgios Kounenis - Bellevue WA, US
Matthew Hall - Seattle WA, US
Assignee:
MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA
International Classification:
G06F 3/048
Abstract:
A screen design user interface that may operate in an interactive mode and a design mode. The user interface includes a screen presentation portion for presenting an application screen under design, and a mode control for selecting between the interactive mode and the design mode. When the user interface is in interactive mode, the user interface actually allows interaction with one or more application element of a screen displayed in the screen presentation portion such that interaction with the corresponding application element causes execution of a corresponding function and thus a corresponding change in state of the screen. When the user interface is in design mode, the user interface supports design of the application screen by recognizing design gestures, but disables the application elements.