Improved user interface for displaying gallery of formatting versions applicable to selected object |
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IPC classes for russian patent Improved user interface for displaying gallery of formatting versions applicable to selected object (RU 2405185):
          
 User interface application for managing media files / 2403614
User interface is based on hierarchical display of different levels or categories of classifying media files and is suitable for portable digital devices having small displays. Hierarchical display of levels of media files enables a user to easily navigate between levels in search of required media files, find and display the needed media element on the display. The user interface provides a search function which can be activated and which searches based on key words based on information associated with files and media elements, and using graphic icons as a level of search results.
 Device for data exchange between four-phase self-synchronised and synchronised parallel interface / 2402802
Invention relates to connecting devices for transmitting information for functional elements and can be used in designing self-synchronised digital computing devices and information processing systems based on microcircuits having large- and very-large integration level. The device consists of a channel for transmitting data from a four-phase self-synchronised interface to a synchronised parallel interface and a channel for transmitting data from a synchronised parallel interface to a four-phase self-synchronised interface.
 Device of mobile communication equipped with sensor screen and method of its control / 2402179
Device of mobile communication, comprising sensor screen, and method of its control are proposed. Method includes displaying multiple elements, reception of the first sensor signal, indicating that an element was selected, having a position on screen, reception of the second sensor signal, and scrolling through part of displayed elements that differ from selected element, while selected element remains fixed in its initial position on sensor screen, in response to the second sensor signal.
 Data access and data organisation through diagrams / 2402060
In a method for providing display in form of data diagrams and in a system of individually configured data diagrams, a link for a set of multivariate data on which the initial data diagram should be based is used. Based, at least partially, on this information, a data diagram is generated, which is a graphic presentation of units which correspond to data from this multivariate data set. This data diagram which can be altered by the user is displayed. The used apparatus can provide tools which enable the user to change the order of the units of the data diagram, change the form of the units of the data diagram, change the colour or format of the units of the data diagram, and can also provide functionalities which enable the user to carry out top-down analysis of aspects of the data diagram based on a certain partitioning scheme.
 Complex pixel element, complex touch-sensitive liquid-crystal panel and method of controlling said panel / 2401448
Complex pixel element has a transistor matrix substrate, a colour filter substrate which is parallel to the transistor matrix substrate, and a layer of liquid crystals between said substrates. The transistor matrix substrate includes a first transistor, a first memory capacitor connected to the first transistor, a second transistor, a second memory capacitor connected to the second transistor, and a conducting projection. The conducting projection has a position which corresponds to the position of the first memory capacitor and is made with possibility of electrical connection of the second memory capacitor and the colour filter substrate.
 Upgradable preliminary visualiser of object in browser-shell / 2400801
Browser-shell provides for mechanism of expansion so that detached developers could upgrade functional capabilities of previewing facility specified as default for certain types of files. Graphic user interface includes control facility, which makes it possible for the user to select previewing facility for displayed files from multiple available previewing facilities. Alternatively, browser-shell may automatically select previewing facility from multiple available previewing facility.
 Universal method of entry by means of "x, y" coordinates arrangement / 2400800
Entry of selected letters/symbols displayed on screen is done by pressing of buttons that correspond to coordinates of selected entered letter/symbol location. Multiple letters/symbols and/or functional buttons are combined into multiple versions of letters/symbols for formation of menu comprising columns, for each version of letter/symbol selection there is an x-coordinate identified, combination of which represents horizontal row of figures for all versions of letters/symbols selection. Horizontal row of figures is controlled by means of digital keys for selection of x-coordinate, and value of y-coordinate corresponding to version of letter/symbol selection in horizontal row is established for y-coordinate of specified row of version of letter/symbol selection, at the same time arrow keys are used to select and control y-coordinates, and one row of version of letter/symbol selection is selected simultaneously, besides required selected letter/sign is displayed in menu of coordinates selection, to complete entry of letter.
 Systems and method for training of interactive communication with computer program, having graphic user interface / 2400799
Script is generated so that it includes step-by-step instructions, instructing the user how to complete the task with the help of computer program by means of communication with GUI objects of computer program. Script is formulated by reference to chart of substances containing program instructions for access to GUI objects of program with the purpose of completing task operation. Script is performed by displaying actual non-simulated GUI of program on screen of partial graphic overlay. Each graphic overlay instructs user how to provide suitable user entry of GUI objects of computer program. Partial graphical overlay is installed next to according GUI object of program independently on location of this object, excluding reprogramming of the main computer program.
 Method of determining manipulator coordinates on touch panel / 2399949
Method of determining coordinates on touch panel for entering data into a computer, game consoles, POS terminals and data panels is characterised by that a stream of modulated radiation of electromagnetic waves in the infrared region, which covers the surface of the touch panel, is generated over the surface of the touch panel using at least one radiator. Electromagnetic waves reflected from the manipulator near the surface of the touch panel are received using at least two spatially spaced apart receivers. Phase difference of the modulated signals is measured on radiators (radiator) and receivers. Coordinates of the manipulator on the touch panel are calculated from the ratio of phase difference.
 Mobile terminal / 2399085
Mobile terminal has a housing with a first and second region and a sensor layer which detects contact with the first and second regions. The sensor layer has a part of a touch screen structure which includes multiple conducting lines for detecting contact with the first region and multiple parts of a structure of touch-sensitive buttons arranged such that they have a defined area on the second region. The multiple parts of the structure of touch-sensitive buttons are spaced out from each other and at least one through opening is formed between the part of the structure of touch-sensitive buttons.
 Method for preliminary processing of text / 2386178
Invention makes it possible to produce all possible versions of initial text transcriptions, not resorting to analysis of text sounding. Rules of transcription modeling are applied to ideal transcriptions produced on the text basis, additional versions of transcriptions are obtained, to which rules of transcription modeling are also applied. Identical transcriptions are excluded from produced list of transcriptions, and transcriptions remained in the list are saved for further use.
 Method and system for converting hierarchical data structure based on schema to planar data structure / 2378690
Invention relates to methods and systems for converting a hierarchical data structure into a planar data structure. The hierarchical data structure format can be XML. The hierarchical data structure, which conforms to the schema, is loaded into an application program. The data structure contains elements and attributes related to each other through a "parent-child" relationship. The schema sets a hierarchical relationship between the elements and attributes in the hierarchical data structure. After loading the hierarchical data structure conforming to the schema, a set of distribution rules for creating a planar data structure is applied to the hierarchical data structure based on the schema. The distribution rules determine how to put data into the planar data structure. The distribution rules can be applied while identifying properties in the schema which identify requirements for appearance of elements given in the schema. After applying distribution rules to the hierarchical data, the hierarchical data are entered into an electronic table by putting data into rows and columns.
 Methods and systems for document marking / 2370810
Invention is related to document processing. In method they define set of standard units for compiling, arranging of packets, distribution and visualisation of document-oriented content. Frame is defined for document formats as independent from platform, which makes it possible for systems of software and hardware to reliably and accordingly generation, exchange and display of documents. Frame and format are developed with flexible and expandable method. Apart from mentioned frame and format of common purpose, with application of common purpose format, a specific format is defined, which named as expanded packet format. Format of expanded packet represents format for storage of page-broken documents. Contents of expanded packets may be displayed on screen or print with maximum accuracy relative to devices and applications in various mediums and in wide spectrum of scenarios.
 System and method of filtering and organising elements based on common properties / 2368947
Invention relates to a system and method of displaying elements, and particularly to a system and method of filtering and organising elements based on common properties. System and method are proposed for filtering and organising elements, contained in memory devices, based on common properties. The system uses virtual folders including regular files and folders, in different forms, based on metadata of these elements, and not on the actual physical structure of the file system on the disk on which they are based. On the image, several elements are displayed and there is a filter region, in which the user can a enter filtration parametre. When the user enters a filtration parametre, the number of elements displayed on the image reduces to that, which contains the filtration parametre. As the user types the filtration parametre, more elements can be filtered upon addition of each new character into the filtration parametre.
 System for identifying rephrasing using machine translation technology / 2368946
Invention relates to identification of rephrasing in text. A set of text segments is obtained from a cluster of different articles, written for a common event. The set of text segments is then processed in accordance with text alignment methods to identify rephrasing based on segments in the text. Identification of rephrasing can be used in machine translation systems.
 Method of processing digital hand-written notes for recognition, binding and reformatting digital hand-written notes and system to this end / 2357284
Present invention relates to a method of processing digital documents and their digital handwritten notes of arbitrary form. Method of processing digital hand-written notes includes cutting off at least some of digital hand-written character strokes based on time streamlining and (or) space allocation of hand-written character strokes; grouping digital hand-written character strokes in the document for definition of digital hand-written notes, classification of these items according to the type of notes, linking the notes to the relevant areas or places in the document and reformating the notes in the new layout, while maintaining the initial target and values of notes.
 Processing of electronic ink / 2351982
Method for processing of electronic documents includes creation of the first context unit associated to the first part of basic part of electronic document; association of annotation made by electronic ink to the mentioned first part; creation of the second context unit associated to annotation to basic part, at that the first context unit and second context unit are located in the single hierarchical structure of data presenting data associated to electronic document, and preservation of connection that associates the second context unit to the first context unit.
 Method of displaying of pages at preview / 2348975
Invention concerns computer facilities and can be used for operation of the user by preparation of documents for printing. The method of representation of pages on a mapping device at preview before printing consists in performance of following operations by the user: determine the size of the displayed breadboard page model by means of monotonously increasing non-linear function; carry out compensatory scaling of devices of the breadboard page model; shape a page breadboard model on the display.
 Method of synthesis of self-trained analytical question-answer system with extraction of knowledge from texts / 2345416
Invention concerns field of information retrieval, analytical, intellectual systems and can be used for making of the new computer complexes applying stochastic technology during intellectual processing of texts in electronic form. In the declared method realise the technology of search grounded on the equivalent transformations of propositions in plurality of predicates and word-combinations. Generated stochastically indexed predicates and word-combinations are an integrating link in the course of text processing and knowledge, and also are used as additional inquiries. From the gained private answers by means of analytical functions yield the logic makingup of the answer, relevant to inquiry of the user. Maintenance of system self-learning is reached by transformation of their descriptions in stochastically indexed rules of products and entering in knowledge bases. Shape in the course of self-training system of classification, the knowledge base of a subject domain of the text and metaknowledge for pinch of efficiency of the semantic analysis as search bottoms.
 Method and computer-read medium to import and export hierarchically structured data / 2338245
Application program interface (API) for import can be implemented to import content from hierarchically structured document, such as XML-file. Import API works in conjunction with syntax analyser to preview document and extract content from selected elements, units, attributes and text. Import API also uses callback component to process extracted content. Export API also can be realised to export data with the aim of creation of hierarchically structured document , such as XML-file. Export API works in conjunction with editor to receive data and export data in the form of elements, units, attributes and text in hierarchically structured document.
 Method for stream processing of text messages / 2251148
Method includes text messages from data channel, linguistic words processing is performed, thesaurus of each text message is formed, statistical processing of words in thesaurus is performed, text message and thesaurus are stored in storage. Membership of text message in one of categories from the list is determined, starting data value of text message is determined, stored in storage with text message, data value values are periodically updated with consideration of time passed since their appearance and text messages with data value below preset threshold are erased, during processing of each message values of categories classification signs are updated.
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FIELD: information technology. SUBSTANCE: multiple functionalities are provided in a task-based interface presented in a format which provides tabs, wherein each of the said multiple functionalities is presented in selected control elements, each of which is presented in graphical and text form. Indication of selection of the object for editing is received through a program application; upon reception of the indication for selection of the object for editing, additional selected control elements are provided, which provide a subcollection of the said multiple functionalities, wherein the subcollection of said multiple functionalities enables to edit the selected object. These selected control elements are grouped into logical groups, wherein through each of the said logical groups, functionalities from the subcollection of the said multiple functionalities are combined. EFFECT: improved user interface for displaying a gallery of images showing different formatting versions which can be applied to a selected object. 28 cl, 12 dwg
Cross-reference to related applications This application claims the priority of provisional patent application U.S. No. 60/601 815 case attorney No. 60001 0407USP1, the applicant's case No. 309417 1, filed on August 16, 2004, entitled "Improved User Interfaces for Computer Software Applications (Improved user interfaces for software applications of the computer). The technical field to which the invention relates The present invention mainly relates to user interfaces for software applications. In particular, the present invention relates to an improved user interface to display a gallery of images illustrating different ways of formatting applied to the selected object. Prior art With the onset of the computer age computer users and software are accustomed to user-friendly software applications that help them write, calculate, organize, prepare presentations, send and receive emails, create music, etc. for Example, modern applications of electronic text processing allow users to prepare a variety of useful documents. Modern applications of spreadsheets enable polzovatelya, to manipulate and organize the data. Modern applications of electronic slide presentations allow users to create multiple slide presentations containing text, images, data or other useful objects. To help users identify and utilize the functionality of this software application typically provides a user interface that contains a number of feature functionality for controls along the top, bottom or side edges of the displayed workspace in which the user can type, copy, manipulate, and format text, or data. Such controls functionality often include selectable buttons with names such as "file", "edit", "view", "insert", "format", etc. Usually select one of these buttons, the functionality of the upper level, for example, "format", causes the deployment drop-down menu to reveal one or more selectable controls the functionality associated with the functionality of a top-level, such as "font" under the functional abilities of the upper level format. Modern software applications enable the user what indicators to use, apparently, an infinite number of combinations of formatting options to the specified document or object. For example, a text document can have many fonts, text sizes, formats, headers, install, display/printing etc. Another example, the object image can shade, turn, turn, resize, cut, stilizovala etc. the average user is often difficult to visualize the possible combinations of formatting options, and even if the user can visualize interesting and desirable combination of formatting options, the user may not have enough experience to select appropriate individual formatting options to create the desired format. Therefore, in the technique there is a need for an improved user interface to display a gallery of images showing various combinations of formatting options that can be applied to the selected object, which, when they are selected by the user, causing an automatic application of the selected combination of formatting options for the selected object. It is for these and other reasons it was created the present invention. The invention Embodiments of the present invention solve the above is e and other problems by creating an improved user interface for displaying image galleries, showing different combinations of formatting options that can be applied to the selected object, which, when they are selected by the user can cause an automatic application of the associated combination of formatting options for the selected object. According to one aspect of the invention, the instruction sets may be combined and may be associated with each image, so that the application of this combination of formatting options can be performed against the selected or typed object by selecting the associated image. According to another aspect of the invention preview of the application of this combination of formatting options for the selected object can be achieved when placing the mouse cursor over it, or when another input focus on the image, illustrating the formatting according to a given combination of formatting options. According to this aspect, if discontinued set input focus or the location of the mouse cursor over it, the formatting of the selected object back to its original state. According to another aspect of the invention, methods and systems provide a user interface which displays a gallery of formatting controls, with each control formatirani the m illustrates a different combination of formatting options, which can be applied to the selected object. When receiving the indication of the selection object to format using the software application provides a user interface containing one or more formatting controls. A visual representation of the selected object for each of the one or more formatting controls is illustrated by the representation of the selected object will be formatted if the formatting attributes associated with each of one or more formatting controls will be applied to the selected object. When receiving instructions for selecting one of the one or more formatting controls the formatting attributes associated with the selected control formatting is automatically applied to the selected object. According to another aspect, when receiving instructions on setting the input focus to a given one of the one or more formatting controls, one or more formatting attributes associated with the control formatting with the set input focus can be dynamically applied to the selected object, to show how the selected object will be formatted, if one or more attributes of formatio the project, associated with the control formatting with the set input focus will be applied to the selected object. These and other features and advantages which characterize the present invention will be apparent from reading the subsequent detailed description and analysis of the associated drawings. You must understand that the above General description and the subsequent detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the claimed invention. List of drawings Figure 1 - block diagram depicting the architecture of a personal computer that provides an illustrative operating environment for embodiments of the present invention. Figure 2 - illustration of a display of a computer screen depicting the ribbon-like user interface for displaying task-based bookmarks functionality of the upper level and to display many of the features available on selected bookmark functionality at the top level. Figure 3 - display computer screen, showing the ribbon-like user interface for providing a gallery of images illustrating the use of one or more combinations of formatting options for the selected object. 4 is a display screen of the computer, showing the ribbon-like user interface for providing a gallery of images showing the application of one or more combinations of formatting options for the selected object. 5 is a display of the computer screen, showing the drop-down gallery of images showing the application of one or more combinations of formatting options for the selected object. 6 is a display of a computer screen, illustrating the components drop-down gallery of images showing the application of one or more combinations of formatting options for the selected object. 7 - components of the expanded drop-down gallery of images illustrating the use of one or more combinations of formatting options for the selected object. Fig - display computer screen drop-down menu images, illustrating the application of one or more combinations of formatting options for the selected object. Fig.9 - display computer screen, illustrating the components drop-down menu images, illustrating the application of one or more combinations of formatting options for the selected object. Figure 10 - display computer screen, showing the many types of formation the tion, where each type is associated with a gallery of images illustrating the use of one or more combinations of formatting options for the selected object. 11 is a gallery of images illustrating the use of one or more combinations of formatting options for the selected object, placed in a modal dialog box. Fig - display computer screen, illustrating the drop-down menu multiple images, where each image illustrates the application of this combination of formatting options for the selected object. Detailed description As briefly described above, embodiments of the present invention relate to an improved user interface to display a gallery of images showing various combinations of formatting options that can be applied to the selected object. According to variants of implementation of the present invention all the commands necessary to apply a given combination of formatting options, presents a display image can be executed by selecting the image. The choice of the displayed image from the image gallery calls automatically using a combination of formatting options for the selected object. According to other variants osushestvlyaetsya invention set input focus or the mouse location on the displayed image may cause dynamic using a combination of formatting options, associated with the image with the set input focus to the selected object, to show the user how the selected object will be displayed, if the combination of formatting options associated with the image with the set input focus, in fact, is selected to apply to the selected object. In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof and in which is shown by the illustrations of specific embodiments of, or examples. These implementation options may be combined, other embodiments of may be used and structural changes may be made without departure from the essence or scope of the present invention. The following detailed description, therefore, should not be construed in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and its equivalents. Referring now to the drawings, in which identical reference position are identical to elements in the several figures, describes the aspects of the present invention and the exemplary operating environment. Figure 1 and the following discussion are intended to provide a brief General description of a suitable computing environment in which can be implemented in the image is giving. Although the invention is described in the General context of program modules that are executed together with the application program that runs on the operating system on a personal computer, those skilled in the art will understand that the invention may also be implemented in combination with other program modules. Generally, program modules include procedures, programs, components, data structures, and other types of structures that perform particular tasks or implement certain abstract data types. In addition, those skilled in the art will understand that the invention may be implemented with other configurations of computer systems, including handheld devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, minicomputers, mainframe computers and the like, the Invention can also be implemented in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing unit, which are connected by a communication network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located on both local and remote memory storage devices. Referring now to figure 1, describes an illustrative architecture of a PC is for personal computer 2 to practice various embodiments of the invention. Computer architecture, shown in figure 1, illustrates a conventional personal computer that includes a CPU 4 ("CPU"), a system memory 6, which includes random access memory 8 (RAM) and permanent memory ("ROM") 10, and a system bus 12, which connects the storage device to the CPU 4. The system basic input/output, containing the basic routines that help to transfer information between elements within the computer, such as during startup, is stored in the ROM 10. The personal computer 2 further includes a mass storage device 14 for storing an operating system 16, application programs, such as program 105 applications, and data. The mass storage device 14 is connected to the CPU 4 via the controller, a mass storage device (not shown)connected to the bus 12. The mass storage device 14 and its associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage for the personal computer 2. Although the description of computer-readable media contained herein refers to a mass storage device such as a hard drive or CD-ROM to a person skilled in the art should be understood that the computer-readable media can be any available in the major media, which can turn a personal computer 2. As an example, and not limitation, computer-readable media may include storage media of the computer and the transmission medium. Media computer data include volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Media computer data include, but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory or other solid state memory technology, CD-ROM, digital multi drive (CMD) or other storage device on optical disks, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to store the desired information and which can accessed by the computer. According to different variants of the invention, the personal computer 2 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to remote computers through the network 18 transmission control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TP/IP), such as the Internet. The personal computer 2 may be connected to the network 18 TCP/IP through the block 20 of the network interface connected to the bus 12. You must understand that the unit 20 of the network interface can also be used to connect other types of networks and remote computer systems. The personal computer 2 may also include a controller 22 I/o for receiving and processing input from a number of devices, including a keyboard or mouse (not shown). Similarly, the controller 22 I/o can provide output to a display screen, a printer or output device of another type. As briefly mentioned above, a number of program modules and data files may be stored in the mass storage device 14 and RAM 8 of the personal computer 2, including an operating system 16 suitable for controlling the operation of a networked personal computer, such as WINDOWS operating systems Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, PCs Washington. The mass storage device 14 and RAM 8 may also store one or more application programs. In particular, the mass storage device 14 and RAM 8 may store program 105 to provide a variety of functionality to the user. For example, the program 105 applications may include programs of many types, such as application processing, the text is, the spreadsheet application, the application for desktop publishing, etc. According to a variant implementation of the present invention, the program 105 application contains a software application with numerous features to provide functionality for text processing functionality slide presentations, functionality for the preparation of spreadsheet functionality for working with the database, etc. Some separate software modules, which may contain the application 105 with numerous functional capabilities include application 125 word processing, application 135 slide presentations, application 140 spreadsheet and application 145 database. For illustration purposes, the application 125, 135, 140, 145 are shown as separate modules in figure 1, but it is necessary to understand that each of these applications can be the application module 105 with numerous features. An example of such application 105 with numerous functionalities OFFICE is produced by Microsoft Corporation. Other software applications, is depicted in figure 1, include the application 130 e-mail. Figure 2 presents an illustration of a display screen of the computer isabeaux what I ribbon-like user interface for displaying task-based bookmarks functionality of the upper level and to display a variety of functional capabilities, available on selected bookmark functionality at the top level. As briefly described above, an improved user interface of the present invention includes the ribbon user interface for displaying selectable controls associated with task-based functionality that is available with this software application, such as application software 105, depicted in figure 1. The first section 210 of the user interface 200 includes a common selectable controls for features that are not associated with a specific task, such as word processing with respect to data analysis spreadsheets. For example, section 210 includes selectable controls for common file commands such as "open file", "save file" and "print". According to one variant of implementation of the present invention selectable controls that are included in the first section 210, are the controls that can be used by many software applications contained in the application 105 with numerous features. I.e. selectable controls that are included in the first section 210, there may be controls that are usually and use the I in a number of different software applications. Select the controls that are included in the first section 210, may be used for all these applications contained in this application with numerous features, but other selectable controls that are represented in the user interface 200, described below, can be adapted to specific tasks that can be performed in specific software applications contained in the application with numerous features. On the other hand, you need to understand what is described here, the user interface 200 can be used for a single software application, such as application 125 word processing, application 135 slide presentations, application 140 spreadsheet application 145 of the database, or any other software application that may use the user interface, enabling users to apply the functionality of the associated application. Referring again to figure 2, next to the first section 210 of the user interface 200 is a section of task-based tabs. Section bookmarks includes selectable tab associated with task-based functionality provided this software is application. For example purposes, task-based tabs, shown in figure 2, are associated with tasks that can be performed using application 125 word processing. For example, tab 215 "Record" is associated with functionality that can be used to perform a task record. The tab 220 "Insert" is associated with the functionality associated with the implementation of operations or tasks inserts. The tab 230 "page Layout" is associated with the functionality provided by an associated application to run or edit attributes page layout of this document. As you understand, many other task-based tabs or selectable controls may be added to a section of the bookmarks of the user interface to invoke the functionality associated with other tasks. For example, bookmarks, tasks can be added for text effects, styles, document, review and comments, etc. And, as described above, the user interface 200 can be used for a variety of different software applications. For example, if the user interface 200 is used for applications, slide presentations, bookmarks contained in section bookmarks can include Takasaki, how to Create slides", "Insert", "Format", "image", "Effects", etc. associated with the many tasks that can be performed by application of slide presentations. Similarly bookmarks that can be used in sections of the bookmarks of the user interface 200 for the application 140 spreadsheet can include bookmarks, as "Data" or "data Entry", "Lists", "Summary tables", "Analysis", "Formula", "Pages and print, and the like, associated with tasks that can be performed using a spreadsheet application. Directly under section 210 of the common controls and sections based on the objectives of the bookmarks section is selectable controls functionality for displaying selectable controls the functionality associated with the selected tab 215, 220, 230 of the section task-based tabs. According to variants of implementation of the present invention, when selecting a specific tab, such as tab 215 "Record", select the functionality that is available from the associated software application to perform the selected task, such as task entries that appear in logical groupings. For example, referring to figure 2, the first logical grouping 240 is tabragalba under "Clipboard". According to variants of implementation of the present invention, the section 240 of the clipboard includes selectable controls functionality that are logically grouped together and associated with the actions of the clipboard under the General task of recording. For example, section 240 of the clipboard may include selectable controls, such as control by cutting, the control copy, control box, control, choice, etc. just Near section 240 of the clipboard presents the second logical grouping 250 under the heading "Formatting. Select the controls presented in section 250 "Format", can include selectable controls, such as text alignment, text type, font size, line spacing, bold, italic, underline, etc. Therefore, the functionality associated with formatting operations that are logically grouped together under a common task "Record". The third logical grouping 260 are presented under the heading "Service account". Section 260 of the service record includes services such records as find/replace, AutoCorrect, etc. According to the options of implementation of the present invention when selecting another based on the ass who s bookmarks from the section bookmarks another set of selectable controls functionality in different logical groupings represented in the user interface 200, associated with selected based on the task tab. For example, if you select a tab 220 tasks "Insert", select controls functionality presented in the user interface 200 vary from those shown in figure 2, and include selectable controls the functionality associated with task insertion. For detailed information related to the user interface 200 shown in figure 2, see the application for patent of the United States, the case of attorney No. 60001 0410USU1, the applicant's case No. 309411 01, entitled "Command User Interface for Displaying Selectable Software Functionality Controls (Command user interface for displaying selectable controls software functionality), which is included in the description by reference, as if it were fully set forth herein. Figure 3 shows the user interface 200 used in accordance with the application 135 slide presentations. According to the exemplary user interface 200, is shown in figure 3, the tab 230 "page Layout" is selected to display one or more logical groupings of selectable controls functionality for application functionality to the selected object or document is in the task page layout. According to variants of implementation of the present invention bookmark 230 "page Layout" causes a representation of a series of images 310, 320, representing a combination of formatting options that can be applied to the selected document. I.e. you see the gallery of images, where each image represents how the selected document or object will be formatted if the combination of formatting options illustrated in this image, is applied to the selected document or object. As described above, image gallery, such as those shown and described herein, can be launched for use by selecting the task-based tabs, such as described above bookmarks "page Layout". Alternative gallery of images can be launched for use by selecting the object in the document. According to another variant implementation, image gallery, described herein, may be started in response to the insertion of the object into the document. For example, if a table object is inserted into the document, image gallery, showing a combination of formatting options that can be applied to objects of the table can be automatically started to provide the user with a number of potentially the x formatting options, which can be automatically applied to the object table, as described in this description. In addition, image gallery, as described herein, can be applied to implied the selected element, for example the entire document, slide, spreadsheet, etc. as opposed to a specific selection, for example a specific area of a document, slide, spreadsheet, or another, or a specific object contained in it. According to variants of implementation of the present invention all of the commands required to use this combination of options for formatting to the selected document or object, shall be executed by selecting the associated display image of the user interface 200. I.e. if the user sees the image in the image gallery in the user interface 200, which represents the formatting options that the user wishes to apply to the selected document or object, the user can select the desired image, and a combination of formatting is automatically applied to the selected document or object. For example, if the user prepares a slide using slide presentations, or, if the user types a letter or Memorandum, using the processing application the text is, the user can select the tab 230 "page Layout" to display a gallery of images showing potential options for formatting the layout of the page. If a user sees a particular image in the image gallery, which prescribes, for example, the layout of the entire center text, the user can select this image, and all commands needed to format the document for a user, therefore, are executed for the selected document. Thus, the user does not need to search for one or more of the formatting menu for commands needed to format the document or object. The functionality according to the present invention is particularly useful when formatting the document or object requires a complex sequence of formatting commands to create the required formatting. According to variants of implementation of the present invention, the image included in the image gallery, described herein, can be used for static images, illustrating the example of how to display the object, formatted according to the selected image. Alternative image gallery may consist of one or more dynamically obtained images showing the actual AK the selected object or the document will be displayed when you select this image. For example, a static view can show the total image, such as a General picture, rotated, shaded, or otherwise formatted in accordance with a set of choices which, if selected, will be applied to the selected object. On the other hand, the dynamic image may be in the form of a bitmap image generated and displayed actual object selected by the user from a document a user applied a combination of formatting options. For example, if the image in the person document represents a snapshot of a family pet user, a dynamic image showing the rotate 90°, shows a bitmap image of the actual family pet user, shown rotated through 90°. A static image, on the other hand, can display pre-prepared image such as a landscape image or the image of a graphical element is rotated in accordance with the formatting options associated with the image. Illustrations and descriptions provided below in relation to figure 4-10 show the application of embodiments of the present invention in relation to the objects of the images. To a person skilled in the art should be understood that the illustrations are fantastic murenny in relation to figure 4-10, are only for example purposes and do not limit the application of embodiments of the present invention in relation to other types of combinations of formatting options. I.e., the combination of formatting options can be instantiated for any type of formatting options that can be applied to the selected documents or objects. For example, a combination of formatting options can be illustrated in the image gallery options for text formatting, including fonts, text alignment, text size, text color, etc. Similar to a combination of formatting options can be illustrated in the image gallery for various documents desktop publishing systems, including advertisements, message printing, business documents, etc. Really, any combination of formatting options that apply to any document or object may be instantiated in the image in the image gallery, and all the commands necessary to apply a combination of formatting options to the document or document object can be "collapsed" and made when the image is selected combination of formatting options. In addition, the image displayed in the image gallery, you can include information about the combinations of formatting options, associated is with these images. For example, the image may include a description of the text. I.e. the image gallery may include one or more individual descriptions of the text that describe one or more combinations of formatting options that can be applied to the selected or inserted object. According to variants of implementation of the present invention, the image gallery can be represented as the image gallery in the form of a tape, located horizontally inside the band-shaped user interface 200, as shown in figure 3. Referring to figure 4, shows the components of the image gallery in the form of a tape". Image gallery in the form of a tape includes a row 410 of the header to identify the nature of the gallery images. The header 420 galleries identifies the type of images displayed in the image gallery, and the filter 430 galleries identifies one or more subsets of the image gallery that is displayed to the user. For example, the filter 430 gallery can describe the image displayed to the user, as all the images, most images used, my pictures, etc. preview 460 in the form of a large miniatures depicted in figure 4, allows the user to set the input focus to the image without the use of com is inali options for formatting the image to the selected object or document, so the user can see the preview image attributes. Button 470 scroll can be used in the image gallery in the form of a tape, where there are more images than can be displayed in the user interface 200, based on the available space. Consequently, buttons 470 scroll enable the user to scroll through all available images before selecting a specific image. The current selection 450 shows a highlighted image representing a combination of formatting options, which are currently applied to the selected object or document. According to a variant embodiment of the invention the expanded image gallery "in the form of a tape" may be displayed when you select a control, such as Button size changes depicted in figure 4. Select "Buttons resize" can deploy the image gallery to see more images. When deploying the gallery, it can be displayed, so that the gallery is deployed down-and-out user interface 200 to provide space for additional selectable controls (image), similarly deployed gallery, depicted in Fig.7 (described below). As shown in figure 5, it displays "drop-down" gallery image the clusters. In accordance with the drop-down gallery image gallery image is not displayed inside the ribbon-like user interface 500, but the image gallery is displayed horizontally below the user interface 500. According to variants of implementation of the present invention the drop-down gallery of images can be used for selecting a given task-based tabs, such as tab 510 "Gallery style", which leads to the representation of many types of combinations of formatting options that can be applied to the selected document or object. For example, referring to figure 5, the choice of bookmarks 510 "Gallery style" leads to the notion of section 505 "Style pictures", section "Frame images" and "section to Extract more styles. Advantageously, the display gallery images user interface 500 allows the user to view the image gallery without obstacles to viewing other potential selectable controls associated with the selected task-based tabs 510, 515, 520 of the upper level. As shown in Fig.6, drop-down version of the gallery images similar to the image gallery in the form of a tape, except that it appears under the user interface 200, 500. Referring now to Fig.7, will deploy the th drop-down gallery of images can be displayed, where multiple types of images, reacting to select the gallery images can be displayed in a single drop-down gallery of images. For example, drop-down gallery of images, shown in Fig.7, shows a gallery of the Most commonly used image 730, a gallery of My favorite images 740 and gallery Other styles snapshot image 750. Referring now to Fig, displays the image gallery visual pointer. Image gallery visual index falls from ribbon-like user interface 500. Image gallery visual index can be used, as described above, to minimize the usual set of commands or formatting options, and to provide a visual, easy-to-understand representation of the General formatting options that can otherwise be difficult to select the user. Image gallery visual pointer is similar to the image gallery in the form of a tape" or "drop" the image gallery above, that image can be a static image, or the image can be "live" images, which can be changed dynamically based on user input and based on the actual selected object to which you apply the image. After selecting the task-based tabs 510, 515, 520 multiple selectable items 810 control functionality is displayed in the user interface 500. For example, as shown in Fig control "Rotate picture"control "Frame picture" and control "to Extract more styles displayed in the user interface 500. If the user has an embedded object picture in the selected document and the user wants to rotate the selected object in the snapshot, the user can select an item 810 control to Rotate the picture to launch the image gallery 820 visual pointer. As shown in the drop-down gallery of images, the user is given many options rotate the picture. For example, a variant 825 "No rotation"830 "Rotate left 90°" and the option 840 "Rotate 180°". Other options include flip vertical and flip horizontal. As shown in the lower part of the drop-down gallery of images 820, has a button "More options rotate", enabling the user to select additional images to apply to the selected object image. As described herein, each image is associated with a set of options and formatting commands, so the choice of any of the images call which provides automatic execution on the selected object associated options and formatting commands. For example, if the user wishes to rotate the selected object by 180° from its present orientation, the user can select the image 840 "Rotate 180°"to automatically turn 180° of the selected object. Advantageously, because the image gallery provides a visual representation of the result of applying a set of formatting options for the selected object, the user knows in advance the effect of the associated combination of formatting options for the selected object or document. Therefore, the user does not need to search among the many menu options format to determine the effect of various combinations of formatting options for the selected object through trial and error. Referring to figure 9, shows the components of the image gallery visual pointer. Element 810 control "Rotate picture" illustrates selectable control functionality displayed in the user interface 500 in this task-based bookmarks. Image 930, 940, 950, 960 illustrate a static or a dynamic view of the application of this set of formatting options for the selected object. Descriptive text 910, 920 is descriptive information to the user concerning the nature of the combination option is in the format applied to the illustrated image. As described above, the button 970 "More options rotate" illustrates a button that can be located in the drop-down gallery of images to select more potential combinations of formatting options that are not displayed source image to be displayed. Referring to figure 10, this task-based tabs 510, 515, 520 may cause the representation of the many galleries of images placed in a single section 1010 of selectable controls functionality. For example, section 1010 of selectable controls functionality includes three individual galleries accommodated in the section called "picture Effects". If the user wants to first apply a combination of formatting options associated with one of the offers galleries, the user can choose offers the gallery, causing the display drop-down gallery of images, as shown in figure 5 and 6, under the user interface 500. The user can then choose to have a combination of formatting options that were presented to the selected object or document. If the user then decides to use a combination of formatting options associated with one of the other offers the galleries, the example gallery "Shading", the user can select "Gallery shading to display the drop-down gallery of images showing various combinations of formatting options associated with the shading of the selected object or document. Referring to 11, according to the alternative implementation of the present invention, the image gallery can be accommodated in a modal or modeless dialog 1110, which may be displayed on the display screen of the computer user on the document or object. As shown in figure 11, many images 1120, 1130 can be displayed in the image gallery accommodated in the dialog to allow the user to select the specified image to be applied to the selected document or object, as described in this description. Image 1140 illustrates a larger preview image to show the application of this combination of formatting options to the selected document or object. In addition, the drop-down gallery of images, as described above with reference to figure 5, may be displayed below, or near, or otherwise in response to selection of the image or a control in the dialog. For example, the image is contained in the dialogue 1110 may be a number of combinations of formatting options that can be applied to documents is at or object. The choice of such images may show a drop-down menu containing one or more images representing the use of the available combinations of formatting options. On Fig illustrates the view drop-down gallery of images 1200, which falls under the user interface 200 used by the application 125 word processing. As shown in Fig, is selected based on the task tab 230 "page Layout", so that one or more groupings of selectable controls the functionality displayed in the user interface 200 for application functionality to the selected document or object in Association with the task page layout. Under the section of selectable controls functionality, called the "header and footer", provides an element 1208 management Templates. The select element 1208 management templates displays a drop-down gallery of images 1200, presenting to the user one or more images, showing the application of the selected combinations of formatting options to the document. If the user determines that it is desirable for one of the images of formatting options, the user can select the desired image and pass the CE command options format required to apply the desired combination of formatting options to the selected document or object. As described herein, has an improved user interface to display a gallery of images showing the use of different combinations of options for formatting applied to the selected object or document. To a person skilled in the art it is obvious that various modifications or changes can be made in this invention without deviation from the scope or the invention. Other embodiments of the invention are obvious to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention described here. 1. The way to create a gallery of formatting options, improved user interface, comprising stages, which 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when creating a gallery of formatting controls gallery of formatting controls create drop-down menus that appear under the associated tab of the user interface. 3. The method according to claim 2, additionally containing a stage on which to deploy the drop-down menu that contains the gallery of formatting controls to display in the drop-down menu of additional formatting controls associated with additional formatting attributes intended for application to the first object. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein when creating a gallery of formatting controls gallery of formatting controls create in the dialog displayed in the workspace software application. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein when creating a gallery of formatting controls create multiple galleries of formatting controls for selection. 6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising stages, which take choosing one of these many galleries of formatting controls and 7. The method according to claim 6, further containing a stage on which to display the above-mentioned formatting controls contained in the selected gallery of formatting controls in a drop-down menu controls the formatting. 8. Implemented by the computer way to create a gallery of formatting options, improved user interface, comprising stages, which 9. Implemented by the computer method of claim 8, further comprising stages, which 10. Implemented by the computer method of claim 8, in which the gallery of formatting controls image is located in the drop-down menu that appears under the associated tab of the user interface. 11. Implemented by the computer method of claim 8, in which the gallery of formatting controls image is located in an expandable drop-down menu that contains additional formatting controls image associated with additional formatting attributes of the image which are adapted to apply to the selected object. 12. Implemented by the computer method of claim 8, in which the gallery of formatting controls image is located in the dialog displayed in the workspace software application. 13. Machine-readable media containing Mashinostroenie instructions, which when performed by a computer performs a method of creating a gallery of formatting options, improved user interface, comprising stages, which 14. A machine-readable medium of clause 13, where when creating a gallery of formatting controls gallery of formatting controls is created in the drop-down menu that appears under the associated tab of the user interface. 15. Machine-readable media 14 in which the method further comprises a stage on which to deploy the drop-down menu that contains the gallery of formatting controls to display in the drop-down menu of additional formatting controls, associated the x with additional formatting attributes which are adapted to apply to the selected object. 16. A machine-readable medium of clause 13, where when creating a gallery of formatting controls gallery of formatting controls is created in the dialog displayed in the workspace software application. 17. A machine-readable medium of clause 13, where when creating a gallery of formatting controls create multiple galleries of formatting controls for selection. 18. A machine-readable medium of 17, in which the method further comprises the steps on which 19. Machine-readable media on p, in which the method further comprises a stage on which to display the above-mentioned formatting controls contained in the selected gallery of formatting controls in a drop-down menu controls the formatting. 20. Machine-readable media containing Mashinostroenie instructions, which when performed by a computer performs a method of creating a gallery of formatting options, improved user interface, containing e is up, which 21. Machine-readable medium according to claim 20, in which the method further comprises the steps on which 22. Machine-readable medium according to claim 20, in which when creating a gallery of formatting controls gallery of formatting controls is created in the user interface. 23. Machine-readable medium according to claim 20, in which when creating a gallery of formatting controls gallery of formatting controls is created in the drop-down menu that appears below the user interface. 24. Machine-readable medium according to item 23, in which the method further comprises a stage on which to deploy the drop-down menu that contains the gallery of formatting controls to display in nisada the General menu extra formatting controls, associated with additional formatting attributes intended to apply to the selected object. 25. Machine-readable medium according to claim 20, in which when creating a gallery of formatting controls gallery of formatting controls is created in the dialog displayed in the workspace software application. 26. Machine-readable medium according to claim 20, in which when creating a gallery of formatting controls created many galleries controls for selection. 27. Machine-readable media on p, in which the method further comprises the steps on which 28. Machine-readable medium according to item 27, in which the method further comprises a stage on which to display the above-mentioned formatting controls contained in the selected gallery of formatting controls in a drop-down menu of formatting controls.
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