IMPROVED USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING GALLERY OF FORMATTING VERSIONS APPLICABLE TO SELECTED OBJECT Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC G06F3/48 G06F17/21 

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