US 7,322,013 B1 | ||
Launch and edit user interface improvements | ||
Douglas S. Benson, Plano, Tex. (US); and Alain M. Dumesny, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
Assigned to Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
Filed on Oct. 25, 2001, as Appl. No. 10/11,266. | ||
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 715—837 [715/804; 715/515] | 27 Claims |
1. A method of working in a first application and editing one or more files in a second application launched from said first
application, the method comprising the steps of:
identifying, under control of a user in said first application, a file to be edited;
identifying, under control of said first application, a second application in which to edit a source file of said identified
file;
notifying said user in said first application of said identified second application;
launching said identified second application such that said user may edit said source file in said launched second application;
visibly displaying a completion option to said user within said second application; and
displaying, to said user in said second application, a direction of workflow for said source file being edited, said direction
of workflow including graphical representations of said first and second applications, wherein said graphical representations
include icons illustrating said first and second applications.
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