Patent ID: 9563332
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06T

Claim:
1. A method for managing a context-dependent display bar, comprising: identifying a graphical object currently displayed by a graphics software application operated by a user; identifying a current edit mode in which the user is working, wherein the edit mode indicates whether or not the user has selected the identified graphical object for editing; identifying a tool for editing graphical objects currently activated by the user; determining a current context in which the user is working, the context depending upon the identified graphical object, the identified edit mode, and the identified tool; identifying a plurality of controls associated with the current context, wherein different contexts generally have at least one different control associated therewith; and displaying the plurality of controls associated with the current context within a display bar of the graphics software application, each time that the current context changes, comprising: