Patent ID: 8214763
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of controlling a view of a context menu on a Graphical User Interface (GUI), the computer-implemented method comprising: executing instructions on a specific processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, perform a process comprising: receiving a primary element selection signal, wherein the primary element selection signal indicates a selection of a selected primary element on a GUI; in response to detecting a context menu calling signal, displaying a context menu that is associated with the selected primary element; in response to detecting a user hovering a cursor over different options in the context menu, repositioning the context menu to keep the selected primary element visually aligned next to and abutting a currently hovered-over option in the context menu, wherein the selected primary element is displayed in a pane on the GUI, and wherein the pane is repositioned during the user hovering, wherein the selected primary element remains visually aligned next to and abutting the currently hovered-over option in the context menu by simultaneously repositioning both the pane and the context menu during the user hovering; determining which context menu option is a most significant context menu option; and in response to the context menu being displayed on the GUI, automatically visually aligning the most significant context menu option next to the selected primary element on the GUI while preserving all original menu options in the context menu, wherein said selected primary element and said currently hovered-over option are aligned on a same horizontal axis.