Patent ID: 7673251

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, comprising: presenting a single window comprising a foreground panel and a background panel, in an interface; wherein the foreground panel displays foreground content; and wherein the background panel comprises a first portion of content in one area of the background panel and a second portion of content in another area of the background panel and wherein at least one of these portions of the background panel is hidden by the foreground panel; detecting an input associated with invoking the background panel; determining one or more display parameters associated with the foreground panel, the background panel, and the interface; and in response to said detecting, sliding or squeezing the foreground panel such that: the at least one hidden portion of the background panel is revealed, wherein to reveal the first portion of content a first edge of the foreground panel is moved in a first direction, and to reveal the second portion of the content a second edge of the foreground panel is moved in a second direction opposite from the first direction; and the foreground content remains displayed by the foreground panel.