Patent ID: 7512898

Claim:
A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for generating a user interface, the interface comprising: a content portion displaying contents of a document that is being viewed; and a two-part interface element framing and extending inward to overlay a portion of the document, the first part being a menu portion having a plurality of selectable menu panels, and the second part being a feedback portion that uses an animation of doors opening to reveal a dynamic graphic indicia specific to a selected one of the menu panels, wherein the interface element is displayable in two states based on a resizing command selectable via the interface element, wherein in a first state the selectable menu panels each have text and graphic indicia, in a second state the graphic indicia are omitted from the menu panels with the second part remaining at a constant size through resize, wherein the interface element remains stationary as the contents of the document being viewed are moved underneath the interface element, and wherein the second part of the interface element extends further inward over the document than the first part, and retains its size when the first part is resized in response to the resizing command.