Patent ID: 7761811

Claim:
In a graphical user interface for a computer system, a method for assisting in an installation of one individual font, the method comprising: receiving, at the computer system, a file comprising information for only the individual font; displaying an icon that represents the file, said icon comprising an image component, wherein said icon is placeable and viewable on a desktop of said computer system, wherein said desktop comprises a display area below any window; receiving a selection of said icon; in response to receiving the selection of the icon, presenting a preview of the font in a new display area without installing the font on the computer system; receiving a request for modifying an attribute of the font; in response to receiving the request for modifying the attribute of the font, presenting the preview of the font with the attribute modified without installing the font on the computer system; receiving a request to install the font; and installing the font on the computer system in response to receiving said request to install the font.