Systems and methods for providing tab previews via operating system user interface

• Main Authors: TUBBS KENNETH M. JR, HIGGINS ROBERT E, LUENGEN ROSS N, HALLETT-HOOK JAMES M, MORTON LORI ELISABETH GODFREY, MARTOX GEORGE THOMAS JR, BRADY KYLE THOMAS, DEVEREAUX WILLIAM J
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 30.06.2023
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

Embodiments described herein relate to simultaneously displaying proxy windows for application windows and/or tabs included in such application windows via a graphical user interface of an operating system. For example, an application programming interface (API) associated with an application supporting a tab document interface (TDI) provides information associated with each tab opened within an application window associated with the application. The API of the operating system receives and utilizes these information to generate and display a proxy window for each tab. A proxy window for the tab may be displayed with proxy windows for application windows for other applications. Proxy windows may be generated and displayed in response to user calls of various functions of an operating system graphical user interface, including, but not limited to, a task switcher function, a taskbar function, or a window capture function. 本文描述的实施例涉及经由操作系统的图形用户界面同时显示针对应用窗口的代理窗口和/或包括在这样的应用窗口中的选项卡。例如，与支持选项卡式文档界面(TDI)的应用相关联的应用编程接口