Techniques to customize a media processing system are described. A media processing system is described capable of integrating a large set of heterogeneous electronic devices into a single integrated system with enhanced navigation capabilities and automated configuration services. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

A computer-implemented method, computer system, and computer program product for deleting a file from a storage medium. A file that is marked for automatic deletion is identified. A deletion time at which the file is to be deleted from the storage medium is identified. A visual indicator associated with the file is displayed. The visual indicator changes over time to provide an indication as to a nearness of the deletion time.

The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for displaying an input method interface, a device, a terminal and a storage medium, relating to the field of human-computer interaction technologies. The method includes: displaying a first user interface of a first application; displaying a first floating window on the first user interface, the first floating window being configured for displaying a second user interface of a second application; and displaying a second floating window on the first user interface when a text input operation signal from the second user interface is received, wherein the first floating window and the second floating window are displayed concurrently, and the second floating window is configured for displaying an input method interface.

Selecting an active one of a plurality of screen areas of one or more applications presented to a user on a screen includes determining properties of the screen areas corresponding to brightness, playing audio, displaying an avatar, transparency of an avatar, timing of new content, intensity of content change, number of objects, number of objects in an intersection of multiple areas, and/or speed of objects in a particular area, setting one or more rules for choosing one of a plurality of the screen areas for a plurality of applications based on at least one of the properties, and selecting a particular one of the screen areas to be the active one of the plurality of screen areas based on the rules, the properties, and location of a pointer or touch area. The avatar may be located, at least partially, within an intersection of different ones of the screen areas.

An extended reality (XR) software application program executing on a processor within an XR system generates drill-down data visualizations in an XR environment. Via the XR software application program, various techniques are performed for displaying panels that include visualizations of data. In a first technique, the XR software application program generates, in response to detecting a user interaction with a portion of a first panel, a drill-down panel that includes additional visualization(s) of data associated with the portion of the first panel and is displayed in front of the first panel within the XR environment. In a second technique, the XR software application program generates and displays multiple drill-down panels that include visualization(s) of the selected data and are displayed in a tree structure within the XR environment.

A computer-generated virtual light source manipulator having one or more affordances for manipulating a computer-generated virtual light sources is disclosed. Selection of a virtual light source can cause a light source manipulator tailored for that virtual light source to be displayed over the virtual light source. The light source manipulator can include various lines, circles and the like that can define starting boundaries (e.g., surfaces that represent the start location and initial aperture of light emission from the virtual light source), ending boundaries (e.g., surfaces that represent the extent or reach (i.e., end location or projection distance) and final aperture of light transmission from the virtual light source), and fade boundaries (e.g., surfaces that represent the beginning of the fading of the virtual light source). The light source manipulators can also include one or more disc or spherical affordances for adjusting these boundaries.

A method for scrolling visual page content in a predetermined direction on a screen of a display device can include displaying at least one visual object on the screen, detecting a scrolling action for moving the at least one visual object on the screen, detecting information on scrolling behavior of the displayed visual object, and displaying a scrolling of the visual object on the screen based on the detected information on the scrolling behavior.

Technologies are disclosed for providing visual feedback during touch-based operations on user interface (“UI”) elements. Through implementations of the disclosed technologies, visual feedback can be provided to users during certain touch-based operations on UI elements presented by touch-enabled computing devices. The visual feedback can provide confirmation to users that certain touch-based operations on UI elements were performed successfully. The visual feedback provided by the disclosed technologies can make it easier for users to select a UI element, to understand that actions taken to select a UI element were successful, and to successfully perform operations on UI elements once they have been selected. These benefits can reduce the number of times users need to attempt certain touch-based operations on UI elements. This, in turn, can reduce the utilization of computing resources, such as memory and processor cycles, by touch-enabled computing devices implementing the disclosed technologies.

Methods and systems for transparent user-interfaces are described herein. A computing device may generate an overlay that includes content of an application executable on a computing device. The overlay may be operative in a first mode and a second mode. The first mode may be configured to enable input received on the overlay to initiate operations of another application, and the second mode may be configured to initiate operations of the application included within the overlay in response to input received thereon. The computing device may provide the overlay on top of a window of the other application within a user interface of the computing device to display the overlay in a transparent fashion. The computing device may execute the overlay in the first mode so that receipt of input on the overlay causes the other application to perform an operation.

Technologies are disclosed for temporarily hiding user interface (“UI”) elements, such as application windows or tabs. A request can be received to hide a UI element for a specified period of time. When such a request is received, the UI element is hidden and an identifier corresponding to the UI element is moved from a first area of a taskbar to a second area of the taskbar. The application presenting the UI element can be configured for reduced consumption of computing resources while the UI element is hidden. Additionally, notifications associated with the UI element can be disabled while the UI element is hidden. When the specified period of time to hide the UI element has elapsed, the UI element is once again displayed. Additionally, the identifier corresponding to the UI element is moved from the second area of the taskbar back to the first area of the taskbar.