Abstract: In implementations of the subject matter described herein, a new approach for transferring content between applications is proposed. Generally speaking, in operation, a user can select an area on a user interface in order to cover content that the user wants to transfer. In response, the type of the content in the selected area will be identified. One or more options are then provided on the user interface based on the identified type, and each option may link to one or more applications. Upon a user's selection of an option, an application associated with the selected option is launched to process the content. In this way, the content can be effectively and efficiently processed across different applications, which will significantly improve the processing efficiency and user experience.

Abstract: An apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: based on the determined age of a particular message in a displayed message thread, provide for a change in the intelligibility of at least part of the particular message with respect to one or more of: at least one of the other of the messages in the displayed message thread; and at least some of the other part of the particular message.

Abstract: An apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: based on the determined age of a particular message in a displayed message thread, provide for a change in the intelligibility of at least part of the particular message with respect to one or more of: at least one of the other of the messages in the displayed message thread; and at least some of the other part of the particular message.

Abstract: An apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: during a detected interaction with a graphical user interface element, provide a highlight associated with the graphical user interface element, the size of the highlight dependent upon the size of the graphical user interface element prior to the detected interaction.

Abstract: A data safety frame user interface control is provided that visually indicates the presence and location of off-screen data to a user. The data safety frame user interface control can also visually indicate the presence and location of special data that is off-screen. The data safety frame user interface control can also be utilized to quickly navigate to the off-screen data.

Abstract: Confirmation is provided each time a command is initiated at an application program in the form of a temporary non-modal user interface (UI) overlay that is displayed in front of the UI windows generated by the application program that received the command. The overlay includes a bounding shape having text contained therein that identifies the command. The overlay might also include a graphical, textual, or numerical indication of a value being adjusted by a user in conjunction with execution of the command. The overlay might be displayed by fading the display of the overlay in over a period of time. The display of the overlay may then be removed by fading the display of the overlay out over a period of time. The overlay might also be displayed at the same on-screen position each time it is displayed.