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Abstract

A user interface and methods for controlling and presenting information concerning scrolling of an on-screen document are described. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method of the invention generates a graphical user interface to provide functionality of controlling a scroll amount for an on-screen document. In this method, a graphical representation of a scroll activator is displayed to enable the user to activate the scroll function using a cursor control device. In addition, a graphical representation of multiple scroll amount indicators is also displayed along with the graphical representation of the scroll activator. The multiple scroll amount indicators graphically illustrate various magnitudes of scrolling. According to another aspect of the present invention, an exemplary method of the invention provides a coasting function when an on-screen document scrolls. This exemplary method includes detecting a user interaction with a scrolling device, determining that the coasting function is in an enabled state, scrolling the on-screen document while detecting the user interaction, detecting that the user interaction ended, and then continuing to scroll the on-screen document after detecting that the user interaction ended. The user interaction with the scrolling device may end at any portion of the scrolling device. Other aspects of the present invention relating to controlling scrolling of the on-screen document are also described.

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First Claim