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> Abstract: "A method and system are provided for extending > the functionality of application buttons on a limited > resource computing device. Alternative application > functions are launched based on the length of time an > application button is pressed. A default function for an > application is launched if the button is pressed for a > short, i.e., normal, period of time. An alternative > function of the application is launched if the button > is pressed for a long, (e.g., at least one second), > period of time. Still another function can be launched > if the application button is pressed multiple times > within a short period of time, e.g., double click." I had that functionality on various consumer electronics devices in the last 20 years and I always hated it. I hope it gets patented, so it's gone once and for all. In case it turns up on my Windows machine, I guess there will be help from an animated paper-clip that instructs me: Keep pressing! Keep pressing! Keep pressing! -Alexander
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