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Abstract

A computer-implemented method displaying, within a user interface, a view pane having a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, displaying, within the view pane, a first frame represented by a bounded region, wherein the first frame represents a container that comprises one or more objects, upon detecting a positioning of a cursor at a position in the poster frame, displaying an object of the one or more objects in the frame, the displayed object varying based on the position of the cursor, upon detecting a selection of the first frame, displaying a second frame, represented by a second bounded region, adjacent to the second frame, and displaying the displayed object in the second frame.

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 displaying, within a user interface, a first frame represented by a first bounded region, wherein the first frame represents a container that comprises a plurality of digital media items;   detecting a selection of a position in the first frame;   in response to detecting the selection, displaying a digital media item in the first frame such that the displayed digital media item occupies substantially all of the first bounded region;   detecting another selection of the first frame;   in response to detecting the other selection, displaying, within the user interface, a second frame represented by a second bounded region, wherein the second frame is larger than the first frame; and   concurrently displaying in the second frame the same digital media item being displayed in the first frame.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second frame is displayed adjacent to the first frame. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein detecting a selection of a position in the first frame comprises detecting a positioning of a position indicator at the position in the frame. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the position indicator includes a cursor. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 detecting a selection of another position in the first frame; 
 in response to detecting the selection of the other position in the first frame, displaying another digital media item in the first frame, wherein the other digital media item corresponds to the other position in the first frame; and 
 concurrently displaying the other digital media item in the second frame. 
 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the digital media items are displayed sequentially in the first frame as positions in the frame are sequentially selected. 
     
     
         7 . A computer-readable medium storing computer software instructions executable by data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
 displaying, within a user interface, a first frame collectively represented by a first bounded region and a second bounded region adjacent the first bounded region, wherein the first frame represents a container that comprises a plurality of digital media items;   in response to detecting a selection of a position in the first bounded region, displaying a visual indicator within the first bounded region and the second bounded region, the visual indicator indicating that a selection of the first frame accesses the plurality of digital media items; and   in response to detecting a selection of the first frame subsequent to displaying the visual indicator, displaying, within the user interface, a plurality of bounded regions, each corresponding to a digital media item of the plurality of digital media items.   
     
     
         8 . The medium of  claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 in response to detecting a selection of a position in the second bounded region instead of the position in the first bounded region, displaying a digital media item in the first frame such that the displayed digital media item occupies substantially all of the first bounded region and the second bounded region; and   in response to detecting another selection of the first frame:
 displaying, within the user interface, a second frame represented by a corresponding bounded region, and 
 concurrently displaying in the second frame the same digital media item being displayed in the first frame. 
   
     
     
         9 . The medium of  claim 8 , wherein the second frame is larger than the first frame. 
     
     
         10 . The medium of  claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise displaying the first bounded region and the second bounded region as a rectangular region. 
     
     
         11 . The medium of  claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise displaying the first bounded region above the second bounded region. 
     
     
         12 . The medium of  claim 7 , wherein detecting the selection of the position in the first bounded region comprises detecting a positioning of a position indicator at the position. 
     
     
         13 . The medium of  claim 12 , wherein the position indicator includes a cursor. 
     
     
         14 . The medium of  claim 7 , wherein displaying the visual indicator comprises displaying a grid that occupies substantially all of the first bounded region and the second bounded region. 
     
     
         15 . A system comprising:
 data processing apparatus; and   a computer-readable medium storing computer software instructions executable by the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
 displaying, within a user interface, a first frame represented by a first bounded region, wherein the first frame represents a container that comprises a plurality of digital media items, 
 detecting a selection of a position in the first frame, 
 in response to detecting the selection, displaying a digital media item in the first frame such that the displayed digital media item occupies substantially all of the first bounded region, 
 detecting another selection of the first frame, 
 in response to detecting the other selection, displaying, within the user interface, a second frame represented by a second bounded region, wherein the second frame is larger than the first frame, and 
 concurrently displaying in the second frame the same digital media item being displayed in the first frame. 
   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the second frame is displayed adjacent to the first frame. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein detecting a selection of a position in the first frame comprises detecting a positioning of a position indicator at the position in the frame. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the position indicator includes a cursor. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
 detecting a selection of another position in the first frame;   in response to detecting the selection of the other position in the first frame, displaying another digital media item in the first frame, wherein the other digital media item corresponds to the other position in the first frame; and   concurrently displaying the other digital media item in the second frame.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the digital media items are displayed sequentially in the first frame as positions in the frame are sequentially selected.