Method and apparatus for controlling cursor in portable device
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1. A method of controlling a position of a cursor in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of characters on a display screen in response to a plurality of touch inputs on a input screen;
detecting an input for moving a cursor;
moving the cursor between two of the plurality of characters, in response to the input;
modifying at least two characters designated based on a position of the cursor displayed on the display screen; and
restoring the modified at least two characters, when the designation of the at least two characters is cancelled,wherein modifying the designated at least two characters comprises enlarging a space between the designated at least two characters,wherein modifying the at least two characters comprises;
changing a size of the space between characters at the position of the cursor and in a predetermined adjacent area in an upward, downward, left, and right direction from the position of the cursor, for display; and
sensing an area select request event for selecting an area for enlarging the space between the designated at least two characters, andwherein, when the area select request event is sensed, the cursor is formed to include a first handler and a second handler, and the area is selected by moving the first handler and the second handler.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a cursor in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes displaying a character on a screen, modifying the character and displaying the modified character, when a position of a cursor is designated, and restoring the modified character, when the designation of the position of the cursor is cancelled.
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1. A method of controlling a position of a cursor in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of characters on a display screen in response to a plurality of touch inputs on a input screen; detecting an input for moving a cursor; moving the cursor between two of the plurality of characters, in response to the input; modifying at least two characters designated based on a position of the cursor displayed on the display screen; and restoring the modified at least two characters, when the designation of the at least two characters is cancelled, wherein modifying the designated at least two characters comprises enlarging a space between the designated at least two characters, wherein modifying the at least two characters comprises; changing a size of the space between characters at the position of the cursor and in a predetermined adjacent area in an upward, downward, left, and right direction from the position of the cursor, for display; and sensing an area select request event for selecting an area for enlarging the space between the designated at least two characters, and wherein, when the area select request event is sensed, the cursor is formed to include a first handler and a second handler, and the area is selected by moving the first handler and the second handler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for controlling a position of a cursor in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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a display panel configured to display a plurality of characters and a cursor; a touch panel; and a controller configured to; cause the display panel to display the plurality of characters on a display screen in response to a plurality of touch inputs on an input screen; detect an input for moving a cursor using the touch panel; move the cursor between at least two of the plurality of characters, in response to the input; modify the at least two characters designated based on a position of the cursor displayed on the display screen; and restore the modified at least two characters, when the designation of the at least two characters is cancelled, wherein the controller is further configured to modify the at least two characters designated based on the position of the cursor displayed on the display screen by enlarging a space between the designated at least two characters, wherein the controller is further configured to move the cursor to a designated position, when the designation of the position of the cursor is sensed, and control a size of the space between the at least two characters at the position of the cursor and in a predetermined adjacent area in an upward, downward, left, and right direction from the position of the cursor, and wherein the controller is further configured to select an area by moving a first handler and a second handler, which form the cursor, when an area select request event is detected, and process the selected area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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