Column fit document traversal for reader application
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1. A method comprising:
- at an electronic device with one or more processors, a display, and memory;
selecting an electronic book including a first plurality of pages of text content corresponding to a second plurality of pages of a fixed format document,wherein a first page of the first plurality of pages comprises a first plurality of columns of text content corresponding to a second plurality of columns of text content of a second page of a second plurality of pages of the fixed format document;
displaying a page view of the electronic book including displaying the first plurality of columns of text content of the first page of the electronic book corresponding to the second plurality of columns of the second page of the fixed format document;
receiving a first input gesture on the first page of the electronic book;
determining whether the first input gesture is for viewing the electronic book in a guided-pan mode, wherein the guided-pan mode comprises displaying, at a given time, only one column of text content of the first plurality of columns of text content of the electronic book during traversal of text content of the electronic book;
in response to determining that the first input gesture is for viewing the electronic book in the guided-pan mode;
displaying, by the display, a column fit view of the electronic book in a column fit format, wherein the column fit format comprises formatting the text content of the electronic book into the first plurality of columns of text content corresponding to the second plurality of columns of text content of the page of the fixed format document; and
in response to receiving a second input gesture that is within a gravity well boundary of a first column of the first page, directing a user to traverse to a second column of the electronic book.
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Abstract
An electronic device displays a view of a lower portion of a first column from a document. The document includes at least a first column and a second column. A first user input gesture is received by the electronic device. In response to detecting the first user input gesture, the electronic device displays an animated transition from the view of the lower portion of the first column to a view of an upper portion of the second column.
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1. A method comprising:
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at an electronic device with one or more processors, a display, and memory; selecting an electronic book including a first plurality of pages of text content corresponding to a second plurality of pages of a fixed format document, wherein a first page of the first plurality of pages comprises a first plurality of columns of text content corresponding to a second plurality of columns of text content of a second page of a second plurality of pages of the fixed format document; displaying a page view of the electronic book including displaying the first plurality of columns of text content of the first page of the electronic book corresponding to the second plurality of columns of the second page of the fixed format document; receiving a first input gesture on the first page of the electronic book; determining whether the first input gesture is for viewing the electronic book in a guided-pan mode, wherein the guided-pan mode comprises displaying, at a given time, only one column of text content of the first plurality of columns of text content of the electronic book during traversal of text content of the electronic book; in response to determining that the first input gesture is for viewing the electronic book in the guided-pan mode; displaying, by the display, a column fit view of the electronic book in a column fit format, wherein the column fit format comprises formatting the text content of the electronic book into the first plurality of columns of text content corresponding to the second plurality of columns of text content of the page of the fixed format document; and in response to receiving a second input gesture that is within a gravity well boundary of a first column of the first page, directing a user to traverse to a second column of the electronic book. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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one or more processors; a display communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for; selecting an electronic book including a first plurality of pages of text content corresponding to a second plurality of pages of a fixed format document, wherein a first page of the first plurality of pages comprises a first plurality of columns of text context corresponding to a second plurality of columns of text content of a second page of a second plurality of pages of the fixed format document; displaying a page view of the electronic book including displaying the first plurality of columns of text content of the first page of the electronic book corresponding to the second plurality of columns of the second page of the fixed format document; receiving a first input gesture on the first page of the electronic book; determining whether the first input gesture is for viewing the electronic book in a guided-pan mode, wherein the guided-pan mode comprises displaying, at a given time, only one column of text content of the first plurality of columns of text content of the electronic book during traversal of content of the electronic book during traversal of text content of the electronic book; in response to determining that the first input gesture is for viewing the electronic book in the guided-pan mode; displaying, by the display, a column fit view of the electronic book in a column fit format, wherein the column fit format comprises formatting the text content of the electronic book into the first plurality of columns of text content corresponding to the second plurality of columns of text content of the page of the fixed format document; and in response to receiving a second input gesture that is within a gravity well boundary of a first column of the first page, directing a user to traverse to a second column of the electronic book. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, that, when executed by an electronic device having one or more processors and a memory, cause the electronic device to:
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select an electronic book including a first plurality of pages of text content corresponding to a second plurality of pages of a fixed format document, wherein a first page of the first plurality of pages comprises a first plurality of columns of text content corresponding to a second plurality of columns of text content of a second page of a second plurality of pages of the fixed format document; display a page view of the electronic book including displaying the first plurality of columns of text content of the first page of the electronic book corresponding to the second plurality of columns of the second page of the fixed format document; receive a first input gesture on the first page of the electronic book; determine whether the first input gesture is for viewing the electronic book in a guided-pan mode, wherein the guided-pan mode comprises displaying, at a given time, only one column of text content of the first plurality of columns of text content of the electronic book during traversal of text content of the electronic book; in response to determining that the first input gesture is for viewing the electronic book in the guided-pan mode; display, by the display, a column fit view of the electronic book in a column fit format, wherein the column fit format comprises formatting the text content of the electronic book into the first plurality of columns of text content corresponding to the second plurality of columns of text content of the page of the fixed format document; and in response to receiving a second input gesture that is within a gravity well boundary of a first column of the first page, directing a user to traverse to a second column of the electronic book. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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