INCORPORATED HANDWRITING INPUT EXPERIENCE FOR TEXTBOXES
First Claim
1. One or more computer-storage media embodying computer-useable instructions for performing a method comprising:
- displaying a textbox wherein the textbox is configured to receive input from a handheld writing device and interpret the input as one or more standard textbox operations;
based on one or more user actions, displaying an expanded textbox in place of the textbox, wherein the expanded textbox is configured to receive input from the handheld writing device and interpret the input as handwriting input, wherein the input is initially displayed as digital ink within the expanded textbox and then converted to text within the expanded textbox after the digital ink has been recognized as the text using a recognizer.
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Abstract
Textboxes are provided to support both standard textbox operations and handwriting input. A textbox may be displayed as a standard textbox, receive input from a keyboard, a pointing device (e.g., a mouse), and/or a handheld writing device (e.g., an electronic pen or stylus), and interpret the input to perform standard textbox operations. Based on various user actions, the textbox is displayed as an enlarged textbox that provides a writing surface for receiving input from the handheld writing device that is interpreted as handwriting input. Text is recognized from the handwriting input, and the text from the enlarged textbox is synchronized with the textbox.
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20 Claims
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1. One or more computer-storage media embodying computer-useable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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displaying a textbox wherein the textbox is configured to receive input from a handheld writing device and interpret the input as one or more standard textbox operations; based on one or more user actions, displaying an expanded textbox in place of the textbox, wherein the expanded textbox is configured to receive input from the handheld writing device and interpret the input as handwriting input, wherein the input is initially displayed as digital ink within the expanded textbox and then converted to text within the expanded textbox after the digital ink has been recognized as the text using a recognizer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing handwriting input to a textbox, the method comprising:
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displaying the textbox, wherein the textbox is configured to receive input from a keyboard, a mouse, and a handheld writing device to perform standard textbox operations; displaying text within the textbox based on input received from the keyboard; based on one or more user actions, displaying a writing surface over the textbox, wherein the writing surface is presented as an enlarged textbox corresponding with the textbox, and wherein the text from the textbox is displayed within the writing surface; receiving input from the handheld writing device within the writing surface and interpreting the input as handwriting input; displaying digital ink within the writing surface based on the handwriting input; replacing display of the digital ink with display of further text identified from the handwriting input using a recognizer, wherein the further text is displayed with the text from the textbox; and automatically synchronizing the further text from the writing surface with the textbox. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. One or more computer-storage media embodying computer-useable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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displaying a textbox in a first state, wherein the textbox is displayed as a standard textbox and is configured to receive input from a keyboard and a pointing device to provide standard textbox operations; based on one or more first user actions, displaying the textbox in a second state, wherein the textbox in the second state is configured to receive a first input from a handheld writing device and interpret the first input from the handheld writing device as standard textbox operations, and wherein an icon is displayed adjacent to the textbox, the icon allowing the textbox to be displayed in a third state when the icon is selected; and based on one or more second user actions, displaying the textbox in the third state by displaying a writing surface over the textbox, wherein the writing surface is configured to receive a second input from the handheld writing device and interpret the second input from the handheld writing device as handwriting input, wherein text is synchronized between the writing surface and the textbox. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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