METHOD AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING AND SELECTING DIACRITICS
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Abstract
A handheld electronic device includes a keypad having up plurality of keys and a selection member; a display component; and a processor cooperating with the keypad and the display component to provide a display at the display component. The display includes a first representation of a plurality of the keys, and at least one of: (a) a second representation of an activated one of the input members (b) a third representation including a plurality of diacritics disposed about an activated one of the input members, and (c) a fourth representation including a plurality of diacritics disposed about an activated one of the input members, and a direction of selection between the activated one of the input members and one of the diacritics. The processor cooperates with the selection member to adjust the direction of selection, and select one of the diacritics for display by the display component.
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44 Claims
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25. A method for inputting a diacritic to a handheld electronic device, comprising:
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receiving a first user input indicative of a character selected by a user; displaying the selected character, a plurality of diacritics corresponding to the selected character, and an indicator indicative of a selection of one of the diacritics; receiving a second user input for adjusting the indicator to a preferred selection of one of the diacritics; and receiving a third user input for entering the preferred selection of one of the diacritics. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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an input component for receiving user inputs; a display component for displaying outputs; a memory for storing instructions; and a processor for executing the instructions to; receive a first user input indicative of a character selected by a user; display the selected character, a plurality of diacritics corresponding to the selected character, and an indicator indicative of a selection of one of the diacritics; receive a second user input for adjusting the indicator to a preferred selection of one of the diacritics; and receive a third user input for entering the preferred selection of one of the diacritics. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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