Touch-sensitive display and method of control
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying one or more selection options on a touch-sensitive display;
detecting a hovering touch associated with a first option of the one or more selection options;
when the first option is associated with a single character;
previewing the first option in a first format in a character entry field in response to detecting the hovering touch;
detecting a selection of the first option;
in response to detecting the selection, displaying the single character in a second format in the character entry field, wherein the first format is different from the second format;
when the first option is associated with two or more characters, displaying information associated with the first option in a window, box, or balloon located remotely from the first option, wherein the window, box, or balloon includes keyboard selection options not associated with characters that would be displayed with entered text.
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Abstract
A method includes displaying one or more selection options on a touch-sensitive display and detecting a hovering touch associated with a first option of the one or more selection options. Information associated with the first option is previewed in a first format in an information field in response to detecting the hovering touch. A selection of one of the one or more selection options is detected, and a function associated with the selected option is performed.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying one or more selection options on a touch-sensitive display; detecting a hovering touch associated with a first option of the one or more selection options; when the first option is associated with a single character; previewing the first option in a first format in a character entry field in response to detecting the hovering touch; detecting a selection of the first option; in response to detecting the selection, displaying the single character in a second format in the character entry field, wherein the first format is different from the second format; when the first option is associated with two or more characters, displaying information associated with the first option in a window, box, or balloon located remotely from the first option, wherein the window, box, or balloon includes keyboard selection options not associated with characters that would be displayed with entered text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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displaying a first keyset of a plurality of selectable sets of keys; detecting a hovering touch associated with a first key of the first keyset; when the first key is associated with a first character; displaying the first character in a first format in a character entry field in response to detecting the hovering touch; detecting a selection of the first key; displaying the first character in a second format in the character entry field in response to detecting the selection, wherein the first format is different from the second format; when the first key is associated with two or more characters, displaying information associated with the first key in a window, box, or balloon located remotely from the first key, wherein the window, box, or balloon includes keyboard selection options not associated with characters that would be displayed with entered text.
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20. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; at least one processor configured to; display one or more selection options on the touch-sensitive display; detect a hovering touch associated with a first option of the one or more selection options; when the first option is associated with a first character; preview by displaying, in a first format in a character entry field, information associated with the first option in response to detecting the hovering touch; detect a selection of the first option; display, in a second format in the character entry field, the information associated with the first option in response to detecting the selection, wherein the first format is different from the second format; when the first option is associated with two or more characters, display information associated with the first option in a window, box, or balloon located remotely from the first option, wherein the window, box, or balloon includes keyboard selection options not associated with characters that would be displayed with entered text.
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21. A method comprising:
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displaying a first keyset of a plurality of selectable sets of keys on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device; detecting a hovering touch associated with a first key of the first keyset; when the first key is associated with a first character; in response to detecting the hovering touch, displaying the first character in a first format in a character entry field displayed on the touch-sensitive display, wherein entered characters are displayed in the character entry field; detecting a selection of the first key by detecting depression of the touch-sensitive display; displaying the first character in a second format in the character entry field in response to detecting the selection, wherein the first format is different from the second format; when the first key is associated with two or more characters, displaying information associated with the first key in a window, box, or balloon located remotely from the first key, wherein the window, box, or balloon includes keyboard selection options not associated with characters that would be displayed with entered text.
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