Mobile device text-formatting
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1. A method, comprising:
- outputting, by a computing device and for display, a graphical keyboard, wherein the graphical keyboard comprises a plurality of character graphics that each represents at least one respective character, each of the plurality of character graphics being selectable to input the at least one respective character;
receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a selection of at least one paragraph formatting option; and
outputting, by the computing device and for display, a modified representation of the graphical keyboard, the modified representation comprising the plurality of character graphics arranged in accordance with the at least one paragraph formatting option.
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to techniques for text entry/modification using a touch-sensitive device. In one example, the techniques include presenting, by a touch-sensitive device, a graphical keyboard. The graphical keyboard includes at least one character image that represents at least one text character and that is selectable by a user to input the at least one text character. User input may be detected that indicates user selection of at least one formatting option associated with text that is presentable by the touch-sensitive device. A presentation of the at least one character image may be modified to display an indication of the selected formatting option.
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15 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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outputting, by a computing device and for display, a graphical keyboard, wherein the graphical keyboard comprises a plurality of character graphics that each represents at least one respective character, each of the plurality of character graphics being selectable to input the at least one respective character; receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a selection of at least one paragraph formatting option; and outputting, by the computing device and for display, a modified representation of the graphical keyboard, the modified representation comprising the plurality of character graphics arranged in accordance with the at least one paragraph formatting option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computing device, comprising:
at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is operable to; output, for display, a graphical keyboard, wherein the graphical keyboard comprises a plurality of character graphics that each represent at least one respective character, each of the plurality of character graphics being selectable to input the at least one respective character; receive an indication of a selection of at least one paragraph formatting option; and output, for display, a modified representation of the graphical keyboard, the modified representation comprising the plurality of character graphics arranged in accordance with the at least one formatting option.
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15. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions that, when executed, cause a computing device to:
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output, by the computing device and for display, a graphical keyboard, wherein the graphical keyboard comprises a plurality of character graphics that each represent at least one respective character, the plurality of character graphics being selectable to input the at least one respective character; receive, by the computing device, an indication of a selection of at least one paragraph formatting option; and output, by the computing device and for display, a modified representation of the graphical keyboard, the modified representation comprising the plurality of character graphics arranged in accordance with the at least one paragraph formatting option.
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