Electronic device including touch-sensitive display and method of controlling same
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1. A method of selecting portions of text, the method comprising:
- displaying a text on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device;
displaying a selection tool on the touch-sensitive display;
in response to detecting a first gesture applied to a first portion of the selection tool, selecting a first portion of text, the first portion of display elements comprising at least one text element; and
in response to detecting a second gesture applied to a second portion of the selection tool, moving the selection tool without selecting additional text; and
in response to detecting the first gesture applied to the first portion of the selection tool, selecting a second portion of text together with the first portion of text, the second portion of text being non-contiguous with the first portion of text.
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Abstract
A method includes displaying a plurality of display elements on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device; displaying a selection tool on the touch-sensitive display; in response to detecting a first gesture, selecting a first portion of the plurality of display elements, the first portion comprising at least one display element; and in response to detecting a second gesture, moving the selection tool without selecting the display elements; and in response to detecting a third gesture, selecting a second portion of the plurality of the plurality of display elements, the second portion being non-contiguous with the first portion.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of selecting portions of text, the method comprising:
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displaying a text on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device; displaying a selection tool on the touch-sensitive display; in response to detecting a first gesture applied to a first portion of the selection tool, selecting a first portion of text, the first portion of display elements comprising at least one text element; and in response to detecting a second gesture applied to a second portion of the selection tool, moving the selection tool without selecting additional text; and in response to detecting the first gesture applied to the first portion of the selection tool, selecting a second portion of text together with the first portion of text, the second portion of text being non-contiguous with the first portion of text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; and at least one processor coupled to the touch-sensitive display and configured to; display a text on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device; display a selection tool on the touch-sensitive display; in response to detecting a first gesture applied to a first portion of the selection tool, select a first portion of text, the first portion of display elements comprising at least one text element; and in response to detecting a second gesture applied to a second portion of the selection tool, move the selection tool without selecting the text; and in response to detecting the first gesture applied to the first portion of the selection tool, select a second portion of text together with the first portion of text, the second portion of text being non-contiguous with the first portion of text. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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