Method and apparatus for gesture based copying of attributes
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1. A computer implemented method for gesture based copying of formatting attributes of user interface (UI) elements comprising:
- detecting a gesture, of a plurality of predefined gestures that are each mapped to a particular formatting attribute, made on a selected source UI element of potential source UI elements, wherein the gesture is mapped to a selected one formatting attribute to copy of a plurality of selectable formatting attributes;
determining the selected source UI element on which the gesture was detected;
identifying the selected one formatting attribute of the selected source UI element to copy signified by the gesture;
detecting selection of a target UI element, from a plurality of UI elements displayed on a touch screen display, on which to copy the selected one formatting attribute of the selected source UI element; and
applying the selected one formatting attribute identified from the selected source UI element to the target UI element displayed on the touch screen display.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for copying of attributes of user interface (UI) elements on a touch screen display is disclosed. The method comprises detecting a gesture of a plurality of predefined gestures made on a UI element displayed on a touch screen display, wherein the gesture selectively signifies at least one attribute to copy; determining a source UI element based on the gesture; determining the at least one attribute to copy based on the gesture; and applying the determined attribute from the source UI element to a target UI element displayed on the touch screen display.
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1. A computer implemented method for gesture based copying of formatting attributes of user interface (UI) elements comprising:
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detecting a gesture, of a plurality of predefined gestures that are each mapped to a particular formatting attribute, made on a selected source UI element of potential source UI elements, wherein the gesture is mapped to a selected one formatting attribute to copy of a plurality of selectable formatting attributes; determining the selected source UI element on which the gesture was detected; identifying the selected one formatting attribute of the selected source UI element to copy signified by the gesture; detecting selection of a target UI element, from a plurality of UI elements displayed on a touch screen display, on which to copy the selected one formatting attribute of the selected source UI element; and applying the selected one formatting attribute identified from the selected source UI element to the target UI element displayed on the touch screen display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer implemented method for gesture based copying of formatting attributes from source user interface (UI) elements to a target UI element comprising:
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detecting selection of a target UI element, from a plurality of UI elements displayed on a touch screen display, on which to copy a formatting attribute of a selected source UI element, wherein upon detection of the target UI element selection, remaining UI elements of the displayed plurality of UI elements become selectable as potential source UI elements; detecting a first gesture, of a plurality of predefined gestures that are each mapped to a particular formatting attribute, made on a first UI element displayed on the touch screen display, wherein the first gesture is mapped to a first selected one formatting attribute to copy of a plurality of selectable formatting attributes; identifying the first UI element as a first selected source UI element based on the first gesture; identifying the first selected one formatting attribute from the first selected source UI element to copy based on the first gesture; detecting a second gesture, of the plurality of predefined gestures, made on a second UI element displayed on the touch screen display, wherein the second gesture is mapped to a second selected one formatting attribute to copy of a plurality of selectable formatting attributes; identifying the second UI element as a second selected source UI element based on the second gesture; identifying the second selected one formatting attribute from the second selected source UI element to copy based on the second gesture; and simultaneously applying the first selected one formatting attribute from the first selected source UI element and the second selected one formatting attribute from the second selected source UI element to the target UI element displayed on the touch screen display.
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing executable code that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method for copying of formatting attributes of user interface (UI) elements, the method comprising:
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detecting selection of a target UI element, from a plurality of UI elements displayed on a touch screen display, on which to copy a formatting attribute of a selected source UI element; detecting a first gesture, of a plurality of predefined gestures that are each mapped to a particular formatting attribute, made on a source UI element of the potential source UI elements displayed on the touch screen display, wherein the first gesture comprises a first gesture type, and wherein the first gesture type results in copying a first font formatting attribute from the source UI element; and detecting a second gesture, of the plurality of predefined gestures that are each mapped to a particular formatting attribute, made on the source UI element displayed on the touch screen display, wherein the second gesture comprises a second gesture type, and wherein the second gesture results in copying a background color formatting attribute from the source UI element. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer implemented method for gesture based copying of formatting attributes of user interface (UI) elements comprising:
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detecting, by at least one processor, a gesture, of a plurality of gestures that are each mapped to a particular formatting attribute type, directed toward a source UI element, wherein the gesture is mapped to a formatting attribute type and wherein detecting the gesture comprises determining a symbol drawn over the source UI element on a touch screen display; identifying, in response to detecting the gesture, a formatting attribute of the source UI element corresponding to the formatting attribute type mapped to the gesture; detecting a selection of a target UI element; and applying, by the at least one processor, the identified formatting attribute of the source UI element to the target UI element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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