METHOD OF EXPOSING FULLY EDITABLE TEXT FIELDS ON A MOBILE DEVICE
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1. A method for controlling how the contents of a text field are displayed on a mobile device, the mobile device having a physical display for displaying at least one text field, comprising:
- providing a disclosure flag for the text field, the disclosure flag specifying one of a predetermined set of disclosure methods for how text exceeding the size of an initial physical display area will be displayed, anddisplaying the contents of the text field that exceed the size of the initial physical display area according to the method specified in the disclosure flag.
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Abstract
A method for fully exposing fully editable text fields on a mobile device is disclosed. The text fields are configured for flags where the flags indicate the type of content stored in the text fields. The method includes assigning a third flag to a disclose property where the disclose property configures the display of editable text in the text field and exposing the text fields according to the third flag.
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1. A method for controlling how the contents of a text field are displayed on a mobile device, the mobile device having a physical display for displaying at least one text field, comprising:
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providing a disclosure flag for the text field, the disclosure flag specifying one of a predetermined set of disclosure methods for how text exceeding the size of an initial physical display area will be displayed, and displaying the contents of the text field that exceed the size of the initial physical display area according to the method specified in the disclosure flag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling how the contents of a text field are displayed on a mobile device, the mobile device having a physical display for displaying at least one text field, comprising:
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providing a global style record for the text field, the global style record including a disclosure flag specifying one of a predetermined set of disclosure methods for how text exceeding the size of an initial physical display area will be displayed, and displaying the contents of the text field that exceed the size of the initial physical display area according to the method specified in the disclosure flag. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling how the contents of a text field are displayed on a device having a physical display, comprising:
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selecting a disclosure method from a predetermined set of disclosure methods for how text exceeding the size of an initial physical display area will be displayed, and setting a disclosure flag for the text field to the selected disclosure method. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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