Entry and editing of electronic ink
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1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
- displaying a user-selectable element associated with a mode switch, said mode switch being associated with an ink edit control programming interface to set operational modes for ink edit control functions to control recognition functionality as applied to ink that is to be displayed, wherein the mode switch is switchable in response to a user selection of the element between a first setting to set a first operational mode and a second setting to set a second operational mode;
receiving user input comprising ink to be displayed;
displaying the received ink; and
determining whether, at the time that the displayed ink was received, a currently existing setting of the mode switch is the first setting or the second setting;
wherein if the second setting is determined to be the currently existing setting of the mode switch at the time that the displayed ink was received, then replacing the displayed ink with displayed recognized text according to the second operational mode, wherein the recognized text is a result of recognition of the displayed ink as text; and
wherein if the first setting is determined to be the currently existing setting of the mode switch at the time that the displayed ink was received, then persistently displaying the displayed ink and not replacing the displayed ink with displayed recognized text, according to the first operational mode.
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Abstract
A control and its associated programming interface for allowing entry of electronic ink, editing and other manipulation of the ink, and/or recognition of the ink. Ink may be stored in a data structure such as an ink object that permits later retrieval by applications. As is the case with text that may be bolded, underlined, italicized, and the like, the describe control and its programming interface may permit ink information to be manipulated as easily as text, while providing the richness of handwritten ink.
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1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
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displaying a user-selectable element associated with a mode switch, said mode switch being associated with an ink edit control programming interface to set operational modes for ink edit control functions to control recognition functionality as applied to ink that is to be displayed, wherein the mode switch is switchable in response to a user selection of the element between a first setting to set a first operational mode and a second setting to set a second operational mode; receiving user input comprising ink to be displayed; displaying the received ink; and determining whether, at the time that the displayed ink was received, a currently existing setting of the mode switch is the first setting or the second setting; wherein if the second setting is determined to be the currently existing setting of the mode switch at the time that the displayed ink was received, then replacing the displayed ink with displayed recognized text according to the second operational mode, wherein the recognized text is a result of recognition of the displayed ink as text; and wherein if the first setting is determined to be the currently existing setting of the mode switch at the time that the displayed ink was received, then persistently displaying the displayed ink and not replacing the displayed ink with displayed recognized text, according to the first operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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displaying a user-selectable element associated with a mode switch, said mode switch being associated with an ink edit control programming interface to set operational modes for ink edit control functions to control recognition functionality as applied to ink that is to be displayed, wherein the mode switch is switchable in response to a user selection of the element between a first setting to set a first operational mode and a second setting to set a second operational mode; receiving user input comprising ink to be displayed; displaying the received ink; and determining whether, at the time that the displayed ink was received, a currently existing setting of the mode switch is the first setting or the second setting; wherein if the second setting is determined to be the currently existing setting of the mode switch at the time that the displayed ink was received, then replacing the displayed ink with displayed recognized text according to the second operational mode, wherein the recognized text is a result of recognition of the displayed ink as text; and wherein if the first setting is determined to be the currently existing setting of the mode switch at the time that the displayed ink was received, then persistently displaying the displayed ink and not replacing the displayed ink with displayed recognized text, according to the first operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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displaying a user-selectable element associated with a mode switch, said mode switch being associated with an ink edit control programming interface to set operational modes for ink edit control functions to control recognition functionality as applied to received ink, wherein the mode switch is switchable in response to a user selection of the element between a first setting to set a first operational mode and a second setting to set a second operational mode; receiving user input comprising ink; and determining whether, at the time that the ink was received, a currently existing setting of the mode switch is the first setting or the second setting; wherein if the first setting is determined to be the currently existing setting of the mode switch at the time that the ink was received, then displaying the received ink according to the first operational mode; and wherein if the second setting is determined to be the currently existing setting of the mode switch at the time that the ink was received, then displaying recognized text according to the second operational mode, wherein the recognized text is a result of recognition of the received ink as text. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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