Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for document manipulation

• US 8,661,339 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Issued: 02/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Weeldreyer, Christopher Douglas, Murrett, Martin J., Schomer, Matthew Todd, Smyth, Kevin Raemon Glyn, Elseth, Ian Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): RIES, LAURIE ANNE
• Application Number:
  US13/243,637
• Publication Number:
  US 20120311437A1
• Time in Patent Office: 886 Days
• Field of Search: 715/252, 715/256
• US Class Current: 715/252
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/109 Font handling; Temporal or kinetic typography
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

An electronic device displays at least a portion of an electronic document with a predefined page layout at a first magnification level on a display; detects a first input indicating a first insertion point in the document, where the first insertion point is proximate to a first portion of text in the document; and in response to detecting the first input: selects a second magnification level different from the first magnification level, where the second magnification level is selected so as to display the first portion of text at a target text display size, and, while maintaining the predefined page layout of the document, displays, at the second magnification level, a portion of the document that includes the first portion of text.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying at least a portion of an electronic document at a first magnification level on the display;

detecting an input indicating a point within an object in the document; and

in response to detecting the input;

in accordance with a determination that the object includes respective editable text;

selecting a second magnification level different from the first magnification level, wherein the second magnification level is selected so as to display the respective text at a target text display size; and

displaying the document at the second magnification level; and

in accordance with a determination that the object does not include editable text;

selecting a third magnification level different from the second magnification level, wherein the third magnification level is selected so as to display the object at a target object display size; and

displaying the document at the third magnification level.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the second magnification level is selected without reference to a size of the object.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the object display size is a display size where the object is displayed at a predefined size with reference to a displayed area of the document on the display.

4. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display;

displaying at least a portion of an electronic document at a first magnification level on the display;

detecting an input indicating a point within an object in the document; and

in response to detecting the input;

in accordance with a determination that the object includes respective editable text;

selecting a second magnification level different from the first magnification level, wherein the second magnification level is selected so as to display the respective text at a target text display size; and

displaying the document at the second magnification level; and

in accordance with a determination that the object does not include editable text;

selecting a third magnification level different from the second magnification level, wherein the third magnification level is selected so as to display the object at a target object display size; and

displaying the document at the third magnification level.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the second magnification level is selected without reference to a size of the object.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the object display size is a display size where the object is displayed at a predefined size with reference to a displayed area of the document on the display.

7. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a display, cause the device to:

display at least a portion of an electronic document at a first magnification level on the display;

detect an input indicating a point within an object in the document; and

in response to detecting the input;

in accordance with a determination that the object includes respective editable text;

select a second magnification level different from the first magnification level, wherein the second magnification level is selected so as to display the respective text at a target text display size; and

display the document at the second magnification level; and

in accordance with a determination that the object does not include editable text;

select a third magnification level different from the second magnification level, wherein the third magnification level is selected so as to display the object at a target object display size; and

display the document at the third magnification level.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the second magnification level is selected without reference to a size of the object.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the object display size is a display size where the object is displayed at a predefined size with reference to a displayed area of the document on the display.

10. A graphical user interface on an electronic device with a display, a memory, and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory, the graphical user interface comprising:

at least a portion of an electronic document at a first magnification level;

wherein;

an input indicating a point within an object in the document is detected; and

in response to detecting the input;

in accordance with a determination that the object includes respective editable text;

a second magnification level different from the first magnification level is selected, wherein the second magnification level is selected so as to display the respective text at a target text display size; and

the document is displayed at the second magnification level; and

in accordance with a determination that the object does not include editable text;

a third magnification level different from the second magnification level is selected, wherein the third magnification level is selected so as to display the object at a target object display size; and

the document is displayed at the third magnification level.

11. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein the second magnification level is selected without reference to a size of the object.

12. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein the object display size is a display size where the object is displayed at a predefined size with reference to a displayed area of the document on the display.