Methods and graphical user interfaces for editing on a multifunction device with a touch screen display
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1. A method, comprising:
- at a multifunction device with a touch screen display;
displaying content on the touch screen display at a first magnification, wherein the content includes selected content;
detecting a finger contact on a respective end of the selected content;
displaying a content magnifier adjacent to the respective end of the selected content, wherein the content magnifier displays;
an expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end of the selected content at a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification, anda boundary marker that denotes a current position of the respective end of the selected content;
detecting movement of the finger contact across the touch screen display;
updating the respective end of the selected content and the displayed expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end at the second magnification in accordance with the movement of the finger contact;
moving the content magnifier and the boundary marker in accordance with the movement of the finger contactdetecting lift off of the finger contact from the touch screen display when a location of the finger contact corresponds to a current position within a current word; and
,in response to detecting lift off of the finger contact from the touch screen display when the location of the finger contact corresponds to the current position within the current word;
terminating display of the content magnifier;
placing the respective end of the selected content at the current position within the current word when the movement of the finger contact is less than a predefined value in a predefined time interval; and
placing the respective end of the selected content at a respective end of the current word when the movement of the finger contact is greater than the predefined value in the predefined time interval.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a device displays content on a touch screen display and detects input by finger gestures. In response to the finger gestures, the device selects content, visually distinguishes the selected content, and/or updates the selected content based on detected input. In some embodiments, the device displays a command display area that includes one or more command icons; detects activation of a command icon in the command display area; and, in response to detecting activation of the command icon in the command display area, performs a corresponding action with respect to the selected content. Exemplary actions include cutting, copying, and pasting content.
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59 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
at a multifunction device with a touch screen display; displaying content on the touch screen display at a first magnification, wherein the content includes selected content; detecting a finger contact on a respective end of the selected content; displaying a content magnifier adjacent to the respective end of the selected content, wherein the content magnifier displays; an expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end of the selected content at a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification, and a boundary marker that denotes a current position of the respective end of the selected content; detecting movement of the finger contact across the touch screen display; updating the respective end of the selected content and the displayed expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end at the second magnification in accordance with the movement of the finger contact; moving the content magnifier and the boundary marker in accordance with the movement of the finger contact detecting lift off of the finger contact from the touch screen display when a location of the finger contact corresponds to a current position within a current word; and
,in response to detecting lift off of the finger contact from the touch screen display when the location of the finger contact corresponds to the current position within the current word; terminating display of the content magnifier; placing the respective end of the selected content at the current position within the current word when the movement of the finger contact is less than a predefined value in a predefined time interval; and placing the respective end of the selected content at a respective end of the current word when the movement of the finger contact is greater than the predefined value in the predefined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
at a multifunction device with a touch screen display; displaying content on the touch screen display at a first magnification, wherein the content includes selected content; detecting a finger contact on a respective end of the selected content; displaying a content magnifier adjacent to the respective end of the selected content, wherein the content magnifier displays; an expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end of the selected content at a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification, and a boundary marker that denotes a current position of the respective end of the selected content; detecting movement of the finger contact across the touch screen display; updating the respective end of the selected content and the displayed expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end at the second magnification in accordance with the movement of the finger contact; and moving the content magnifier and the boundary marker in accordance with the movement of the finger contact, wherein; the respective end of the selected content is updated character-by-character when the movement of the finger contact is below a predefined value in a predefined time interval, and the respective end of the selected content is updated word-by-word when the movement of the finger contact is above the predefined value in a predefined time interval.
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20. A graphical user interface on a multifunction device with a touch screen display, the graphical user interface comprising:
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content at a first magnification, the content including selected content, and a content magnifier; wherein; a finger contact is detected on a respective end of the selected content; the content magnifier is displayed adjacent to the respective end of the selected content; the content magnifier displays; an expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end of the selected content at a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification, and a boundary marker that denotes a current position of the respective end of the selected content; the respective end of the selected content and the displayed expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end at the second magnification are updated in accordance with movement of the finger contact across the touch screen display; the content magnifier and the boundary marker are moved in accordance with the movement of the finger contact lift off of the finger contact from the touch screen display is detected when a location of the finger contact corresponds to a current position within a current word; and
,in response to detecting lift off of the finger contact from the touch screen display when the location of the finger contact corresponds to the current position within the current word; display of the content magnifier is terminated; the respective end of the selected content is placed at the current position within the current word when the movement of the finger contact is less than a predefined value in a predefined time interval; and the respective end of the selected content is placed at a respective end of the current word when the movement of the finger contact is greater than the predefined value in the predefined time interval.
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21. A multifunction device, comprising:
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a touch screen 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 content on the touch screen display at a first magnification, wherein the content includes selected content; detecting a finger contact on a respective end of the selected content; displaying a content magnifier adjacent to the respective end of the selected content, wherein the content magnifier displays; an expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end of the selected content at a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification, and a boundary marker that denotes a current position of the respective end of the selected content; detecting movement of the finger contact across the touch screen display; updating the respective end of the selected content and the displayed expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end at the second magnification in accordance with the movement of the finger contact; moving the content magnifier and the boundary marker in accordance with the movement of the finger contact; detecting lift off of the finger contact from the touch screen display when a location of the finger contact corresponds to a current position within a current word; and
,in response to detecting lift off of the finger contact from the touch screen display when the location of the finger contact corresponds to the current position within the current word; terminating display of the content magnifier; placing the respective end of the selected content at the current position within the current word when the movement of the finger contact is less than a predefined value in a predefined time interval; and placing the respective end of the selected content at a respective end of the current word when the movement of the finger contact is greater than the predefined value in the predefined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a multifunction device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
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display content on the touch screen display at a first magnification, wherein the content includes selected content; detect a finger contact on a respective end of the selected content; display a content magnifier adjacent to the respective end of the selected content, wherein the content magnifier displays; an expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end of the selected content at a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification, and a boundary marker that denotes a current position of the respective end of the selected content; detect movement of the finger contact across the touch screen display; update the respective end of the selected content and the displayed expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end at the second magnification in accordance with the movement of the finger contact; move the content magnifier and the boundary marker in accordance with the movement of the finger contact; detect lift off of the finger contact from the touch screen display when a location of the finger contact corresponds to a current position within a current word; and
,in response to detecting lift off of the finger contact from the touch screen display when the location of the finger contact corresponds to the current position within the current word; terminate display of the content magnifier; place the respective end of the selected content at the current position within the current word when the movement of the finger contact is less than a predefined value in a predefined time interval; and place the respective end of the selected content at a respective end of the current word when the movement of the finger contact is greater than the predefined value in the predefined time interval. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A graphical user interface on a multifunction device with a touch screen display, the graphical user interface comprising:
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content at a first magnification, the content including selected content, and a content magnifier; wherein; a finger contact is detected on a respective end of the selected content; the content magnifier is displayed adjacent to the respective end of the selected content; the content magnifier displays; an expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end of the selected content at a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification, and a boundary marker that denotes a current position of the respective end of the selected content; the respective end of the selected content and the displayed expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end at the second magnification are updated in accordance with movement of the finger contact across the touch screen display; and the content magnifier and the boundary marker are moved in accordance with the movement of the finger contact; the respective end of the selected content is updated character-by-character when the movement of the finger contact is below a predefined value in a predefined time interval; and the respective end of the selected content is updated word-by-word when the movement of the finger contact is above the predefined value in a predefined time interval.
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58. A multifunction device, comprising:
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a touch screen 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 content on the touch screen display at a first magnification, wherein the content includes selected content; detecting a finger contact on a respective end of the selected content; displaying a content magnifier adjacent to the respective end of the selected content, wherein the content magnifier displays; an expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end of the selected content at a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification, and a boundary marker that denotes a current position of the respective end of the selected content; detecting movement of the finger contact across the touch screen display; updating the respective end of the selected content and the displayed expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end at the second magnification in accordance with the movement of the finger contact; and moving the content magnifier and the boundary marker in accordance with the movement of the finger contact;
wherein;the respective end of the selected content is updated character-by-character when the movement of the finger contact is below a predefined value in a predefined time interval, and the respective end of the selected content is updated word-by-word when the movement of the finger contact is above the predefined value in a predefined time interval.
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59. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a multifunction device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
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display content on the touch screen display at a first magnification, wherein the content includes selected content; detect a finger contact on a respective end of the selected content; display a content magnifier adjacent to the respective end of the selected content, wherein the content magnifier displays; an expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end of the selected content at a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification, and a boundary marker that denotes a current position of the respective end of the selected content; detect movement of the finger contact across the touch screen display; update the respective end of the selected content and the displayed expanded portion of the content proximate to the respective end at the second magnification in accordance with the movement of the finger contact; and move the content magnifier and the boundary marker in accordance with the movement of the finger contact;
wherein;the respective end of the selected content is updated character-by-character when the movement of the finger contact is below a predefined value in a predefined time interval, and the respective end of the selected content is updated word-by-word when the movement of the finger contact is above the predefined value in a predefined time interval.
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