TEXT INDICATOR METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
A method includes displaying text on a touch-sensitive display and displaying a text indicator at a first position within the text. A first touch is detected at a first location associated with the text indicator. A second touch is detected at a second location associated with the text indicator. When a distance between the first location and the second location meets a first threshold, the indicator is moved to a second position within the text. When the distance between the first location and the second location does not meet a first threshold, the indicator is displayed at the first position. The display of the handle on the touch-sensitive display may be moved in coordination with movement of the touch. The distance between the text indicator and the handle may vary along a path of the touch
1 . A method comprising:
displaying text on a touch-sensitive display;
displaying a text indicator at a first position within the text;
detecting a first touch at a first location associated with the text indicator;
detecting a second touch at a second location associated with the text indicator;
when a distance between the first location and the second location meets a first threshold, moving the indicator to a second position within the text;
when the distance between the first location and the second location does not meet a first threshold, displaying the indicator at the first position.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the distance is a horizontal distance between the first location and the second location.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first threshold is related to a horizontal aspect of the text.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the distance is a vertical distance between the first location and the second location.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the first threshold is related to a vertical aspect of the text.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a handle that is associated with the text indicator;
detecting a touch associated with the handle;
moving the display of the handle on the touch-sensitive display in coordination with movement of the touch associated with the handle, whether or not the text indicator moves.
7 . A method comprising:
displaying text on a touch-sensitive display;
displaying a text indicator at a first position within the text;
detecting a touch at a first location associated with the text indicator;
detecting a touch location at a second location associated with the text indicator;
when a horizontal distance between the first location and the second location meets a horizontal threshold, moving the indicator horizontally to a second position within the text;
when a vertical distance between the first location and the second location meets a vertical threshold, moving the indicator vertically to a third position within the text.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the horizontal threshold is related to a horizontal aspect of the text.
9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the vertical threshold is related to a vertical aspect of the text.
10 . An electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive display and configured to perform the method of claim 1 .
11 . A method comprising:
displaying text on a touch-sensitive display;
displaying a text indicator at an initial position within the text;
displaying a handle that is associated with the text indicator;
detecting a touch associated with the handle;
moving the display of the handle on the touch-sensitive display in coordination with movement of the touch;
detecting when movement of the touch in a first direction meets a first threshold and moving display of the text indicator in the first direction to a first position within the text;
detecting when movement of the touch in a second direction meets a second threshold and moving display of the text indicator in the second direction to a second position within the text.
12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising utilizing one of the first position and the second position to perform a text editing function on the text.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein movement of a touch associated with the handle tracks movement of the text indicator for some but not all of the movement of the touch.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the movement of the touch in the first direction has a horizontal distance.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first threshold is related to a horizontal aspect of the text.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the movement of the touch in the second direction has a vertical distance.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the second threshold is related to a vertical aspect of the text.
18 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising displaying the handle separated from the display of the text indicator by a distance.
19 . The method of the claim 11 , further comprising moving display of the indicator without moving the display of the handle associated with the indicator.
20 . A computer-readable medium having computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of the portable electronic device to perform the method of claim 11 .
21 . A method comprising:
displaying text on a touch-sensitive display;
displaying a text indicator at an initial position within the text;
displaying a handle that is associated with the text indicator;
detecting a touch associated with the handle;
moving the display of the handle on the touch-sensitive display in coordination with movement of the touch;
detecting movement of the touch and moving display of the text indicator in coordination with movement of the touch at least along part of a path of the touch, wherein the distance between the text indicator and the handle varies along a path of the touch.