ADJUSTING CONTENT ATTRIBUTES THROUGH ACTIONS ON CONTEXT BASED MENU

1 . A method executed in a computing device for adjusting content attributes through a context based menu, the method comprising:

in response to detecting one of a: a tap input, a swipe input, a mouse input, a voice input, a visual input, and a keyboard input, presenting a context based menu in relation to a displayed content on a user interface for managing one or more attributes of the content; and

in response to detecting another one of a: a tap input, a swipe input, a mouse input, a voice input, a visual input, and a keyboard input adjusting an attribute of the content according to the detected other input.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying distinct attributes of a common type on the context based menu; and

enabling selection of one of the displayed distinct attributes to be applied to a selected portion of the content.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

displaying one from a set of: a font type, a font style, a font boldness, a text style, a text color, an amount of space between lines, a number of columns, a size of margins, an amount of indentation, a font kerning, a zoom action on displayed content, and a paragraph style as the distinct attributes, wherein the selected portion of the content includes text.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

displaying one from a set of: a line color, a line type, a corner shape, a shading attribute, a fill color, a spacing, a zoom action on displayed content, and a fill type as the distinct attributes, wherein the selected portion of the content includes graphics.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying a slider of the context based menu extending from a center action button in a substantially circular shape to adjust a content attribute that has one of a set of discrete values and a set of continuous values.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

displaying values for one from a set of: a line weight, a line color, a font size, and a text color the content attribute, wherein the slider enables selection of displayed attribute values and attribute values between the displayed attribute values through a swipe action.

7 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

displaying one or more previously selected content attribute values along the slider.

8 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

moving the slider clockwise in response to detecting a clockwise swipe starting from an end position of the slider; and

selecting the content attribute value according to the clockwise swipe up to a maximum content attribute value.

9 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

moving the slider counterclockwise in response to detecting a counterclockwise swipe starting from an end position of the slider; and

selecting the content attribute value according to the clockwise swipe up to a minimum content attribute value.

10 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

detecting a user action moving clockwise past a maximum content attribute value and ending in a dead zone between the maximum content attribute value and a minimum content attribute value;

positioning the slider on the maximum content attribute value; and

applying the maximum content attribute value to a selected portion of the content.

11 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

detecting a user action moving counterclockwise past a minimum content attribute value and ending in a dead zone between the minimum content attribute value and a maximum content attribute value; and

positioning the slider on the minimum content attribute value; and

applying the minimum content attribute value to a selected portion of the content.

12 . A computing device for adjusting content attributes through a context based menu, the computing device comprising:

an input device configured to detect at least one of: a swipe action, a tap action, a keyboard action, a mouse action, a voice input, and a visual input;

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing an application and causing a user interface associated with the application to be displayed on a screen, wherein the processor is configured to:

in response to detecting one of a: a tap input, a swipe input, a mouse input, a voice input, a visual input, and a keyboard input, present a context based menu in relation to a displayed content on a user interface for managing one or more attributes of the content;

display a slider extending from a center action button of the context based menu;

detect another one of a: a tap input, a swipe input, a mouse input, a voice input, a visual input, and a keyboard input on the context based menu;

position the slider according to the detected other input; and

adjust an attribute of a selected portion of the content according to the detected other input.

13 . The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display a tooltip showing the content attribute subsequent to adjusting the content attribute.

14 . The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display a list of available content attributes adjacent to the context based menu;

indicate a current selection of the content attribute employing one of: a highlighting scheme, a shading scheme, a color scheme, and a textual scheme; and

enable further selection of the content attribute on the list of available content attributes.

15 . The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

compute a numeric content attribute value according to a polynomial equation to determine the numeric content attribute value corresponding to the other detected input ending in between content attribute values displayed on the context based menu.

16 . The computing device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

as a user input along the slider moves closer to a content attribute value selection, snapping to the content attribute value selection.

17 . The computing device of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

as the user input moves farther away from a center of the context based menu, providing increased granularity for selection of content attribute values.

18 . A computer-readable memory device with instructions stored thereon for adjusting text attributes through a context based attribute menu, the instructions comprising:

in response to detecting one of a: a tap input, a swipe input, a mouse input, a voice input, a visual input, and a keyboard input, presenting a context based menu in relation to a displayed content on a user interface for managing one or more text attributes of a selected portion of displayed content;

displaying a slider of the context based attribute menu extending from a center action button in a substantially circular shape;

detecting another one of a: a tap input, a swipe input, a mouse input, a voice input, a visual input, and a keyboard input on the context based attribute menu;

positioning the slider according to the detected other input; and

adjusting a text attribute of a selected portion of the displayed content according to the detected other input.

19 . The computer-readable memory device of claim 18 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

detecting a swipe action along the slider as the input;

determining a text attribute intersecting the swipe action; and

adjusting the text attribute according to the determined text attribute.

20 . The computer-readable memory device of claim 18 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

displaying an attribute increase control at an end of the slider to increase a value of a text attribute; and

displaying an attribute decrease control at another end of the slider to decrease a value of a font size.