Displaying and inserting handwriting words over existing typeset
View Patent ↗One embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, in an overlay input application, one or more ink strokes provided to an input field overlay area; wherein the input field overlay area is located on top of an underlying application display; and providing, in the input field overlay area, an at least partially opaque background. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
1. A method, comprising:
accepting, in an overlay input application, one or more ink strokes provided to an input field overlay area;
wherein the input field overlay area is located on top of an underlying application display;
providing, in the input field overlay area, a background; and
displaying an indicator associated with underlying typeset of an underlying application, wherein the indicator displays an insert location for input.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the background is based on the underlying application display.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the underlying application display is a text field including typeset.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the typeset is derived from converted handwriting ink strokes previously provided to the overlay input application.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the background is visually distinguished from an area displaying a typeset preview for the one or more ink strokes.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the background comprises the indicator.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indicator includes a cursor.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the background is colored.
9. An electronic device, comprising:
an input and display device;
a processor operatively coupled to the input and display device; and
a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to:
accept, in an overlay input application, one or more ink strokes provided to an input field overlay area;
wherein the input field overlay area is located on top of an underlying application display;
provide, in the input field overlay area, a background; and
display an indicator associated with underlying typeset of an underlying application, wherein the indicator displays an insert location for input.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the background is based on the underlying application display.
11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the underlying application display is a text field including typeset.
12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the typeset is derived from converted handwriting ink strokes previously provided to the overlay input application.
13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the background is visually distinguished from an area displaying a typeset preview for the one or more ink strokes.
14. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the background comprises the indicator.
15. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the indicator includes a cursor.
16. A product, comprising:
a non-transitory storage device having code stored therewith, the code being executable by a processor of an electronic device and comprising:
code that accepts, in an overlay input application, one or more ink strokes provided to an input field overlay area;
wherein the input field overlay area is located on top of an underlying application display;
code that provides, in the input field overlay area, a background; and
code that displays an indicator associated with underlying typeset of an underlying application, wherein the indicator displays an insert location for input.