Systems and methods for a touchscreen user interface for a collaborative editing tool

1. A method comprising:

presenting a menu icon at a location on a touchscreen device;

detecting, by a processor, a size of a touch related to the menu icon at the location on the touchscreen device;

selecting, based on the size of the touch related to the menu icon, additional menu icons from a set of menu icons comprising different menu options, wherein the additional menu icons comprise a first menu icon to draw on a screen of the touchscreen device, and a second menu item to erase content from the screen of the touchscreen device;

presenting, by the processor, the additional menu icons as a group adjacent to the location of the menu icon;

detecting, by the processor, a touch of the first menu icon of the additional menu icons;

presenting, adjacent to a location of the touched first menu icon, expanded menu options of the touched first menu icon, the expanded menu options comprising different brush types and different colors;

performing a drawing function to draw an object corresponding to at least one of the expanded menu options on the screen of the touchscreen device;

detecting a touch of the second menu icon of the additional menu icons; and

performing an erasing function to erase the drawn object from the screen of the touchscreen device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

hiding the menu icon before an interaction is sensed by the touchscreen device; and

revealing the menu icon after an interaction is sensed by the touchscreen device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the expanded menu options further comprise different pen types and different pattern types.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting the additional menu icons comprises selecting the additional menu icons based on a selection type of a user.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying a document on the touchscreen device, wherein the document is a collaborative document that is concurrently displayed on a second touchscreen device.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the menu icon of the touchscreen device is different from a menu icon of the collaborative document on the second touchscreen device.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the menu icon of the touchscreen device is based on an access control list for the document.

8. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, to:

provide for presentation a menu icon at a location on a touchscreen device;

detect a size of a touch related to the menu icon at the location on the touchscreen device;

select, based on the size of the touch related to the menu icon, additional menu icons from a set of menu icons comprising different menu options, wherein the additional menu icons comprise a first menu icon to draw on a screen of the touchscreen device, and a second menu item to erase content from the screen of the touchscreen device;

present the additional menu icons as a group adjacent to the location of the menu icon;

detect a touch of the first menu icon of the additional menu icons;

present, adjacent to a location of the touched first menu icon, expanded menu options of the touched first menu icon, the expanded menu options comprising different brush types and different colors;

perform a drawing function to draw an object corresponding to at least one of the expanded menu options on the screen of the touchscreen device;

detect a touch of the second menu icon of the additional menu icons; and

perform an erasing function to erase the drawn object from the screen of the touchscreen device.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor is further to:

hide the menu icon before an interaction is sensed by the touchscreen device; and

reveal the menu icon after an interaction is sensed by the touchscreen device.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the expanded menu options further comprise different pen types and different pattern types.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the additional menu icons are further based on a selection type of a user.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor is further to provide for display a collaborative document on the touchscreen device, the collaborative document being concurrently displayed on an additional touchscreen device.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein a menu icon presented on the additional touchscreen device is different from the menu icon presented on the touchscreen device.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the menu icon of the touchscreen device is based on an access control list for the collaborative document.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

presenting a menu icon at a location on a touchscreen device;

detecting, a size of a touch related to the menu icon at the location on the touchscreen device;

selecting, based on the size of the touch related to the menu icon, additional menu icons from a set of menu icons comprising different menu options, wherein the additional menu icons comprise a first menu icon to draw on a screen of the touchscreen device, and a second menu item to erase content from the screen of the touchscreen device;

presenting the additional menu icons as a group adjacent to the location of the menu icon;

detecting a touch of the first menu icon of the additional menu icons;

presenting, adjacent to a location of the touched first menu icon, expanded menu options of the touched first menu icon, the expanded menu options comprising different brush types and different colors;

performing a drawing function to draw an object corresponding to at least one of the expanded menu options on the screen of the touchscreen device;

detecting a touch of the second menu icon of the additional menu icons; and

performing an erasing function to erase the drawn object from the screen of the touchscreen device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein the expanded menu options further comprise different pen types and different pattern types.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein selecting the additional menu icons comprises selecting the additional menu icons based on a selection type of a user.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein the instructions further cause the processor to display a document on the touchscreen device, wherein the document is a collaborative document that is concurrently displayed on a second touchscreen device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 wherein the menu icon of the touchscreen device is different from a menu icon of the collaborative document on the second touchscreen device.