PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A PLACEHOLDER FOR AN ENTRY FIELD AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
A method includes displaying information on a display of an electronic device, the information comprising an entry field and a placeholder for the entry field, detecting a first interaction event in relation to the entry field, and when the first interaction event is associated with a placeholder altering function, altering the placeholder to maintain display of the placeholder for the entry field.
1 . A method comprising:
displaying information on a display of an electronic device, the information comprising an entry field and a placeholder for the entry field;
detecting a first interaction event in relation to the entry field; and
when the first interaction event is associated with a placeholder altering function, altering the placeholder to maintain display of the placeholder for the entry field.
2 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein the first interaction event comprises receipt of text input for the entry field or a command selected from one of a click, touch, gesture, swipe, and tabbing navigation.
3 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein the first interaction event comprises receipt of text input for the entry field, and the method further comprises displaying the entered text input in the entry field.
4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the placeholder is a sample text input or brief description of the expected value to be entered.
5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, when the first interaction event is associated with a keyboard display function to display a virtual keyboard for entry of text for the entry field.
6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein altering the placeholder comprises reducing the font size of the placeholder.
7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein altering the placeholder comprises repositioning the placeholder.
8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein altering the placeholder comprises reducing the font size of the placeholder and repositioning the placeholder.
9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein altering the placeholder comprises scrolling the placeholder so that a part of the placeholder is not displayed.
10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the placeholder is altered from a first placeholder to a second, reduced size placeholder.
11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein altering the placeholder comprises graphically animating the altering of the placeholder from the first placeholder to the second, reduced size placeholder.
12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:
displaying a reset control element;
detecting a second interaction event in relation to the reset control element;
when the second interaction event is associated with a placeholder reset function, altering the placeholder from the second, reduced size placeholder to the first placeholder.
13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises:
when the second interaction event is associated with a placeholder reset function, deleting entered text input from the entry field.
14 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the reset control element comprises a delete button.
15 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein resetting the placeholder comprises graphically animating the altering of the placeholder from the second, reduced size placeholder to the first placeholder.
16 . A computer-readable medium having computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of a portable electronic device to perform the method according to claim 1 .
17 . An electronic device comprising:
a touch-sensitive display;
at least one processor coupled to the touch-sensitive display and configured to display information on a display of an electronic device, the information comprising an entry field and a placeholder for the entry field; detect a first interaction event in relation to the entry field; when the first interaction event is associated with a placeholder altering function, alter the placeholder to maintain display of the placeholder for the entry field.