Devices and methods for providing an indication as to whether a message is typed or drawn on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display

    公开(公告)号:US10678351B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US16359906

    申请日:2019-03-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method includes: displaying a user interface including an instant messaging conversation between a first person and a second person, the instant messaging conversation displaying content balloons with instant messages exchanged between the first and second person. The method also includes: in accordance with a determination that the second person is typing the instant message, displaying a typed-message-preparation indicator in the user interface of a communication application. The method further includes: in accordance with a determination that the second person is drawing the instant message, displaying a drawn-message-preparation indicator in the user interface of the communication application. In response to receiving the instant message prepared by the second person that corresponds to the displayed message preparation indicator, the method includes: ceasing to display the typed-message-preparation indicator or the drawn-message-preparation indicator, and displaying a content balloon that contains the instant message prepared by the second person in the instant messaging conversation.

    Devices, Methods, and User Interfaces for Interacting with a Position Indicator within Displayed Text via Proximity-based Inputs

    公开(公告)号:US20190265828A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-29

    申请号:US16409713

    申请日:2019-05-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An example method is performed at a device with a touch-sensitive surface and a display. The method includes: displaying a position indicator within displayed text while an input object meets hover criteria. The method also includes: detecting a first movement of the input object that includes a component of movement parallel to the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the first movement, the method includes: moving the position indicator in accordance with the first movement. After moving the position indicator, the method includes: detecting a second movement of the input object. And, the method includes in response to detecting the second movement and in accordance with a determination that the second movement of the input object is detected while the input object is in contact with the touch-sensitive surface, selecting text in accordance with the second movement of the input object.

    Devices and methods for manipulating user interfaces with a stylus

    公开(公告)号:US10365732B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-30

    申请号:US14862085

    申请日:2015-09-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device: displays a user interface on the touch-sensitive display; while displaying the user interface on the touch-sensitive display, detects the stylus moving towards the touch-sensitive display, without the stylus making contact with the touch-sensitive display; determines whether the detected stylus movement towards the touch-sensitive display satisfies one or more stylus movement criteria; in accordance with a determination that the detected stylus movement satisfies the one or more stylus movement criteria, displays a menu overlaid on the user interface, the menu including a plurality of selectable menu options; detects selection of a first menu option in the plurality of selectable menu options; and, in response to detecting selection of the first menu option: performs an operation that corresponds to the first menu option, and ceases to display the menu.

    Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Selecting Object within a Group of Objects

    公开(公告)号:US20190138189A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-09

    申请号:US16240669

    申请日:2019-01-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor: Julian Missig

    Abstract: An electronic device having a touch-sensitive surface displays a plurality of user interface objects, detects selection of a first user interface object, detects a gesture that includes movement of a contact across the touch-sensitive surface, and in response, moves the first user interface object on the display within a predefined distance of a second user interface object. If the gesture meets predefined intensity criteria, the device performs a first device-generated alignment operation, including moving the second user interface object into alignment with the first user interface object, and if the gesture does not meet the predefined intensity criteria, the device performs a second device-generated alignment operation, includes moving the first user interface object into alignment with the second user interface object by adjusting a position of the first user interface object with respect to a current position of the second user interface object on the display.

    Device, method, and graphical user interface for scrolling nested regions

    公开(公告)号:US10126930B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US14536367

    申请日:2014-11-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method is performed at an electronic device with a display, touch-sensitive surface and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface. The method includes displaying a user interface with a first region and a second region embedded in the first, the second region also being independently scrollable such that its content can be moved without moving other content in the first region. In response to detecting a contact and movement of the contact when a focus selection is over the second region, and when the contact has a maximum intensity that is above a respective intensity threshold, content in the second region is translated on the display without other content translating the first region. When the contact has a maximum intensity that is below a respective intensity threshold, content in the first region is translated on the display.

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