Dynamic text control for mobile devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016231914-A1
Application number	US-201514619872-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 11, 2015
Priority date	Feb 11, 2015
Publication date	Aug 11, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for designing a digital design layout that includes text includes receiving a first user input requesting creation of a text editing element. The text editing element may include a text window and one or more graphical user interface controls associated with the text window. In response to receiving the first user input, the text editing element is displayed via a graphical user interface. The text editing element includes a graphical representation of a text window containing text, an adjustable slide control for changing the text characteristic, and a resize handle for changing the size of the text window. The method further includes receiving a second user input requesting adjustment of the adjustable slide control. In response to receiving the second user input, a characteristic of the text contained in the text window is changed without changing the width and the height of the text window.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implemented method for designing a digital design layout that includes text, the method comprising:
receiving a first user input requesting creation of a text editing element in a digital layout; displaying, in response to receiving the first user input, the text editing element via a graphical user interface, the text editing element including:
a graphical representation of a text window containing text, the text window having a width and a height, the text having a characteristic associated therewith;
an adjustable slide control for changing the text characteristic; and
a resize handle for changing at least one of the width and the height of the text window;
receiving a second user input requesting adjustment of the adjustable slide control; and changing, in response to receiving the second user input, a characteristic of the text contained in the text window without changing the width and the height of the text window.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a third user input requesting repositioning of the resize handle; and changing, in response to receiving the third user input, at least one of the width and the height of the text window without changing the characteristic of the text contained in the text window.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable slide control is located adjacent to the text window, and wherein adjustment of the adjustable slide control is not bounded by the width and the height of the text window.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the text characteristic is a font size, and wherein the changing of the characteristic includes changing the font size from a first size to a second size that is different than the first size.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the difference between the first and second sizes is proportional to the amount of adjustment of the adjustable slide control.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the text characteristic is a font color, and wherein the changing of the characteristic includes changing the font color from a first color to a second color that is different than the first color.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the text characteristic is one of a letter spacing and a line spacing, and wherein the changing of the characteristic includes changing the respective letter spacing or line spacing from a first spacing to a second spacing that is different than the first spacing.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user input includes a horizontal line drawn within a portion of the graphical user interface, and wherein the text window is located in the same portion of the graphical user interface as the horizontal line.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user input includes a quadrilateral geometric shape drawn within a portion of the graphical user interface, and wherein the text window is located in the same portion of the graphical user interface as the quadrilateral geometric shape.

10 . A system for designing a digital design layout that includes text, the system comprising:
a storage; and a processor operatively coupled to the storage, the processor configured to execute instructions stored in the storage that when executed cause the processor to carry out a process comprising:
displaying, in response to receiving a first user input requesting creation of a text editing element in a digital layout, the text editing element via a graphical user interface, the text editing element including:
a graphical representation of a text window containing text, the text window having a width and a height, the text having a characteristic associated therewith;
an adjustable slide control for changing the text characteristic; and
a resize handle for changing at least one of the width and the height of the text window; and

changing, in response to receiving a second user input requesting adjustment of the adjustable slide control, a characteristic of the text contained in the text window without changing the width and the height of the text window.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the process further comprises:
changing, in response to receiving a third user input requesting repositioning of the resize handle, at least one of the width and the height of the text window without changing the characteristic of the text contained in the text window.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the adjustable slide control is located adjacent to the text window, and wherein adjustment of the adjustable slide control is not bounded by the width and the height of the text window.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the text characteristic is a font size, and wherein the changing of the characteristic includes changing the font size from a first size to a second size that is different than the first size.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the difference between the first and second sizes is proportional to the amount of adjustment of the adjustable slide control.

15 . A non-transient computer program product having instructions encoded thereon that when executed by one or more processors cause a process to be carried out, the process comprising:
displaying, in response to receiving a first user input requesting creation of a text editing element in a digital layout, the text editing element via a graphical user interface, the text editing element including:
a graphical representation of a text window containing text, the text window having a width and a height, the text having a characteristic associated therewith;
an adjustable slide control for changing the text characteristic; and
a resize handle for changing at least one of the width and the height of the text window; and
changing, in response to receiving a second user input requesting adjustment of the adjustable slide control, a characteristic of the text contained in the text window without changing the width and the height of the text window.

16 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the process further comprises:
changing, in response to receiving a third user input requesting repositioning of the resize handle, at least one of the width and the height of the text window without changing the characteristic of the text contained in the text window.

17 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the text characteristic is a font color, and wherein the changing of the characteristic includes changing the font color from a first color to a second color that is different than the first color.

18 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the text characteristic is a one of a letter spacing and a line spacing, and wherein the changing of the characteristic includes changing the respective letter spacing or line spacing from a first spacing to a second spacing that is different than the first spacing.

19 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the first user input includes a horizontal line drawn within a portion of the graphical user interface, and wherein the text window is located in the same portion of the graphical user interface as the horizontal line.

20 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the first user input includes a quadrilateral geometric shape drawn within a portion of the graphical user interface, and wherein the text window is located in the same portion of the graphical user interface as the quadrilateral geometric shape.

Assignees

• Adobe Systems Inc

Inventors

• Sinn Richard
• Seeler Rick Scott
• Nicholas Guy Christopher
• Baudoin Philip Andrew
• Badimon Mathieu

Classifications

• G06F40/106

  Display of layout of documents; Previewing · CPC title

• G06F40/103

  Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents (automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191) · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F3/04847 Primary

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title