Advanced editing and interfacing in user applications

摘要

A method performed within a content editing device provides advanced editing functionality for use within application user interfaces having selectable content. The method provides automatic content insertion following a selection of an end location within the target document and selection of content for insertion at the selected end location. An editor moves content around within one or more documents by tagging the end location and selecting the content that is to be moved or copied to that end location. The method further enables efficient re-arrangement of multiple selected contents within a single document or across multiple application user interfaces by tagging each of the selected content with a sequence tag indicative of the relative content location within the re-arranged sequence of content. Once the content has been tagged, a selectable paste option automatically orders the various contents at the end location in correct sequence relative to each other.

主权项

1. In an electronic device having a processor executing one or more applications that provide selectable content, a method comprising:
receiving selection of at least two different selectable contents from one or more available application user interfaces; assigning a sequential tag to at least one of the different selected content, wherein the sequential tag indicates a selected order in which the different selected content are to be presented at an end location within an editable application user interface document, wherein the selected order is determined from a listing of the different selected content; completing a retrieve and insert operation by inserting of the selected content within the end location in response to receipt of a response to a prompt, which response indicates completion of a current selection of content; inserting the different selected content into the end location in the selected order corresponding to the sequential tag of each respective selected content relative to each other sequential tag assigned; and in response to receipt of a different response indicating that additional content is to be selected and sequentially arranged prior to concurrent insertion of all selectable content into the end location: requesting entry of a specific sequential tag for the selected content; assigning to the selected content one of the sequential tag received and a default sequential tag generated when no sequential tag is received within a pre-set timeout period; and returning to a selection mode for selection of one or more other content from the application user interfaces.