Virtual keyboard display having a ticker proximate to the virtual keyboard

摘要

A method comprising receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard rendered on a display, and displaying the input character left of a cursor located within a ticker rendered on the display proximate to the virtual keyboard, wherein the cursor has a set position located towards a centre of the ticker.

主权项

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a touch-sensitive screen; and a processor configured to:
display in a display area of the touch-sensitive screen a virtual keyboard;display within the virtual keyboard a plurality of keys, each of at least some of the keys corresponding to one or more different characters of a plurality of characters;display within the display area a viewing pane configured to hold a predetermined amount of text, the viewing pane including a first cursor, and the first cursor being displayed at a position adjacent to an end of displayed text in the viewing pane;display within the display area a ticker proximate to the virtual keyboard, the ticker including a second cursor, the second cursor associated with the first cursor, and the second cursor being displayed in the ticker at a position equidistant relative to a right edge of the ticker and to a left edge of the ticker within the display area and after each completed word;responsive to each touch input associated with a selected one of the plurality of keys:
display a corresponding input character left of the second cursor in the ticker while the second cursor moves to a next position in the display area; anddisplay the corresponding input character adjacent to the first cursor while the first cursor moves to a next position adjacent to the displayed input character in the viewing pane; andprovide a horizontally scrolling marquee display of characters inline within the ticker responsive to each completed word and until the second cursor is in the position equidistant relative to the right edge of the ticker and to the left edge of the ticker within the display area.