Preserving formatting of content selection through snippets

摘要

An e-reader application preserves formatting of a selection through a snippet. The application determines a format of a portion of content in response to a user action selecting the portion. The formatted portion is stored in the snippet. The source code of the portion is extracted from the content and stored in the snippet to preserve its format. The snippet is displayed in a navigation pane using the format. The snippet is resized according to the defined format to fit available space in the navigation pane. The application is enabled to navigate to a location of the portion within the content in response to detecting another selection activating the snippet.

主权项

1. A method executed on a computing device for preserving formatting of content selection through a snippet, the method comprising:
detecting a selection of a portion of a first content; determining a format of the selected portion; storing the selected portion and the format as a snippet; displaying the snippet in a navigation pane preserving the format; navigating to a location of the selected portion within the first content in response to detecting an action activating the snippet; determining a related location in a second content by matching components in the selected portion stored in the snippet with components of the second content; and inserting the snippet into the second content at the related location to annotate the second content with the selected portion stored in the snippet.