Positioning a Slider Icon on a Portable Multifunction Device

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display:
• detecting a finger contact with a predefined area on the touch screen display, wherein the predefined area includes an icon that is configured to slide in a first direction in the predefined area on the touch screen display;
• detecting movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display from the predefined area to a location outside the predefined area, wherein the movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display has a component parallel to the first direction and a component perpendicular to the first direction;
• and
• sliding the icon in the predefined area in accordance with the component of the movement of the finger contact that is parallel to the first direction.

A graphical user interface on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, comprising:

• a predefined area on the touch screen display;
• and
• an icon that is configured to slide in a first direction in the predefined area on the touch screen display;
• wherein:
• in response to detecting a finger contact with the predefined area and detecting movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display from the predefined area to a location outside the predefined area, wherein the movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display has a component parallel to the first direction and a component perpendicular to the first direction, the icon is slid in the predefined area in accordance with the component of the movement of the finger contact that is parallel to the first direction.

A portable multifunction device, comprising:

• a touch screen display;
• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including:
• instructions for detecting a finger contact with a predefined area on the touch screen display, wherein the predefined area includes an icon that is configured to slide in a first direction in the predefined area on the touch screen display;
• instructions for detecting movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display from the predefined area to a location outside the predefined area, wherein the movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display has a component parallel to the first direction and a component perpendicular to the first direction;
• and
• instructions for sliding the icon in the predefined area in accordance with the component of the movement of the finger contact that is parallel to the first direction.

A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

• detect a finger contact with a predefined area on the touch screen display, wherein the predefined area includes an icon that is configured to slide in a first direction in the predefined area on the touch screen display;
• detect movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display from the predefined area to a location outside the predefined area, wherein the movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display has a component parallel to the first direction and a component perpendicular to the first direction;
• and
• slide the icon in the predefined area in accordance with the component of the movement of the finger contact that is parallel to the first direction.

A portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, comprising:

• means for detecting a finger contact with a predefined area on the touch screen display, wherein the predefined area includes an icon that is configured to slide in a first direction in the predefined area on the touch screen display;
• means for detecting movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display from the predefined area to a location outside the predefined area, wherein the movement of the finger contact on the touch screen display has a component parallel to the first direction and a component perpendicular to the first direction;
• and
• means for sliding the icon in the predefined area in accordance with the component of the movement of the finger contact that is parallel to the first direction.