Method for controlling a software direction pad of an electronic device, electronic device and computer-readable medium thereof
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorHua-Li Liao
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Abstract
A method for controlling a software direction pad of an electronic device, configured to display a software keyboard and an editing area, includes the following steps: displaying the software direction pad in response to a start input, wherein the software direction pad is used for moving a cursor on the editing area; and closing and hiding the software direction pad in response to a close input received through the software keyboard.
Claims20
A method for controlling a software direction pad of an electronic device, the electronic device displaying a software keyboard and an editing area, the method comprising:
- displaying the software direction pad in response to a start input, wherein the software direction pad is used for moving a cursor on the editing area;
- and
- closing and hiding the software direction pad in response to a first close input received through the software keyboard.
A computer-readable medium storing a computer program having instructions for performing a method for controlling a software direction pad of an electronic device, which cause the electronic device, when loaded, to execute the following steps:
- displaying the software direction pad in response to a start input, wherein the software direction pad is used for moving a cursor on the editing area;
- and
- closing and hiding the software direction pad in response to a close input received through the software keyboard.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a display unit, configured to display a software keyboard and an editing area;
- an activation module, coupled to the display unit, configured to control the display unit to display a software direction pad in response to a start input, wherein the software direction pad is used for moving a cursor on the editing area;
- and
- an inactivation module, coupled to the display unit, configured to close and hide the software direction pad in response to a first close input received through the software keyboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.