Tethered selection handle

A computing device with one or more of a touch-enabled and gesture-enabled input, the computing device comprising:

• a user interface component;
• and
• a control component configured to:
• detect a user selection of a portion of content displayed on the user interface component through one of:
• a touch input or a gesture input;
• display an indication of the selection employing a first handle and a second handle, wherein the first handle indicates a start of the selection and the second handle indicates an end of the selection;
• detect a movement of a current user interaction point away from the second handle;
• and
• if there is additional content between the current user interaction point and the second handle, expand the selection to include the additional content between the current user interaction point and the second handle;
• else, an indication of the current user interaction point with a visual connection to the second handle.

A computer-readable memory device with instructions stored thereon for providing a tethered selection handle for direct selection of content on a touch interface, the instructions comprising:

• detecting a user selection of a portion of content displayed on an interface of a computing device through one of:
• a touch input or a gesture input;
• displaying an indication of the selection employing a first handle and a second handle, wherein the first handle indicates a start of the selection and the second handle indicates an end of the selection;
• detecting a movement of a current user interaction point away from the second handle;
• and
• if there is additional content between the current user interaction point and the second handle, expanding the selection to include the additional content between the current user interaction point and the second handle;
• else, displaying an indication of the current user interaction point with a visual connection to the second handle.