Typing assistance for editing

A method of context-based auto-correction, the method comprising:

• receiving selection input for a first word in a text entry;
• invoking a candidate generation module to produce suggestion candidates for the first word based on context information for the first word;
• displaying the suggestion candidates and receiving input selecting one of the suggestion candidates;
• based on the received input selecting one of the suggestion candidates, replacing the first word in the text entry, producing an updated text entry;
• invoking a correction module to check the updated text entry for correctness based at least in part on context of the replaced word in the updated text entry;
• and
• automatically correcting one or more additional words of the updated text entry.

A mobile device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a touchscreen display;
• memory storing computer-readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the device to perform a method, the instructions comprising:
• instructions for receiving selection input for a first word in a text entry with the touchscreen display,
• instructions for producing suggestion candidates for the first word based on context information for the first word,
• instructions for displaying the suggestion candidates and receiving input selecting one of the suggestion candidates with the touchscreen display,
• instructions for, based on the received input selecting one of the suggestion candidates and replacing the first word in the text entry, producing an updated text entry,
• instructions for checking the updated text entry for correctness based at least in part on context of the replaced word in the updated text entry, and
• instructions for automatically correcting one or more additional words of the updated text entry.

A mobile device, comprising:

• a processor;
• at least one input device;
• a display;
• and
• a memory or storage device storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the mobile device to perform a method of context-based auto-correction, the method comprising:
• performing context-based checking of a word using surrounding words in a text entry,
• highlighting a word or phrase of the text entry as incorrect on the display,
• with the input device, receiving selecting the highlighted word or phrase on the display,
• displaying one or more suggestion candidates for the highlighted word or phrase in a candidates area of the display,
• with the input device, receiving input selecting one of the suggestion candidates, and
• automatically replacing the highlighted word with the selected suggestion candidate and displaying an updated text entry with the display.