Touch Input Cursor Manipulation

A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the electronic device to:

• concurrently display an onscreen keyboard and a content presentation region on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the content presentation region is configured to display content including text input received from the onscreen keyboard, wherein the onscreen keyboard includes a plurality of character keys with corresponding character symbols, and wherein a respective character symbol will be input in response to activation of a corresponding character key of the onscreen keyboard;
• detect a touch input on the onscreen keyboard displayed on the touch-sensitive display, wherein detecting the touch input includes detecting movement of one or more contacts and liftoff of the one or more contacts;
• in response to detecting the touch input on the onscreen keyboard displayed on the touch-sensitive display:
• in accordance with a determination that the touch input on the onscreen keyboard satisfies first criteria:
• change an appearance of the onscreen keyboard in a respective manner that obscures a plurality of the character symbols on the onscreen keyboard in response to determining that the touch input satisfies the first criteria;
• perform a first operation based on the movement of the one or more contacts while maintaining the change in appearance of the onscreen keyboard in the respective manner;
• and,
• reverse the change in appearance of the onscreen keyboard in the respective manner in response to detecting liftoff of the one or more contacts;
• and,
• in accordance with a determination that the touch input on the onscreen keyboard does not meet the first criteria, forgo changing the appearance of the onscreen keyboard in the respective manner that obscures the plurality of character symbols on the onscreen keyboard.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a touch-sensitive 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:
• concurrently displaying an onscreen keyboard and a content presentation region on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the content presentation region is configured to display content including text input received from the onscreen keyboard, wherein the onscreen keyboard includes a plurality of character keys with corresponding character symbols, and wherein a respective character symbol will be input in response to activation of a corresponding character key of the onscreen keyboard;
• detecting a touch input on the onscreen keyboard displayed on the touch-sensitive display, wherein detecting the touch input includes detecting movement of one or more contacts and liftoff of the one or more contacts;
• in response to detecting the touch input on the onscreen keyboard displayed on the touch-sensitive display:
• in accordance with a determination that the touch input on the onscreen keyboard satisfies first criteria:
• changing an appearance of the onscreen keyboard in a respective manner that obscures a plurality of the character symbols on the onscreen keyboard in response to determining that the touch input satisfies the first criteria;
• performing a first operation based on the movement of the one or more contacts while maintaining the change in appearance of the onscreen keyboard in the respective manner;
• and,
• reversing the change in appearance of the onscreen keyboard in the respective manner in response to detecting liftoff of the one or more contacts;
• and,
• in accordance with a determination that the touch input on the onscreen keyboard does not meet the first criteria, forgoing changing the appearance of the onscreen keyboard in the respective manner that obscures the plurality of character symbols on the onscreen keyboard.