Character string replacement

A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to:

• output for display, a graphical user interface including a text display region and a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of character keys, wherein a visual indicator is positioned at a first location of the text display region;
• responsive to receiving a first gesture detected at a second location of the text display region, reposition the visual indicator to the second location of the text display region;
• select, based at least in part on the first gesture detected at the second location of the text display region, at least a portion of a character string included in the text display region;
• responsive to receiving a second gesture to select at least one character key from the plurality of character keys, output, for display within the text display region a replacement character string that replaces at least the portion of the character string, the replacement character string being based at least in part on the at least one character key;
• and
• responsive to outputting the replacement string and without receiving a third gesture to reposition the visual indicator, automatically reposition the visual indicator to the first location.

A device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one module operable by the at least one processor to:
• output for display, a graphical user interface including a text display region and a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of character keys, wherein a visual indicator is positioned at a first location of the text display region;
• responsive to receiving a first gesture detected at a second location of the text display region, reposition the visual indicator to the second location of the text display region;
• select, based at least in part on the first gesture detected at the second location of the text display region, at least a portion of a character string displayed within the text display region;
• responsive to receiving a second gesture to select at least one character key from the plurality of character keys output, for display within the text display region, a replacement character string that replaces at least the portion of the character string, the replacement character string being based at least in part on the at least one character key;
• and
• responsive to outputting the replacement string for display and without receiving a third gesture to reposition the visual indicator, automatically reposition the visual indicator to another location of the text display region.