Input methods for device having multi-language environment

Abstract

Text input is corrected on a touch-sensitive display by presenting a list of candidate words in the interface which can be selected by touch input. The candidate list can include candidate words having two or more character types (e.g., Roman, kana, kanji). In one aspect, the candidate list can be scrolled using a finger gesture. When a user's finger traverses a candidate word and the touch is released, the candidate word is inserted into a document being edited. In another aspect, characters can be erased by touching a key (e.g., a backspace or delete key) and making a sliding, swiping, or other finger gesture. A number of characters proportional to a distance (e.g., a linear distance) of the finger gesture across the display are erased. If there are characters in a text input area, those characters are erased first, followed by characters in the document being edited.

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         10 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
 generating a user interface on the touch-sensitive display, the user interface comprising a virtual keyboard;   detecting touch input starting from a key of the virtual keyboard, wherein the key is associated with a consonant or vowel;   displaying a user interface element, the user interface element comprising character options for the consonant or vowel associated with the key;   detecting a dragging or sliding user gesture; and   inserting a selected character option based on the user gesture.   
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 10 , wherein the touch input is a finger sliding or swiping from the key across the touch-sensitive display. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 10 , wherein the user interface element is a popup menu. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 10 , wherein at least one character option of the character options is selectable by a user. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the character options is in Japanese. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 10 , wherein the user gesture corresponds to one of the character options. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 10 , wherein the selected character option is inserted into a document being edited. 
     
     
         17 . A method, comprising:
 at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display:
 generating a user interface on the touch-sensitive display, the user interface comprising a virtual keyboard; 
 detecting touch input starting from a key of the virtual keyboard, wherein the key is associated with a consonant or vowel; 
 displaying a user interface element, the user interface element comprising character options for the consonant or vowel associated with the key; 
 detecting a dragging or sliding user gesture; and 
 inserting a selected character option based on the user gesture. 
   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the touch input is a finger sliding or swiping from the key across the touch-sensitive display. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the user interface element is a popup menu. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein each character option is selectable by a user. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein at least one of the character options is in Japanese. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the user gesture corresponds to one of the character options. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the selected character option is inserted into a document being edited. 
     
     
         24 . An electronic device, comprising:
 a touch-sensitive display;   one or more input devices;   one or more processors; and   memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
 generating a user interface on the touch-sensitive display, the user interface comprising a virtual keyboard; 
 detecting touch input starting from a key of the virtual keyboard, wherein the key is associated with a consonant or vowel; 
 displaying a user interface element, the user interface element comprising character options for the consonant or vowel associated with the key; 
 detecting a dragging or sliding user gesture; and 
 inserting a selected character option based on the user gesture. 
   
     
     
         25 . The electronic device of  claim 24 , wherein the touch input is a finger sliding or swiping from the key across the touch-sensitive display. 
     
     
         26 . The electronic device of  claim 24 , wherein the user interface element is a popup menu. 
     
     
         27 . The electronic device of  claim 24 , wherein each character option is selectable by a user. 
     
     
         28 . The electronic device of  claim 24 , wherein at least one of the character options is in Japanese. 
     
     
         29 . The electronic device of  claim 24 , wherein the user gesture corresponds to one of the character options. 
     
     
         30 . The electronic device of  claim 24 , wherein the selected character option is inserted into a document being edited.