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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Christopher D. Soli, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Bradley W. Griffin, Redwood City, CA (US);
Daniel T. Preston, San Jose, CA (US);
Tiffany S. Jon, Cupertino, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes while displaying a drawing user interface, detecting an object insertion input and, in response, inserting a respective object in the drawing user interface. The method includes, while displaying the respective object, detecting a pixel erase input, and, in response, ceasing to display a first portion of the respective object without ceasing to display second and third portions of the respective object. The method includes detecting an object erase input directed to a portion of the respective object, and, in response, when the object erase input is directed to the second portion and the second portion is not connected to the third portion, ceasing to display the second portion, but not the third portion; and when the object erase input is directed to the third portion and the third portion is not connected to the second portion, ceasing to display the third portion, but not the second portion.