Editing Control in Navigation Bar for Terminal Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for editing objects on terminal devices require users to navigate through multiple steps, including clicking the home button and opening an editing application, which increases user operations and reduces interaction efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A method that displays an editing control within the navigation bar when an editable object is present, allowing users to perform editing operations directly from the navigation bar, eliminating the need to open a separate editing application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user follows the conventional method to edit an object (click home button, open editing application), then the editing function can be accessed, but the number of user operations increases and interaction efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the editing control into the navigation bar, combining two previously separate functions (navigation and editing) into a single integrated interface. This allows users to access editing functionality directly from the navigation bar without needing to switch applications, thereby reducing the number of operations and time required to edit objects.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation bar is enhanced to serve multiple functions: it maintains its original navigation capabilities while simultaneously providing direct access to editing controls. This multi-functionality allows the navigation bar to act as both a navigation tool and an editing interface, eliminating the need to open separate applications for editing.
2Productivity
If an editing control is added to the navigation bar, then user operations are reduced and interaction efficiency is improved, but the navigation bar structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The editing control is segmented into distinct functional elements within the navigation bar, allowing for modular organization of editing functions. This segmentation enables the navigation bar to maintain its structural integrity while accommodating additional editing controls, as each control can be independently managed and positioned.
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AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for editing an object. The method includes: displaying (101) a navigation bar and a user interface of an application in a terminal device, where the navigation bar is a control for displaying n virtual buttons provided by an operating system of the terminal device, and n is a positive integer; when an editable object exists in the user interface, displaying (102) an editing control interface corresponding to the editable object in the navigation bar; receiving (103) a first signal, where the first signal is generated according to a first designated operation triggered by the editing control interface; and performing (104) an editing operation corresponding to the first signal for the editable object. Therefore, the method for editing an object provided by the present disclosure reduces operation of the user and improves human-machine interaction efficiency when the user edits the object.