Segmented Function Identifier for Document Content Block Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current toolbar buttons in electronic documents lack visual differentiation to represent the type and operation of content blocks, making it difficult for users to discern and interact with them effectively.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that display a first function identifier with a first sub-identifier representing the content type and a second sub-identifier representing the operation type of a content block, enhancing user interaction by providing visual cues for content type and operation type discrimination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single-style toolbar button is used for content blocks, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates because users cannot easily distinguish content types and operation types
Solution Approach 1:
The function identifier is segmented into two distinct sub-identifiers: a first sub-identifier representing content type and a second sub-identifier representing operation type. This segmentation allows users to quickly distinguish between different content types (e.g., text, image, table) and different operation types (e.g., move, copy, delete), thereby improving ease of operation without significantly increasing overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
Different visual styles and representations are applied to different sub-identifiers based on their specific functions. The first sub-identifier uses content-type-specific visual characteristics while the second sub-identifier uses operation-type-specific visual characteristics, allowing each part to have optimized local quality for its specific purpose
2Loss of information
If visual indicators are added to content blocks to show content type and operation type, then information completeness is improved, but device complexity increases due to the additional identifier elements
Solution Approach 1:
The function identifier combining both content type information and operation type information into a single unified visual element that appears in the associated area of the content block. This merging approach conveys multiple pieces of information (content type + operation type) in one integrated component, improving information completeness while minimizing the increase in device complexity compared to using separate independent indicators
Solution Approach 2:
The function identifier serves multiple functions simultaneously: it identifies the content type, identifies the operation type, and provides a visual cue for user interaction. This multi-functionality reduces the need for multiple separate indicators, thereby improving information completeness without proportionally increasing device complexity
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AI summary
A method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium for displaying information. The method for displaying information includes: receiving a first operation on a content block in a document; in response to the first operation, displaying a first function identifier in an associated area of the content block, the first function identifier comprising a first sub-identifier and a second sub-identifier, the first sub-identifier used to represent a content type of the content block, and the second sub-identifier used to represent an operation type of the content block.