Patent ID: 8694902

Claim:
A multifunction device, comprising: a display; a touch-sensitive surface; one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying simultaneously a plurality of columns in a multi-column application that comprises: a first column that includes a plurality of user-modifiable content items; and a second column that includes a plurality of user-selectable items; detecting a first input that corresponds to a request to enter an edit mode for the first column; in response to detecting the first input: entering the edit mode for the first column; maintaining display of at least a portion of the second column; and deactivating the plurality of user-selectable items in the second column; while in the edit mode for the first column: detecting one or more edit inputs; and, in response to detecting the one or more edit inputs, editing one or more of the plurality of user-modifiable content items in the first column; detecting a second input that corresponds to a request to exit the edit mode for the first column; and, in response to detecting the second input: exiting the edit mode for the first column, and reactivating the plurality of user-selectable items in the second column.