1. A computing device comprising: a display surface; a human interface feature that enables a user of the computing device to enter a non-discrete directional input action; processing resources that execute to: provide content on the display surface; detect the user performing the input action; determine a vector from the input action; and select a region of the display surface based on (i) the vector and (ii) one or more characteristics of the region that delineate the region from a surrounding portion of the content.