System for displaying insertion text based on preexisting text display characteristics
US5495577A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/109
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for automatically selecting a font so that a user sees the characters and fonts expected to appear in a document. The preferred embodiment of the invention employs a first process when a character, or string of characters, is entered into a text stream. If the character is missing from the font specified in the current typing style, the process selects a font that can display the character. For example, if the code for a ".SIGMA." is inserted before "n/2" the process would automatically style the code with a font that could display the ".SIGMA.". Styling a character means that the character will always have a font style associated with the character.
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