Device and method for layout of a structured document using multi-column areas
US5633996A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 27, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/177
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document layout processing device for the layout of a structured document is disclosed wherein a logical structure of a document is stored in the device; the logical structure has a preselected specific page format with a plurality of columns; document contents corresponding to each of the components of the logical structure; and a layout directive information indicating whether the components of the logical structure should be laid out in a single column or in a multi-column area, whereby a content layout method lays out the document in one of the columns or in the multi-column area according to the logical structure while referring to the layout directive information; and a method of using the device for generating a multi-column area that extends over a number of columns including a specific column.
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