Method and apparatus for reformatting paragraphs on a computer screen
US6032163A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/166
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for reformatting alphanumeric objects displayed on a screen of a pen computer system including the steps of: (a) selecting a plurality of objects to be reformatted; (b) removing object breaks from between the objects; and (c) reformatting the objects without the removed object breaks. The alphanumeric objects typically comprise a number of words separated by object breaks such as carriage returns, tabs, and paragraph breaks. The process of the present invention removes such object breaks and replaces them with spaces prior to reflowing the word objects between a left margin and a right margin. An apparatus for reformatting alphanumeric objects of the present invention includes a digital process (CPU), memory coupled to the CPU, a screen coupled to the CPU, and a plurality of alphanumeric objects stored in the memory and displayed on the screens. The apparatus further includes a user input mechanism coupled to the CPU for selecting a plurality of alphanumeric objects, a mechanism for removing object breaks from between the selected objects, and a mechanism for reformatting the selected objects without the removed object breaks.
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