Interactive user interface guides
US7042450B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is described for manipulating a plurality of discrete objects in a graphics application, the method comprising generating a set of coordinates for each discrete object, each discrete object bound by at least a horizontal boundary guide and a vertical boundary guide, selecting the boundary guide bounding one of the plurality of discrete objects intended for manipulation, rendering a feedback guide responsive to the selecting, dragging the feedback guide to a final location, and resizing the one of the plurality of discrete objects intended for manipulation and others of the plurality of discrete objects that have the boundary guide sharing an axis with the selected feedback slice guide responsive to the final location.
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