Methods and systems for round-trip editing of component artwork
US8645105B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/355
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A development application can be configured to facilitate editing multiple fragments already associated with an interface design simultaneously using a graphic design application, with the fragments arranged in a logical form supported by the graphic design application. The logical form of the artwork fragments as provided to the graphic design application can correspond to the relationship between different elements of the interface design using the respective fragments. Fragments may correspond to different components, parts of components, and part states, for instance. A method can comprise accessing data defining an interface component and comprising a plurality of logically arranged elements of the component. The method can comprise extracting the artwork and arranging the artwork into a form compatible with a graphic design application. The artwork can be edited in a graphic design application and then re-integrated into the data defining the design elements of the interface after editing is complete.
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