Consolidated orthogonal guide creation
US8866854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04842
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A guide is configured in an authoring program to aid the user in editing objects on a document. The guide can be a horizontally or vertically oriented guide line and can be created from a single ruler, either a vertical or horizontal ruler displayed on the workspace. To create a horizontal guide, the user can position the cursor on a horizontal ruler. The user can click-and-hold and drag the cursor to create and position a horizontal guide over the workspace. To create a vertical guide, the user can position the cursor in the horizontal ruler and click and release. The user can create both vertical and horizontal guides using the vertical ruler in a corresponding manner, where clicking on the vertical ruler creates a horizontal guide, and click-and-hold and dragging creates a vertical guide. Guides can be individually configured or altered in their visual characteristics.
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