Method and apparatus for selective visual formatting of an electronic document using a style element lock status
US9239820B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/106
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing display of electronic documents is described. A user interface is generated for a visual style set of visual styles that affect display of electronic document content. A visual style of the visual style set comprises a style element set of style elements. A lock status for a style element of the style element set is received via the user interface. The lock status indicates whether the style element is editable or non-editable by a user of an electronic document associated with the visual style set. The visual style set is stored with the lock status for the style element.
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