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Layout constraint manipulation via user gesture recognition

  • US 10,599,311 B2
  • Filed: 07/22/2016
  • Issued: 03/24/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method implemented in a processor-based computing system, comprising:

  • rendering at least a portion of a diagram to a display device of the processor-based computing system, the diagram comprising a plurality of different elements;

    identifying a first user gesture and subsequently selecting a first subset of elements from among the plurality of different elements of the diagram based on the identified first user gesture;

    selecting, automatically, a layout constraint from among a plurality of layout constraints based on a path or a shape of the identified first user gesture, the selected layout constraint controlling a manner in which elements of the diagram are arranged;

    applying the selected layout constraint to the selected first subset of elements to generate a first layout of the diagram;

    identifying a second user gesture and subsequently selecting the first subset of elements, and a second subset of elements from among the plurality of different elements of the diagram, based on the identified second user gesture; and

    applying the selected layout constraint to the selected second subset of elements based on the identified second user gesture to generate a second layout of the diagram.

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