Table editor for web pages
First Claim
1. A method of allowing a user to edit a table of a Web page performed by a data processing system, said method comprising:
- displaying said table and a plurality of display elements, said table having a plurality of cells;
receiving a first indication that said user wants to add at least one of said display elements to one of said cells of said table;
adding a cell structure for said display element to a plurality of table structures, said table structures corresponding to said table on said display device; and
generating in response to said first indication to change a display of said table and a plurality of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) codes that substantially reflect said table in accordance with said table structures.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for allowing a user to edit a table in a Web page is provided. The method comprises displaying the table and several display elements on a display device. An indication is received, which user wants to add one of the display elements or modify a layout of the table to the table. A cell structure is added or changed for the display element to several table structures corresponded to the table on the display device. In response to the indication is generated to change a display of the table and several HTML (HyperText Markup Language) or XML codes that substantially reflect the table in accordance with the table structures on the display device.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of allowing a user to edit a table of a Web page performed by a data processing system, said method comprising:
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displaying said table and a plurality of display elements, said table having a plurality of cells;
receiving a first indication that said user wants to add at least one of said display elements to one of said cells of said table;
adding a cell structure for said display element to a plurality of table structures, said table structures corresponding to said table on said display device; and
generating in response to said first indication to change a display of said table and a plurality of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) codes that substantially reflect said table in accordance with said table structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Apparatus allowing a user to edit a table of a Web page, said apparatus comprising:
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a portion configured to display said table and a plurality of display elements on a display device, said table having a plurality of cells;
a portion configured to receive a first indication that said user wants to add at least one of said display elements to one of said cells of said table;
a portion configured to add a cell structure for said display element to a plurality of table structures, said table structures corresponding to said table on said display device; and
a portion configured to generate in response to said first indication to renew a display of said table and a plurality of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) codes that substantially reflect said table in accordance with said table structures on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16)
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13. A computer usable medium having a plurality of computer readable codes embodied therein for allowing a user to edit a table of a Web page, said computer readable codes able to:
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display said table and a plurality of display elements on a display device, said table having a plurality of cells;
receive a first indication that said user wants to add at least one of said display elements to one of said cells of said table;
add a cell structure for said display element to a plurality of table structures, said table structures corresponding to said table on said display device; and
generate in response to said first indication to change a display of said table and a plurality of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) codes that substantially reflect said table in accordance with said table structures on said display device.
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