System and method for dynamically generating a style sheet
First Claim
1. A system to generate a style sheet comprising the steps of:
- a. means for representing the style properties of the document as problem variables;
b. means for determining a set of layout constraints on the variables;
c. means for solving the constraint problem; and
d. means for outputting the generated style properties in the form of a style sheet.
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Abstract
What is disclosed is a system and method to generate a style sheet comprising the steps of first determining a set of layout constraints such as design criteria to act as ‘soft’ constraints or could additionally include the requirements of a particular output device. Alternatively, the constraints could be explicitly specified or expressed as properties of a good layout design. Next, the present method has the step of representing the style properties of the document as problem variables. These variables could advantageously include font, text line, or color properties in addition to positioning properties including graphical style. Then, solving the constraint problem and outputting the generated style properties in the form of a style sheet wherein the style sheet is a Cascaded Style Sheet (CSS) or an Extensible Style Language (XSL) specification.
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16 Claims
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1. A system to generate a style sheet comprising the steps of:
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a. means for representing the style properties of the document as problem variables;
b. means for determining a set of layout constraints on the variables;
c. means for solving the constraint problem; and
d. means for outputting the generated style properties in the form of a style sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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