Methods and computer systems for document authoring

• US 20050210381A1
• Filed: 10/22/2004
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Spiestersbach, Axel, Ulmer, Cedric, Ziegert, Thomas, Seurat, Patrice, Rethore, Samuel
• Granted Patent: US 7,568,153 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/251
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/114 Pagination
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

Methods and computer systems are provided for authoring documents. In one implementation, a computer system is provided that comprises an editor for editing a UI document, a pagination engine for paginating the UI document, and a pagination display for displaying a paginated document representation with respect to the UI document. The editor may be interfaced to the pagination engine so that the pagination engine paginates the user interface description document while being edited for a plurality of device categories. Further, the pagination engine may be interfaced to the pagination display so that the pagination display displays a paginated document representation for each device category with respect to the current editing status of the UI document.

Claims

1. A computer system for authoring documents, comprising:

an editor for editing a user interface description document;

a pagination engine for paginating the user interface description document; and

a pagination display for displaying a paginated document representation of the user interface description document;

wherein the editor is interfaced to the pagination engine so that the pagination engine paginates the user interface description document while being edited for a plurality of device categories; and

further wherein the pagination engine is interfaced to the pagination display so that the pagination display displays a paginated document representation for the plurality of device categories with respect to the current editing status of the user interface description document.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the pagination display displays a plurality of page hierarchies, each page hierarchy comprising a representation of the paginated user interface description document for a corresponding device category.

3. The computer system of claim 2, wherein the plurality of page hierarchies are displayed in corresponding column.

4. The computer system of claim 2, wherein the plurality of page hierarchies are displayed through corresponding tabs.

5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the user interface description document comprises a markup language document.

6. The computer system of claim 2, wherein the user interface description document comprises a markup language document.

7. The computer system of claim 3, wherein the user interface description document comprises a markup language document.

8. The computer system of claim 4, wherein the user interface description document comprises a markup language document.

9. A method for authoring documents, the method comprising the steps of:

launching a pagination request while editing a user interface description document;

paginating the user interface description document for a plurality of device categories; and

displaying a paginated document representation for each device category with respect to the current editing status of the user interface description document.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the paginated document representations are displayed as page hierarchies in corresponding columns of a pagination display.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the paginated document representations are displayed as page hierarchies accessible through corresponding tabs.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the user interface description document comprises a markup language document.

13. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions suitable for carrying out a method for authoring documents, the method comprising:

launching a pagination request while editing a user interface description document;

paginating the user interface description document for a plurality of device categories; and

displaying a paginated document representation for each device category with respect to the current editing status of the user interface description document.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the paginated document representations are displayed as page hierarchies in corresponding columns of a pagination display.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the paginated document representations are displayed as page hierarchies accessible through corresponding tabs.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the user interface description document comprises a markup language document.

17. A computer system for authoring documents, comprising:

means for launching a pagination request while editing a user interface description document;

means for paginating the user interface description document for a plurality of device categories; and

means for displaying a paginated document representation for each device category with respect to the current editing status of the user interface description document.