Automated wysiwyg previewing of font, kerning and size options for user-selected text

• US 20060132812A1
• Filed: 12/17/2004
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: You Software, Inc. (Attensa Corp.)
• Original Assignee: You Software, Inc. (Attensa Corp.)
• Inventors: Brown, Timothy Joel, Barnes, Craig Wallace, Hayes, Eric Jon
• Application Number:
  US11/015,572
• Publication Number:
  US 20060132812A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.110
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A font control application detects a user selection of text being edited in a text-editing application. In response to a single user command, the font control application presents a font preview menu including the selected text automatically rendered multiple times in different fonts. In response to receiving a user selection of one rendition of the selected text from the font preview menu, the font control application instructs the text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to the font of the selected rendition.

Claims

21. A method comprising:

receiving a selection of text being edited in an application; and

in response to a user command, presenting a kerning preview menu including the selected text being automatically rendered multiple times with a plurality of different kerning options.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text from the kerning preview menu; and

changing a kerning of the selected text in the application to the kerning of the selected rendition from the kerning preview menu.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text comprises detecting the rendition being dragged from the Kerning preview menu onto the selected text.

52. The computer program product of claim 21, wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

program code for receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text from the kerning preview menu; and

program code for changing a kerning of the selected text in the application to the kerning of the selected rendition from the kerning preview menu.

53. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the program code for receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text comprises program code for detecting the rendition being dragged from the kerning preview menu onto the selected text.

24. A method comprising:

detecting at a font control application a user selection of text being edited in a first text-editing application;

in response to a single user command, presenting a font preview menu including the selected text automatically rendered multiple times in a plurality of fonts;

receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text from the font preview menu; and

instructing the first text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to the font of the selected rendition.

1. A method comprising:

receiving a selection of text being edited in an application; and

in response to a first command, presenting a font preview menu including the selected text automatically rendered multiple times in different fonts.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text from the font preview menu; and

changing a font of the selected text in the application to the font of the selected rendition.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text comprises detecting the rendition being dragged from the font preview menu onto the selected text.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text from the font preview menu; and

in response to a second command, displaying the selected rendition in a comparison area of the font preview menu next to one or more other renditions so selected.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the comparison area is located at a top portion of the font preview menu.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to a second command, presenting a kerning preview menu including the selected text being rendered multiple times with a plurality of different kerning options.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text from the kerning preview menu; and

changing a kerning of the selected text in the application to the kerning of the selected rendition from the kerning preview menu.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to a second command, displaying a font report including an indication of each font of text being edited by the application.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein each indication comprises a text name, the method further comprising:

rendering the text name of each indication of a font in the respective font for that indication.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting comprises truncating the user-selected text prior to being displayed in the font preview menu.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving customization settings from a user for truncating the user-selected text in the font preview menu.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the font preview menu comprises presenting a contextual menu.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the font preview menu comprises presenting a menu of a separate font control application.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

sending scripting commands from the font control application to the text-editing application, the scripting commands causing the text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to a font of a selected rendition.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

using the font control application to inject code into the text-editing application, wherein the code is to cause the text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to a font of a selected rendition.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting a font preview menu comprises presenting each rendition of the selected text in a WYSIWIG format.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the different fonts are pre-selected by a user.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising ordering the renditions of the selected text in the font preview menu according to frequency of use of the corresponding fonts.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising ordering the renditions of the selected text in the font preview menu alphabetically according to names of the corresponding fonts.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting a font preview menu comprises rendering different sized versions of the selected text for at least one font.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein instructing comprises sending scripting commands to the first text-editing application, the scripting commands causing the first text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to the font of the selected rendition.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein instructing comprises injecting code into the first text-editing application, wherein the code is to cause the first text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to the font of the selected rendition.

27. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

detecting at the font control application a second user selection of text being edited in a second text-editing application;

in response to a user command, presenting the font preview menu including the second selected text automatically rendered multiple times in the same plurality of fonts;

receiving a selection of one rendition of the second selected text from the font preview menu; and

instructing the second text-editing application to change a font of the second selected text to the font of the selected rendition.

55. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein the program code for instructing comprises program code for sending scripting commands to the first text-editing application, the scripting commands causing the first text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to the font of the selected rendition.

56. The computer program product of claim 24, wherein the program code for instructing comprises program code for injecting code into the first text-editing application, wherein the code is to cause the first text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to the font of the selected rendition.

68. The method of claim 24, wherein the font control application is to instruct the text-editing application by sending scripting commands for causing the text-editing application to change a font of the selected text.

69. The method of claim 24, wherein the font control application is to instruct the text-editing application by injecting code into the text-editing application to cause the text-editing application to change a font of the selected text.

27-1. The method of claim 24, wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

program code for detecting at the font control application a second user selection of text being edited in a second text-editing application;

program code for presenting, in response to a user command, the font preview menu including the second selected text automatically rendered multiple times in the same plurality of fonts;

program code for receiving a selection of one rendition of the second selected text from the font preview menu; and

program code for instructing the second text-editing application to change a font of the second selected text to the font of the selected rendition.

28. A method comprising:

receiving a selection of text being edited in an application;

presenting a first menu including names of at least a subset of available fonts;

receiving a selection of a font from the first menu;

in response to a selection of a font, presenting a second menu including the selected text automatically rendered multiple times using the selected font in a plurality of different sizes;

receiving a selection of one of the renditions of the selected text;

setting a font of the selected text in the application to the selected font from the first menu; and

setting a size of the selected text in the application to the size of the selected rendition from the second menu.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein presenting comprises rendering each name of the at least a subset of available fonts in its respective font.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the at least a subset of available fonts is pre-selected by a user.

59. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the program code for presenting a first menu comprises program code for rendering each name of the at least a subset of available fonts in its respective font.

60. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the program code for presenting a second menu comprises program code for displaying with each rendition of the selected text a numerical indication of the size.

31. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium including:

program code for receiving a selection of text being edited in an application; and

program code for presenting, in response to a first command, a font preview menu including the selected text automatically rendered multiple times in different fonts.

32. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

program code for receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text from the font preview menu; and

program code for changing a font of the selected text in the application to the font of the selected rendition.

33. The computer program product of claim 32, wherein the program code for receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text comprises program code for detecting the rendition being dragged from the font preview menu onto the selected text.

34. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

program code for receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text from the font preview menu; and

program code for displaying, in response to a second command, the selected rendition in a comparison area of the font preview menu next to one or more other renditions so selected.

35. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein the comparison area is located at a top portion of the font preview menu.

36. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

program code for presenting, in response to a second command, a kerning preview menu including the selected text being rendered multiple times with a plurality of different kerning options.

37. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

program code for receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text from the kerning preview menu; and

program code for changing a kerning of the selected text in the application to the kerning of the selected rendition from the kerning preview menu.

38. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

in response to a second command, displaying a font report including an indication of each font of text being edited by the application.

39. The computer program product of claim 38, wherein each indication comprises a text name, and wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

program code for rendering the text name of each indication of a font in the respective font for that indication.

40. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the program code for presenting comprises program code for truncating the user-selected text prior to being displayed in the font preview menu.

41. The computer program product of claim 40, wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

program code for receiving customization settings from a user for truncating the user-selected text in the font preview menu.

42. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the font preview menu is a contextual menu.

43. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the font preview menu is a menu of a separate font control application.

44. The computer program product of claim 43, wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

sending scripting commands from the font control application to the text-editing application, the scripting commands causing the text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to a font of a selected rendition.

45. The computer program product of claim 43, wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

using the font control application to inject code into the text-editing application, wherein the code is to cause the text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to a font of a selected rendition.

46. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein presenting a font preview menu comprises presenting each rendition of the selected text in a WYSIWIG format.

47. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the different fonts are pre-selected by a user.

48. The computer program product of claim 31, further comprising ordering the renditions of the selected text in the font preview menu according to frequency of use of the corresponding fonts.

49. The computer program product of claim 31, further comprising ordering the renditions of the selected text in the font preview menu alphabetically according to names of the corresponding fonts.

50. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein presenting a font preview menu comprises rendering different sized versions of the selected text for at least one font.

51. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium including:

program code for receiving a selection of text being edited in an application; and

program code for presenting, in response to a user command, a kerning preview menu including the selected text being automatically rendered multiple times with a plurality of different kerning options.

54. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium including:

program code for detecting at a font control application a user selection of text being edited in a first text-editing application;

program code for presenting, in response to a single user command, a font preview menu including the selected text automatically rendered multiple times in a plurality of fonts;

program code for receiving a selection of one rendition of the selected text from the font preview menu; and

program code for instructing the first text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to the font of the selected rendition.

57. The computer program product of claim 54, wherein the computer-readable medium further includes:

58. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium including:

program code for receiving a selection of text being edited in an application;

program code for presenting a first menu including names of at least a subset of available fonts;

program code for receiving a selection of a font from the first menu;

program code for presenting, in response to a selection of a font, a second menu including the selected text automatically rendered multiple times using the selected font in a plurality of different sizes;

program code for receiving a selection of one of the renditions of the selected text;

program code for setting a font of the selected text in the application to the selected font from the first menu; and

program code for setting a size of the selected text in the application to the size of the selected rendition from the second menu.

61. A user interface for comparing and selecting attributes of text within a document comprising:

a font preview menu including a plurality of selectable renditions of user-identified text from the document in a plurality of different fonts; and

a selection mechanism for allowing a user to choose one of the renditions in order to apply the associated font to the user-identified text in the document.

62. The user interface of claim 61, wherein the font preview menu includes a comparison area for displaying user-selected renditions for side-by-side comparison.

63. The user interface of claim 61, wherein the comparison area is located at a top portion of the font preview menu.

64. The user interface of claim 61, further comprising:

a kerning preview menu including a plurality of selectable renditions of the user-identified text using a plurality of different kerning options.

65. The user interface of claim 61, further comprising:

a size preview menu including a plurality of selectable renditions of the user-identified text using a plurality of different size options.

66. A system for comparing and selecting text attributes comprising:

a text-editing application; and

a font control application, in communication with the text-editing application, for detecting a user selection of text being edited in the text-editing application and presenting a font preview menu including the selected text automatically rendered multiple times in different fonts.

67. The system of claim 66, wherein the font control application is to receive a selection of one rendition of the selected text from the font preview menu, after which the font control application is to instruct the text-editing application to change a font of the selected text to the font of the selected rendition.