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Method, system, and computer-readable medium for the layout of automatically-placed elements and user-placed elements in a chart

  • US 20060136825A1
  • Filed: 12/20/2004
  • Published: 06/22/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining a layout of automatically-placed elements and user-placed elements in a chart created in a chart application program, comprising:

  • (a) selecting a plurality of chart elements in the chart, wherein the plurality of chart elements include automatically-placed chart elements and user-placed placed chart elements;

    (b) automatically laying out the automatically-placed chart elements and the user-placed chart elements in the chart;

    (c) selecting a first chart element from among the automatically laid out elements in the chart as a current chart element;

    (d) determining whether the current chart element is a user-placed chart element;

    (e) if the current chart element is a user-placed chart element, then laying out the user-placed chart element in the chart according to a user-specified layout;

    (f) selecting the next chart element in the chart as the current chart element; and

    (g) repeating the operations (c)-(f) for each of the plurality of chart elements in the chart until all of the user-placed elements are laid out in the chart.

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