FLEXIBLE WEB PAGE TEMPLATE BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A web page template building system for generating a flexible web page template that may be customized by a user, comprising:
- a user interface comprising editing controls and a workspace for designing a web page template, the web page template comprising at least one auto-expanding user-editable content container which automatically expands and shrinks to fit content s inserted by a user therein,the editing controls comprising at least a user-adjustable upper horizontal guide and a user-adjustable lower horizontal guide displayed and associated with the at least one auto-expanding user-editable content container in the work area of the user interface, the upper and lower user-adjustable guides being vertically user-adjustable to define a single instance of a middle region of the content container, the single instance of the middle region comprising the area between the upper and lower user-adjustable guides,wherein the at least one auto-expanding user-editable content container has associated thereto a control configured to monitor the size of user-inserted content therein relative to the size of the container, and if the content size exceeds the container size, repeats an instance of the middle portion of the container to expand the size of the container, and if the content size is such that an instance of the middle portion of the container can be removed and still fit within the container, removes an instance of the middle portion of the container to shrink the size of the container.
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Abstract
A flexible web page template and template building tool which generates templates that grow and shrink according to an amount of user content.
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1. A web page template building system for generating a flexible web page template that may be customized by a user, comprising:
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a user interface comprising editing controls and a workspace for designing a web page template, the web page template comprising at least one auto-expanding user-editable content container which automatically expands and shrinks to fit content s inserted by a user therein, the editing controls comprising at least a user-adjustable upper horizontal guide and a user-adjustable lower horizontal guide displayed and associated with the at least one auto-expanding user-editable content container in the work area of the user interface, the upper and lower user-adjustable guides being vertically user-adjustable to define a single instance of a middle region of the content container, the single instance of the middle region comprising the area between the upper and lower user-adjustable guides, wherein the at least one auto-expanding user-editable content container has associated thereto a control configured to monitor the size of user-inserted content therein relative to the size of the container, and if the content size exceeds the container size, repeats an instance of the middle portion of the container to expand the size of the container, and if the content size is such that an instance of the middle portion of the container can be removed and still fit within the container, removes an instance of the middle portion of the container to shrink the size of the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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