Resolution monitoring when using visual manipulation tools

• US 20130125039A1
• Filed: 03/27/2006
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Murata, Robert S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,780,139 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

Resolution monitoring when using visual manipulation tools is described, including determining a minimum resolution for a visual manipulation tool, monitoring a usage of the visual manipulation tool, and interrupting the usage of the visual manipulation tool if the visual manipulation tool is operating below the minimum resolution.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

performing, by a computer;

determining a minimum resolution for a visual manipulation tool in a graphical user interface, wherein the minimum resolution is determined dependent on user input received in the graphical user interface of an application in which the visual manipulation tool is used, wherein the visual manipulation tool comprises a selection area displayed over the image, wherein a size of the selection area indicates a portion of the image to be manipulated by the visual manipulation tool;

monitoring the size of the selection area during usage of the visual manipulation tool; and

in response to the size of the selection area reaching a minimum size based on the minimum resolution, interrupting the usage of the visual manipulation tool.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the interrupting comprises preventing the visual manipulation tool from operating below the minimum resolution.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the interrupting comprises issuing a warning that the visual manipulation tool is operating below the minimum resolution.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the issuing the warning is chosen from the group consisting of performing a visual notification, performing an audio notification, and performing a tactile notification.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a first minimum dimension by multiplying a first desired image size by the minimum resolution;

determining a second minimum dimension perpendicular to the first minimum dimension by multiplying a second desired image size by the minimum resolution; and

wherein interrupting the visual manipulation tool comprises interrupting the visual manipulation tool if the size of the selection area reaches one of the first minimum dimension or the second minimum dimension.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a first minimum dimension by multiplying a first desired image size by the minimum resolution;

determining a second minimum dimension perpendicular to the first minimum dimension by multiplying a second desired image size by the minimum resolution; and

wherein interrupting the visual manipulation tool comprises interrupting the visual manipulation tool if the size of the selection area reaches both the first minimum dimension and the second minimum dimension.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual manipulation tool is a crop tool.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a minimum resolution for a visual manipulation tool comprises determining a minimum resolution based on a layer of a multi-layered image.

9. A method, comprising:

performing, by a computer;

determining a first minimum dimension for a crop tool in a graphical user interface, wherein the first minimum dimension is determined dependent on user input received in the same graphical user interface in which the crop tool is being used;

determining a second minimum dimension for the crop tool in the graphical user interface, wherein the second minimum dimension is determined dependent on user input received in the same graphical user interface in which the crop tool is being used;

wherein the first minimum dimension and the second minimum dimension are alterable via the user input while the crop tool is being used to manipulate the image;

wherein the crop tool comprises a selection area displayed over the image, wherein a size of the selection area of the crop tool indicates a portion of the image to be manipulated by the crop tool

monitoring the size of the selection area during usage of the crop tool; and

in response to the size of the selection area reaching a minimum size based on at least one of the first minimum dimension or the second minimum dimension, interrupting the usage of the crop tool.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the interrupting comprises preventing the crop tool from operating below the one of the first minimum dimension and the second minimum dimension.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the interrupting comprises issuing a warning that the visual manipulation tool is operating below the one of the first minimum dimension and the second minimum dimension.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the interrupting comprises interrupting the usage of the crop tool if size of the crop tool reaches both the first minimum dimension and the second minimum dimension.

13. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory comprising instructions, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to;

determine a minimum resolution for a visual manipulation tool in a graphical user interface, wherein the minimum resolution is determined dependent on user input received in the graphical user interface of an application in which the visual manipulation tool is used such, wherein the visual manipulation tool comprises a selection area displayed over the image, wherein a size of the selection area indicates a portion of the image to be manipulated by the visual manipulation tool;

monitor the size of the selection area during usage of the visual manipulation tool; and

in response to the size of the selection area reaching a minimum size based on the minimum resolution, interrupt the usage of the visual manipulation tool.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein to interrupt the usage of the visual manipulation tool, the instructions are further executable to prevent the visual manipulation tool from operating below the minimum resolution.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein to interrupt the usage of the visual manipulation tool, the instructions are further executable to issue a warning that the visual manipulation tool is operating below the minimum resolution.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the instructions are further executable to:

determine a first minimum dimension by multiplying a first desired image size by the minimum resolution;

determine a second minimum dimension perpendicular to the first minimum dimension by multiplying a second desired image size by the minimum resolution; and

wherein to interrupt the visual manipulation tool, the instructions are further executable to interrupt the visual manipulation tool if the size of the selection area reaches both the first minimum dimension and the second minimum dimension.

17. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions are computer-executable to implement:

determining a minimum resolution for a visual manipulation tool in a graphical user interface, wherein the minimum resolution is determined dependent on user input received in the graphical user interface of an application in which the visual manipulation tool is used, wherein the visual manipulation tool comprises a selection area displayed over the image, and wherein a size of the selection area indicates a portion of the image to be manipulated by the visual manipulation tool;

monitoring the size of the selection area during usage of the visual manipulation tool; and

in response to the size of the selection area reaching a minimum size based on the minimum resolution, interrupting the usage of the visual manipulation tool.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the interrupting comprises preventing the visual manipulation tool from operating below the minimum resolution.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein said interrupting comprises issuing a warning that the visual manipulation tool is operating below the minimum resolution.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer instructions are further computer-executable to implement:

determining a first minimum dimension by multiplying a first desired image size by the minimum resolution; and

determining a second minimum dimension perpendicular to the first minimum dimension by multiplying a second desired image size by the minimum resolution;

wherein interrupting the visual manipulation tool comprises interrupting the visual manipulation tool if the size of the selection reaches one of the first minimum dimension or the second minimum dimension.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer instructions are further computer-executable to implement:

determining a first minimum dimension by multiplying a first desired image size by the minimum resolution;

determining a second minimum dimension perpendicular to the first minimum dimension by multiplying a second desired image size by the minimum resolution; and

wherein interrupting the visual manipulation tool comprises interrupting the visual manipulation tool if the size of the selection area reaches both the first minimum dimension and the second minimum dimension.