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Coordinating grid tracking and mojikumi spacing of Japanese text

  • US 7,123,261 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2003
  • Issued: 10/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer-implemented method for character composition, comprising:

  • receiving a grid defining a layout of one or more lines of grid boxes, each grid box being operable to accommodate one full-width character and the grid having a global tracking amount specified in an absolute unit;

    populating one or more of the grid boxes with a plurality of glyphs representing characters and with associated spaces; and

    tracking the plurality of glyphs and their associated spaces in the one or more lines of grid boxes, where a tracking amount is determined for each of the glyphs as a function of the global tracking amount and a calculated proportion of an em width for the glyph and a tracking amount is determined for each associated space as a function of the global tracking amount and a calculated proportion of an em width for the space.

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