System and method for editing an electronic document of text and graphic objects
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1. A method for editing an electronic document of text and graphic objects, said method comprising:
- displaying said electronic document of said text and said graphic objects in a first display object, said graphic objects being positioned in spaces in said text;
automatically creating a second display object in response to at least one user input, including automatically separating said graphic objects from said electronic document in response to said at least one user input such that said graphic objects are positioned in one of said first and second display objects and said electronic document is positioned in the other display object of said first and second display objects;
modifying said electronic document in said other display object; and
automatically placing at least one of said graphic objects back in said spaces in said text of said electronic document in said other display object in response to at least one other user input,wherein said automatically creating said second display object includes recording positional information of said graphic objects associated with said text and said first display object and wherein said recording said positional information includes recording vertical positions of said graphic objects relative to said text and horizontal positions of said graphic objects relative to said first display object.
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Abstract
A system and method for editing an electronic document of text and graphic objects utilizes first and second display objects to separate the graphic objects from the text to provide a user with control of the layout of the electronic document. The separation of the text and the graphic objects may involve removing the graphic objects from the first display object and placing the objects in the second display object.
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1. A method for editing an electronic document of text and graphic objects, said method comprising:
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displaying said electronic document of said text and said graphic objects in a first display object, said graphic objects being positioned in spaces in said text; automatically creating a second display object in response to at least one user input, including automatically separating said graphic objects from said electronic document in response to said at least one user input such that said graphic objects are positioned in one of said first and second display objects and said electronic document is positioned in the other display object of said first and second display objects; modifying said electronic document in said other display object; and automatically placing at least one of said graphic objects back in said spaces in said text of said electronic document in said other display object in response to at least one other user input, wherein said automatically creating said second display object includes recording positional information of said graphic objects associated with said text and said first display object and wherein said recording said positional information includes recording vertical positions of said graphic objects relative to said text and horizontal positions of said graphic objects relative to said first display object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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9. A storage medium readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said computer to perform method steps for editing an electronic document of text and graphic objects in a display object, said method steps comprising:
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displaying said electronic document of said text and said graphic objects in a first display object, said graphic objects being positioned in spaces in said text; automatically creating a second display object in response to at least one user input, including automatically separating said graphic objects from said electronic document in response to said at least one user input such that said graphic objects are positioned in one of said first and second display objects and said electronic document is positioned in the other display object of said first and second display objects; modifying said electronic document in said other display object; and automatically placing at least one of said graphic objects back in said spaces in said text of said electronic document in said other display object in response to at least one other user input, wherein said automatically creating said second display object includes recording positional information of said graphic objects associated with said text and said first display object and wherein said recording said positional information includes recording vertical positions of said graphic objects relative to said text and horizontal positions of said graphic objects relative to said first display object. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for editing an electronic document of text and graphic objects, said system comprising:
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a display device to display said electronic document of said text and said graphic objects in a first display object, said graphic objects being positioned in spaces in said text; and an editing module operatively coupled to said display device, said editing module being configured to automatically create a second display object and separate said graphic objects from said electronic document in response to at least one user input such that said graphic objects are positioned in one of said first and second display objects and said electronic document is positioned in the other display object of said first and second display objects, said editing module being further configured to automatically place at least one of said graphic objects back in said spaces in said text of said electronic document in response to at least one other user input after said electronic document has been modified, wherein said editing module is configured to record positional information of said graphic objects associated with said text and said first display object to create said second display object, said positional information of said graphic objects including vertical positions of said graphic objects relative to said text and horizontal positions of said graphic objects relative to said first display object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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