Electronic document location indication and navigation method, system and program
First Claim
1. A method for at least displaying an electronic document to a user of a computer system, the electronic document comprising an electronic representation of a document to be printed, the method comprisingsimultaneously providing a first area and a second area,displaying in the first area a portion of the electronic document,simultaneously displaying in the second area a representation of the outline of the printed product to be produced from the electronic document,a first indicator, the first indicator indicating the size and location in the printed product of the electronic document portion currently displayed in the first area, anda second indicator, the second indicator being positionable by the user to indicate a different portion of the printed product, andin response to a command from the user, displaying in the first area the portion of the electronic document corresponding to the location of the second indicator.
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Abstract
While a user is viewing in a first display area a portion of an electronic document intended to be printed to produce a printed product, presenting to the user in a second display area a representation of the physical outline of the printed product and an indicator that indicates to the user the size and location of the electronic document portion relative to the printed product. When the user positions a cursor in the second display area, a second indicator image, visually distinctive from the first indicator image, is displayed. The user can position the second indicator at a desired location relative to the representation and request that the portion of the electronic document at that second indicator location be displayed in the first display area.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for at least displaying an electronic document to a user of a computer system, the electronic document comprising an electronic representation of a document to be printed, the method comprising
simultaneously providing a first area and a second area, displaying in the first area a portion of the electronic document, simultaneously displaying in the second area a representation of the outline of the printed product to be produced from the electronic document, a first indicator, the first indicator indicating the size and location in the printed product of the electronic document portion currently displayed in the first area, and a second indicator, the second indicator being positionable by the user to indicate a different portion of the printed product, and in response to a command from the user, displaying in the first area the portion of the electronic document corresponding to the location of the second indicator.
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10. A computer program stored in a computer-readable memory for at least displaying an electronic document to a user of a computer system, the electronic document comprising an electronic representation of a document to be printed, comprising
computer code for simultaneously providing a first area and a second area, computer code for displaying in the first area a portion of the electronic document, computer code for simultaneously displaying in the second area a representation of the outline of the printed product to be produced from the electronic document, a first indicator, the first indicator indicating the size and location in the printed product of the electronic document portion currently displayed in the first area, and a second area a second indicator, the second indicator being positionable by the user to indicate a different portion of the printed product, and computer code, responsive to a command from the user, for displaying in the first area the portion of the electronic document corresponding to the location of the second indicator.
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