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Layout constraint manipulation via user gesture recognition

  • US 9,405,449 B2
  • Filed: 01/14/2010
  • Issued: 08/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method implemented in a processor-based computing system, comprising:

  • rendering at least a portion of a diagram to a display device coupled to the computing system, the diagram comprising a plurality of elements;

    identifying a user gesture based on input received via at least one user input device coupled to the computing system;

    selecting, subsequent to said identifying, a subset of elements from among a plurality of different elements of the diagram based on the identified user gesture;

    selecting, automatically, a layout constraint from among a plurality of layout constraints based on a path or a shape of the identified user gesture, each layout constraint controlling a manner in which elements of a diagram are arranged when rendered to a display device;

    applying the selected layout constraint to the selected subset of elements; and

    rendering at least a portion of the diagram to the display device after application of the selected layout constraint to the selected subset of elements.

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